The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 1913 was the 27th series of the
All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
The GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship, known simply as the All-Ireland Championship, is an annual Inter county, inter-county hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the highest-tier competition for ...
,
Ireland
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's premier
hurling
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knock-out competition.
Kilkenny
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won the championship, beating
Tipperary 2–4 to 1–2 in the
final
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.
Format
All-Ireland Championship
''Quarter-final:'' (1 match) This was a lone match between the Leinster champions and
Glasgow
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. One team was eliminated at this stage while the winning team advanced to the semi-finals.
''Semi-finals:'' (2 matches) The winning team from the lone quarter-final join
Lancashire
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and the Connacht and Munster representatives to make up the semi-final pairings. Two teams are eliminated at this stage while the two winning teams advance to the All-Ireland final.
''Final:'' (1 match) The winners of the two semi-finals contest this game with the winners being declared All-Ireland champions.
Teams
General information
Eighteen counties will compete in the
All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
The GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship, known simply as the All-Ireland Championship, is an annual Inter county, inter-county hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the highest-tier competition for ...
: four teams in the
Connacht Senior Hurling Championship
The Connacht Senior Hurling Championship, known simply as the Connacht Championship, was an annual inter-county hurling competition organised by the Connacht GAA, Connacht Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It was the highest inte ...
, six teams in the
Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
The Leinster GAA Hurling Senior Championship, known simply as the Leinster Championship, is an annual inter-county hurling competition organised by the Leinster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the highest inter-county hur ...
, six teams in the
Munster Senior Hurling Championship
The Munster GAA Hurling Senior Championship, known simply as the Munster Championship, is an annual Inter county, inter-county hurling competition organised by the Munster GAA, Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the h ...
and two overseas teams.
Provincial championships
Connacht Senior Hurling Championship
Bracket
Semi-finals
Final
Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
Bracket
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Munster Senior Hurling Championship
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Bracket
All-Ireland quarter-finals
All-Ireland semi-finals
All-Ireland final
Championship statistics
Miscellaneous
* For the first time since the
1899 championship there are no representatives from the
Ulster championship.
*
Roscommon
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win the
Connacht championship for the first and only time in their history.
*
Kilkenny
Kilkenny ( , meaning 'church of Cainnech of Aghaboe, Cainnech'). is a city in County Kilkenny, Republic of Ireland, Ireland. It is located in the South-East Region, Ireland, South-East Region and in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Leinst ...
win their first three-in-a-row of All-Ireland titles.
See also
*
1913 All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship (Tier 2)
References
Sources
* Corry, Eoghan, ''The GAA Book of Lists'' (Hodder Headline Ireland, 2005).
* Donegan, Des, ''The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games'' (DBA Publications Limited, 2005).
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All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
The GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship, known simply as the All-Ireland Championship, is an annual Inter county, inter-county hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the highest-tier competition for ...
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