| Championship details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 5 May - 1 September 1940 |
| Teams | 13 |
| All-Ireland champions | |
| Winning team | Limerick (6th win) |
| Captain | Mick Mackey |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Kilkenny |
| Captain | Jim Langton |
| Provincial champions | |
| Munster | Limerick |
| Leinster | Kilkenny |
| Ulster | Not Played |
| Connacht | Not Played |
| Championship statistics | |
| No. matches played | 14 |
| Top Scorer | Paddy McMahon (7-02) |
| All-Star Team | See here |
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The 1940 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 54th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county hurling tournament. The championship ended on 1 September 1940.
The championship was won by Limerick who secured the title following a 3-7 to 1-7 defeat of Kilkenny in the All-Ireland final.[1] This was their 6th All-Ireland title, their first in four championship seasons.
Kilkenny were the defending champions.