All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 1921
Encyclopedia
The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 1921 was the 35th series of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
, Ireland
's premier hurling
knock-out competition
. Limerick
won the championship, beating Dublin
8-5 to 3-2 in the final
.
Semi-final: (1 match) This was a lone match which saw the winners of the Munster championship play Galway
who received a bye to this stage. One team was eliminated at this stage while the winning team advanced to the final.
Final: (1 match) The winners of the lone semi-final played the winners of the Leinste championship. The winners were declared All-Ireland champions.
Munster Senior Hurling Championship
----
All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
----
----
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 Dublin
Dublin GAA
Dublin County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association , or Dublin GAA, is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Dublin. The county board is also responsible for the Dublin inter-county teams...
8-5 to 3-2 in the final
1921 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final
-Miscellaneous:* The Liam McCarthy Cup was presented to the winning team for the first time....
.
Format
All-Ireland ChampionshipSemi-final: (1 match) This was a lone match which saw the winners of the Munster championship play Galway
Galway GAA
The Galway County Boards of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Galway GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Galway. The county boards are also responsible for the Galway inter-county teams.Unlike all other counties in Ireland,...
who received a bye to this stage. One team was eliminated at this stage while the winning team advanced to the final.
Final: (1 match) The winners of the lone semi-final played the winners of the Leinste championship. The winners were declared All-Ireland champions.
Munster Senior Hurling ChampionshipMunster Senior Hurling ChampionshipThe Munster GAA Hurling Championship is an annual hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1888 for the top hurling teams in the province of Munster in Ireland....
----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).