1891 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

1891 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Championship details
Dates20 September 1891 - 28 February 1892
Teams7
All-Ireland champions
Winning teamKerry (1st win)
CaptainJohn Mahony
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing teamWexford
CaptainNicholas Daly
Provincial champions
MunsterKerry
LeinsterWexford
UlsterNot Played
ConnachtNot Played
Championship statistics
No. matches played5
Goals total11 (1.5 per game)
Points total30 (4.2 per game)
All-Star TeamSee here
1890
1892

The 1891 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the fifth staging of the All-Ireland hurling championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1887. The championship began on 20 September 1891 and ended on 28 February 1892.

Cork were the defending champions, however, they were defeated in the provincial series. Kerry won the All-Ireland following a 2–3 to 1–5 defeat of Wexford in the final.[1]

  1. ^ "The Kingdom's First All-Ireland Title - And Sole Hurling Crown". Finbarr Connolly website. Archived from the original on 19 April 2014. Retrieved 18 April 2014.