All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 1918
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The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 1918 was the 32nd series of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
, Ireland
's premier hurling
knock-out competition
. Limerick
won the championship, beating Wexford
9-5 to 1-3 in the final
.
Final: (1 match) The winners of the Leinster and Munster championships contested this game. The winner was declared All-Ireland champions.
All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
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All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
The GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship is an annual hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1887 for the top hurling teams in Ireland....
, Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
's premier hurling
Hurling
Hurling is an outdoor team game of ancient Gaelic origin, administered by the Gaelic Athletic Association, and played with sticks called hurleys and a ball called a sliotar. Hurling is the national game of Ireland. The game has prehistoric origins, has been played for at least 3,000 years, and...
knock-out competition
Single-elimination tournament
A single-elimination tournament, also called a knockout, cup or sudden death tournament, is a type of elimination tournament where the loser of each match or bracket is immediately eliminated from winning the championship or first prize in the event...
. Limerick
Limerick GAA
The Limerick County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Limerick GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Limerick...
won the championship, beating Wexford
Wexford GAA
The Wexford County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Wexford GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Wexford. The county board is also responsible for the Wexford inter-county teams.-History:Hurling has been played in...
9-5 to 1-3 in the final
1918 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final
The 1918 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final was the thirty-first All-Ireland Final and the culmination of the 1918 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, an inter-county hurling tournament for the top teams in Ireland...
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Format
All-Ireland ChampionshipFinal: (1 match) The winners of the Leinster and Munster championships contested this game. The winner was declared All-Ireland champions.
All-Ireland Senior Hurling ChampionshipAll-Ireland Senior Hurling ChampionshipThe GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship is an annual hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1887 for the top hurling teams in Ireland....
----Sources
- Corry, Eoghan, The GAA Book of Lists (Hodder Headline Ireland, 2005).
- Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005).