1915 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship#Munster Senior Hurling Championship
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{{Infobox Hurling All-Ireland
| year = 1915
| image =
| dates = 25 April 1915 – 24 October 1915
| teams = 17
| connacht = Galway
| munster = Cork
| leinster = Laois
| ulster = Monaghan
| matches = 15
| poty =
| team = Laois
| titles = 1st
| captain = Jack Finlay
| manager =
| team2 = Cork
| captain2 = Connie Sheehan
| manager2 =
| totalgoals = 96 (6.4 per game)
| totalpoints = 81 (5.4 per game)
| topscorer =
| previous = 1914
| next = 1916
}}
The 1915 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 29th staging of the All-Ireland hurling championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1887. The championship began on 25 April 1915 and ended on 24 October 1915.{{Cite web |last=Rouse |first=Paul |title=How Leix Won the All-Ireland Hurling Championship of 1915 |url=https://www.rte.ie/centuryireland/articles/how-leix-won-the-all-ireland-hurling-championship-of-1915 |access-date=2025-03-05 |website=Century Ireland - RTE}}
Clare were the defending champions, however, they were defeated in the provincial series. Laois won the championship after defeating Cork by 6–2 to 4–1 in the final.{{cite web|url=http://gaaweb.sitesuite.cn/page/roll_of_honour2.html |title=All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Roll of Honour |publisher=The GAA website |access-date=28 July 2011 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110905085701/http://gaaweb.sitesuite.cn/page/roll_of_honour2.html |archive-date=5 September 2011 }}
Teams
A total of seventeen teams contested the championship.
Results
=[[Leinster Senior Hurling Championship]]=
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| date = 9 May 1915
| round = First round
| team1 = Wicklow
| score = 4–7 to 2–1
| team2 = Carlow
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| stadium = Jones's Road
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| date = 6 June 1915
| round = Semi-final
| team1 = Laois
| score = 4–1 to 2–6
| team2 = Kilkenny
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| stadium = Tullamore Sportsfield
| attendance = 4,000
| referee = J Quigley
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| date = 27 June 1915
| round = First round
| team1 = Dublin
| score = 2–3 to 4–3
| team2 = Laois
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| stadium = Tullow
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| date = 11 July 1915
| round = Quarter-final
| team1 = Wexford
| score = 3–5 to 4–3
| team2 = Dublin
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| stadium = New Ross
| attendance = 4,000
| referee = P Dunphy
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| date = 25 July 1915
| round = Semi-final
| team1 = Dublin
| score = 7–2 to 3–2
| team2 = Offaly
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| stadium = Portlaoise Sportsfield
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| date = 15 August 1915
| round = Final
| team1 = Laois
| score = 3–2 to 0–5
| team2 = Dublin
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| stadium = Kilkenny Sportsfield
| attendance = 6,000
| referee = J Lalor
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=[[Munster Senior Hurling Championship]]=
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| date = 25 April 1915
| round = Quarter-final
| team1 = Kerry
| score = 2–4 to 3–9
| team2 = Limerick
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| stadium = Tralee Sportsfield
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| date = 13 June 1915
| round = Semi-final
| team1 = Clare
| score = 10–4 to 2–1
| team2 = Waterford
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| date = 20 June 1915
| round = Quarter-final
| team1 = Cork
| score = 4–00 to 3–1
| team2 = Tipperary
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| stadium = Fraher Field
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| date = 18 July 1915
| round = Semi-final
| team1 = Cork
| score = 2–1 to 0–00
| team2 = Limerick
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| stadium = Thurles Sportsfield
| attendance = 15,000
| referee = T Ryan
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| date = 26 September 1915
| round = Final
| team1 = Cork
| score = 8–2 to 2–1
| team2 = Clare
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| stadium = Markets Field
| attendance = 12,000
| referee = W Walsh
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=[[Ulster Senior Hurling Championship]]=
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| date = 20 June 1915
| round = Semi-final
| team1 = Down
| score = 2–5 to 5–1
| team2 = Antrim
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| stadium = Ardglass
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| date = 12 September 1915
| round = Final
| team1 = Monaghan
| score = 1–5 to 1–2
| team2 = Antrim
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| stadium = Clones Sportsfield
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=[[All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship]]=
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| date = 8 August 1915
| round = Semi-final
| team1 = Laois
| score = w/o - scr.
| team2 = Ulster
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| date = 8 August 1915
| round = Semi-final
| team1 = Galway
| score = 1–1 to 2–1
| team2 = Clare
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| stadium = Gort
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| referee = P Dunphy
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| date = 24 October 1915
| round = Final
| team1 = Laois
| score = 6–2 to 4–1
| team2 = Cork
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| stadium = Croke Park
| attendance = 12,000
| referee = W Walsh
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Championship statistics
=Miscellaneous=
- The Munster semi-final between Cork and Limerick was abandoned with four minutes left in the match. Lloyd's News reported that "betting" was the cause of a dispute.
- Monaghan retain the Ulster title for the only time in their history. It remains their last provincial triumph.
- Due to a delay in the southern province, Clare represented Munster in the All-Ireland semi-final and defeated Galway to qualify for the All-Ireland final. Cork subsequently defeated Clare in the Munster final and claimed their place in the All-Ireland decider.
- The All-Ireland final between Cork and Laois was the first championship meeting between the two sides. Their second championship meeting did not take place until 2011 when Cork were victorious. As a result of this, Laois were the only team that Cork had played but never beaten in the championship.
- Laois become the 10th team to win the All-Ireland crown. It remains their only championship title.
References
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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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