1935 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

A total of thirteen teams contested the championship.

The Leinster championship was once again contested by the seven strongest hurling teams in the province. The Munster championship was contested by the five strongest hurling teams as Kerry did not field a team.

Galway, who had faced no competition in the Connacht championship since 1923, once again received a bye to the All-Ireland semi-final. There were no representatives from the Ulster championship in the All-Ireland series of games.

Leinster Championship

First round: (1 match) This was a single match between the first two teams drawn from the province of Leinster. One team was eliminated at this stage while the winning team advanced to the quarter-finals.

Quarter-finals: (2 matches) The winners of the lone quarter-final joined three remaining Leinster teams to make up the quarter-final pairings. Two teams were eliminated at this stage while the two winning teams advanced to the semi-finals.

Semi-finals: (2 matches) The winners of the two quarter-finals joined the two remaining Leinster teams to make up the semi-final pairings. Two teams were eliminated at this stage while the two winning teams advanced to the final.

Final: (1 match) The winners of the two semi-finals contested this game. One team was eliminated at this stage while the winning team advanced to the All-Ireland semi-final.

Munster Championship

Quarter-final: (1 match) This was a single match between the first two teams drawn from the province of Munster. One team was eliminated at this stage while the winning team advanced to the semi-finals.

Semi-finals: (2 matches) The winners of the lone quarter-final joined the three remaining Munster teams to make up the semi-final pairings. Two teams were eliminated at this stage while the two winning teams advanced to the final.

Final: (1 match) The winners of the two semi-finals contested this game. One team was eliminated at this stage while the winning team advanced to the All-Ireland final.

All-Ireland Championship

Semi-final: (1 match) The winners of the Leinster championship were drawn to play Galway, who received a bye to this stage of the championship. One team was eliminated at this stage while the winning team advanced to the final.

Final: (1 match) The winners of the lone semi-final and the Munster champions contested this game with the winners being declared All-Ireland champions.

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Leinster Senior Hurling Championship

Preliminary round

Meath v Wexford

19 May 1935 Preliminary round	Meath	3–05 – 3-03	Wexford	Croke Park, Dublin
	J Loughran 1–2, Kennedy 1–0, Quinlan 1–0, Plunkett 0–2, Fahy 0–1.		Boggan 1–0, Breen 1–0, Reilly 1–0, Butler 0–2, Foley 0–1.

First round

Offaly v Kildare

12 May 1935 First round	Offaly	7–10 – 4-03	Kildare	O'Connor Park, Tullamore
	M Falvey 3–5, McCormack 3–1, Dunne 1–0, M Dooley 0–3, P Egan 0–1.		Kelly 2–0, McDonnell 1–2, Foley 1–1.

Laois v Meath

2 June 1935 First round	Laois	6–07 – 3-03	Meath	Cusack Park, Mullingar
	W Delaney 4–1, J Jones 1–1, P Wheeler 1–0, F Jones 0–2, J Lodge 0–2, P Flynn 0–1.		W Quinlan 1–0, J Fahy 1–0, P O'Dare 1–0, J Loughran 0–2, R Collins 0–1.	Referee: J Flaherty (Offaly)

Semi-finals

Kilkenny v Offaly

26 May 1935 Semi-final	Kilkenny	7–07 – 2-06	Offaly	O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
	L Byrne 3–0, M Power 2–1, M Kennedy 1–2, J Dunne 1–0, J Walsh 0–3, L Meagher 0–1.		M Falvey 1–3, J Dooley 1–1, D Shortt 0–1, D Rafter 0–1.	Referee: P Campion (Laois)

Laois v Dublin

16 June 1935 Semi-final	Laois	5–01 – 3-07	Dublin	Geraldine Park, Athy
	W Delaney 1–0, M Cranny 1–0, J Jones 1–0, P Drennan 1–0, J Lodge 1–0, P Hennessy 0–1.		D O'Riordan 1–1, J O'Connell 1–1, J Carroll 1–0, C Tobin 0–2, T Treacy 0–2, T Teehan 0–1.

Laois v Dublin

14 July 1935 Semi-final replay	Laois	3–05 – 2-06	Dublin	St. Brendan's Park, Birr
	A Nugent 2–0, P Farrell 1–1, M Hopper 0–2, P Hennessy 0–1, W Delaney 0–1.		S Tumpane 2–0, T Treacy 0–3, N Wade 0–1, C Tobin 0–1, O Caniffe 0–1.

Final

Laois v Kilkenny

21 July 1935 Final	Laois	0–06 – 3-08	Kilkenny	O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
	P Hennessy 0–1, J Cashin 0–1, L Nugent 0–1, T Delaney 0–1, W Delaney 0–1, D Griffin 0–1.		L Byrne 1–1, P Phelan 1–0, J Dunne 1–0, J Walsh 0–2, M Power 0–1, M White 0–3, L Meagher 0–1.

