1888 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

The 1888 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the second staging of the All-Ireland hurling championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1887. The championship began on 27 May 1888; however, no All-Ireland final took place and the championship remains unfinished due to the North American invasion tour of Irish athletes, an unsuccessful attempt to raise funds for a revival of the Tailteann Games.[1][2][3]

1888 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Championship details
Dates27 May – 2 September 1888
Teams9
All-Ireland champions
Provincial champions
MunsterCork
LeinsterKilkenny
UlsterNot Played
ConnachtNot Played
Championship statistics
No. matches played5
Goals total8 (1.60 per game)
Points total31 (6.20 per game)
All-Star TeamSee here
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Tipperary were the defending champions; however, they were defeated in the provincial series.

Teams

A total of nine teams contested the championship, including four teams from the 1887 championship and five new entrants. Galway and Wexford did not field teams in the championship. Cork, Kildare, Laois, Limerick and Waterford all fielded teams in their respective provincial championships.

Team summaries
Team Club Colours Most recent success
All-Ireland Provincial
Clare Ogonnelloe Black and amber
Cork Tower Street Green
Dublin Kickhams Red
Kildare Monasterevin Blue and white
Kilkenny Mooncoin Green and white
Laois Rathdowney Green and red
Limerick South Liberties Green and yellow
Tipperary Clonoulty Green and yellow 1887
Waterford Carrickbeg

Format

For the first time the championship was organised on a provincial basis. Two separate championships were played in Leinster and Munster with the winners meeting in the All-Ireland final.

Leinster Championship

Semi-finals: (2 matches) The four participating teams make up the semi-final pairings. Two teams are eliminated at this stage while the two winning teams advance to the Leinster final.

Final: (1 match) The winners of the two semi-finals contest this game. One team is eliminated at this stage while the winners are declared Leinster champions and qualify for the All-Ireland final.

Munster Championship

Quarter-final: (1 match) This is a lone match between the first two team drawn from the province. One team is eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the semi-finals.

Semi-finals: (2 matches) The winners of the lone quarter-final join the three other teams to make up the semi-final pairings. Two teams are eliminated at this stage while the two winning teams advance to the Munster final.

Final: (1 match) The winners of the two semi-finals contest this game. One team is eliminated at this stage while the winners are declared Munster champions and qualify for the All-Ireland final.

All-Ireland Championship

Final: (1 match) The two provincial representatives from Leinster and Munster contest this game with the winners being declared All-Ireland champions.

Results

Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
3 June 1888 Semi-final Dublin 3-6 - 0-2 Kildare Donnybrook
Referee: J. J. Kenny
10 June 1888 Semi-final Laois 0-2 - 1-2 Kilkenny Portlaoise
Attendance: 10,000
Referee: G. F. Moore
15 July 1888 Final Kilkenny 0-7 - 0-3 Dublin Portlaoise
Referee: J. Maher

Munster Senior Hurling Championship
27 May 1888 Quarter-final Cork 2-2 - 0-0 Tipperary Buttevant
Attendance: 12,000
Referee: J. Ryan
16 July 1888 Quarter-final
refixture		 Cork w/o. - scr. Tipperary Buttevant
22 July 1888 Semi-final Waterford 0-0 - 2-8 Cork Fraher Field
Referee: D Fraher
Semi-final Clare w/o. - scr. Limerick
29 August 1888 Final Cork Postponed Clare Croom
2 September 1888 Final refixture Cork w/o. - scr. Clare

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Final Cork Not played Kilkenny

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous
  • In the Leinster semi-final between Dublin and Kildare, J. J. Kenny deputised as referee when James O'Connor did not turn up.
  • Despite losing to Tipperary in the opening round, Cork advanced to the Munster semi-final as Tipperary champions Clonoulty used players from other clubs to supplement their team. Such a format was not yet allowed. A replay was ordered in Cork but Clonoulty refused to play anywhere in Cork stating a preference for Kilmallock. As a result of their refusal to play they were disqualified.
  • In the Munster final Cork were due to play Clare champions Ogonelloe, who had received a walkover from South Liberties of Limerick in the semi-final. Before the final commenced South Liberties took to the field to play Ogonelloe. The officials decided then not to play either game. It was then decided to play the final in Cork the following week but Clare refused to travel and Cork were awarded the title.

Sources
  • Corry, Eoghan, The GAA Book of Lists (Hodder Headline Ireland, 2005).
  • Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005).

References
  1. Cronin, Mike (2007). "The Gaelic Athletic Association's Invasion of America, 1888: Travel Narratives, Microhistory and the Irish American 'Other'". Sport in History. 27 (2): 190–216. doi:10.1080/17460260701437011. ISSN 1746-0263.
  2. "All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Roll of Honour". The GAA website. Archived from the original on 5 September 2011. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
  3. "The 1888 American Invasion Tour". The GAA website. Archived from the original on 2011-10-18. Retrieved 27 July 2011.
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