| Championship details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 15 May - 4 September 1949 |
| Teams | 14 |
| All-Ireland champions | |
| Winning team | Tipperary (14th win) |
| Captain | Pat Stakelum |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Laois |
| Captain | Paddy Ruschitzko |
| Provincial champions | |
| Munster | Tipperary |
| Leinster | Laois |
| Ulster | Not Played |
| Connacht | Not Played |
| Championship statistics | |
| No. matches played | 14 |
| Goals total | 83 (5.9 per game) |
| Points total | 223 (15.9 per game) |
| Top Scorer | Jimmy Kennedy (6-35) |
| All-Star Team | See here |
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The 1949 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 63rd staging of the All-Ireland hurling championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1887. The championship began on 15 May 1949 and ended on 4 September 1949.
Waterford were the defending champions, however, they were defeated in the provincial championship. Tipperary won the title following a 3-11 to 0-3 defeat of Laois.[1]