Preliminary round

First round

Semi-finals

Leinster final

Offaly

7–10

Kildare

4–3

Kilkenny

7–7

Offaly

2–6

Kilkenny

3–8

Laois

0–6

Laois (R)

5–1 5–5

Dublin (R)

3–7 2–6

Laois

6–7

Meath

3–5

Meath

3–3

Wexford

3–3

Munster Senior Hurling Championship

First round

Cork v Clare

14 July 1935 First round	Cork	8–03 – 2-04	Clare	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
	PJ Dorgan 3–0, T Kelly 1–2, D Cogan 1–0, M Brennan 1–0, J Quirke 2–0, G Garrett 0–1.		M Hennessy 1–1, B Loughnane 1–0, J Quirke 0–2, J Houlihan 0–1,.	Referee: W Gleeson (Limerick)

Semi-finals

Tipperary v Waterford

7 July 1935 Semi-final	Tipperary	8–04 – 1-02	Waterford	Carrick-on-Suir
	M Kennedy 4–0, P Ryan 2–3, J Heaney 1–0, Cronin 1–0, T Kennedy 0–1.		M Fardy 1–0, H Fardy 0–1, Sheehan 0–1.	Referee: T Daly (Clare)

Limerick v Cork

28 July 1935 Semi-final	Limerick	3–12 – 2-03	Cork	Thurles Sportsfield, Thurles
	M Mackey 1–5, P McMahon 1–2, J O'Connell 1–1, J Close 0–3, P Clohessy 0–1.		M Brennan 2–0, G Garrett 0–1, D Barry-Murphy 0–1, J Quirke 0–1.	Referee: S Kennedy (Tipperary)

Final

Limerick v Tipperary

11 August 1935 Final	Limerick	5–05 – 1-04	Tipperary	Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
	P Clohessy 2–0, J Close 1–2, M Mackey 1–1, P McMahon 1–0, M Cross 0–1, M Ryan 0–1.		T Kennedy 1–0, S Gilmartin 0–2, B O'Donnell 0–2.

First round

Semi-finals

Munster final

Cork

8–3

Clare

2–4

Limerick

3–12

Cork

2–3

Limerick

5–5

Tipperary

1–4

Tipperary

8–4

Waterford

1–2

All-Ireland semi-finals

Galway v Kilkenny

4 August 1935 Semi-final	Galway	1–08 – 6–10	Kilkenny	St. Brendan's Park, Birr
	M Healy 1–0, M Gill 0–2, M King 0–2, J Deely 0–1, W Hanniffy 0–1, R Donohue 0–1, M Brennan 0–1,		M Power 3–1, L Byrne 2–1, M White 1–1, L Meagher 0–4, J Walsh 0–2, J Duggan 0–1.	Referee: S Kennedy (Tipperary)

All-Ireland final

Limerick v Kilkenny

1 September 1935 Final	Limerick	2–04 – 2-05	Kilkenny	Croke Park, Dublin
	M Mackey 1–2, P McMahon 1–0, J Close 0–1, M Cross 0–1.		M White 2–0, J Walsh 0–2, M Power 0–1, J Dunne 0–1, L Meagher 0–1.	Attendance: 46,591 Referee: T Daly (Clare)

Top scorers

Top scorers overall

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Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Locky Byrne	Kilkenny	6-02	20	4	5.00
	Mick Falvey	Offaly	4-08	20	2	10.00
2	Matty Power	Kilkenny	5-04	19	4	4.75
3	Willie Delaney	Laois	5-03	18	4	4.50
4	Mick Mackey	Limerick	3-08	17	3	5.66
5	Martin White	Kilkenny	3-04	13	4	3.25

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Top scorers in a single game

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Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Mick Falvey	Offaly	3-05	14	Kildare
2	Willie Delaney	Laois	4-01	13	Meath
3	Martin Kennedy	Tipperary	4-00	12	Waterford
4	J. J. McCormack	Offaly	3-01	10	Kildare
	Matty Power	Kilkenny	3-01	10	Galway
5	Locky Byrne	Kilkenny	3-00	9	Offaly
	P. J. Dorgan	Cork	3-00	9	Clare
	Paddy Ryan	Tipperary	2-03	9	Waterford
6	Mick Mackey	Limerick	1-05	8	Cork
7	Matty Power	Kilkenny	2-01	7	Offaly
	Locky Byrne	Kilkenny	2-01	7	Galway

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Miscellaneous

• Kilkenny won their 11th All-Ireland title to draw level with Cork and Tipperary at the top of the all-time roll of honour. It was the first time that "the big three" shared the title of roll of honour leaders.