1897 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship final
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| Event | 1897 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship | ||||||
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| Date | 20 November 1898 | ||||||
| Venue | Tipperary GAA Field, Tipperary | ||||||
| Referee | J. J. McCabe (Dublin) | ||||||
| Attendance | 5,000 | ||||||
The 1897 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final was the 10th All-Ireland Final and the culmination of the 1897 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, an inter-county hurling tournament for the top teams in Ireland. The match was held at the Tipperary GAA Field, on 20 November 1898 between Kilkenny, represented by club side Tullaroan, and Limerick, represented by club side Kilfinane. The Leinster champions lost to their Munster opponents on a score line of 3–4 to 2–4.[1]
Match details
[edit]Aftermath
[edit]The great-great-grandson of one of the winning Limerick players was association football player Andy O'Brien.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Bellew, Ronnie; Crowe, Dermot (2014). Hell for Leather: A Journey Through Hurling in 100 Games. Hachette Books. ISBN 9781444789928. Retrieved 20 May 2025.
- ^ Doyle, Garry (21 April 2005). "Football: Croke Park? No problem! I've won there before.. as a left corner-forward". Daily Mirror. Retrieved 14 May 2012 – via NewsBank.
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