All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 1944

Scoring

Widest winning margin: 30 points
- Dublin
  Dublin GAA
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  10-7 : 1-4 Offaly
  Offaly GAA
  The Offaly County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Offaly GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Offaly...
  
  (Leinster semi-final)
Most goals in a match: 11
- Dublin
  Dublin GAA
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  10-7 : 1-4 Offaly
  Offaly GAA
  The Offaly County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Offaly GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Offaly...
  
  (Leinster semi-final)
- Antrim
  Antrim GAA
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  5-7 : 6-4 Monaghan
  Monaghan GAA
  The Monaghan County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Monaghan GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Monaghan and the Monaghan inter-county football and hurling teams. Separate county boards are responsible for the...
  
  (Ulster final)
Most points in a match: 21
- 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...
  
  6-10 : 1-11 Meath
  Meath GAA
  The Meath County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Meath GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Meath, as well as for Meath inter-county teams.- Pre-1960s :...
  
  (Leinster first round)
Most goals by one team in a match: 10
- 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...
  
  10-7 : 1-4 Offaly
  Offaly GAA
  The Offaly County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Offaly GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Offaly...
  
  (Leinster semi-final)
Most goals scored by a losing team: 5
- Westmeath
  Westmeath GAA
  The Westmeath County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Westmeath GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Westmeath...
  
  5-3 : 5-5 Offaly
  Offaly GAA
  The Offaly County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Offaly GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Offaly...
  
  (Leinster first round)
Most points scored by a losing team: 11
- Meath
  Meath GAA
  The Meath County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Meath GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Meath, as well as for Meath inter-county teams.- Pre-1960s :...
  
  1-11 : 6-10 Dublin
  Dublin GAA
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  (Leinster first round)

Miscellaneous

The Munster final went to a replay for the first time since 1940. On that occasion both Cork and Limerick
Limerick GAA
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were also the two teams involved. Limerick won the replay on that occasion.
For the first time since 1938 a team other than Kilkenny
Kilkenny GAA
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or Dublin
Dublin GAA
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qualified for the Leinster final. 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...

's first victory against Kilkenny since 1906 ensured the county appeared in the provincial decider for the first time since 1916.
This was Monaghan
Monaghan GAA
The Monaghan County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Monaghan GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Monaghan and the Monaghan inter-county football and hurling teams. Separate county boards are responsible for the...

's first appearance in the Ulster final since 1916. The team last won the provincial decider in 1915.
The Ulster final went to a replay for the first time since 1914. On that occasion Antrim
Antrim GAA
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and Monaghan were also the teams involved. Monaghan won the replay on that occasion.
A Munster team captured the All-Ireland title for a fifth consecutive season.
Cork became the first team to win four All-Ireland titles in a row. Nine players from the team contributed to all four final victories. This record stood until 2009 when Kilkenny equalled the feat with their own four-in-a-row.

Debutantes

The following players made their début in the 1944 championship:

Player	Team	Date	Opposition	Game
Joe Kelly Joe Kelly (hurler) Fr. Joe Kelly is a retired Irish sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club Glen Rovers and was a member of the Cork senior inter-county team from 1944 until 1947.-Club:...	Cork	June 25	Tipperary Tipperary GAA The Tipperary County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or C is one of over 30 regional executive boards throughout the world. These executive boards are known as County Boards even though some no longer correspond to the area under the jurisdiction of the counties from which their names...	Munster semi-final

Retirees

The following players played their last game in the 1944 championship:

Player	Team	Date	Opposition	Game	Début
Mick Kennefick Mick Kennefick Mick Kennefick was an Irish sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club St. Finbarr's and with the Cork senior inter-county team from 1942 until 1944. Kennefick captained Cork to the All-Ireland title in 1943.-Club:...	Cork	June 25	Tipperary Tipperary GAA The Tipperary County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or C is one of over 30 regional executive boards throughout the world. These executive boards are known as County Boards even though some no longer correspond to the area under the jurisdiction of the counties from which their names...	Munster semi-final	1942 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 1942 The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 1942 was the 56th series of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, Ireland's premier hurling knock-out competition...

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