1948 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship


The 1948 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 62nd staging of the All-Ireland hurling championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1887. The championship began on 16 May 1948 and ended on 5 September 1948.
Kilkenny were the defending champions, however, they were defeated in the provincial championship. Waterford won the All-Ireland crown for the first time in their history, following a 6-7 to 4-2 defeat of Dublin in the final.

Format

The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was run on a provincial basis as usual. All games were played on a knockout basis whereby once a team lost they were eliminated from the championship. The format for the All-Ireland series of games ran as follows:

[Leinster Senior Hurling Championship]

First round
Semi-finals
Final

[Munster Senior Hurling Championship]

First round
Semi-finals
Final

[All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship]

Semi-finals
Final

Championship statistics

Top scorers

;Overall
RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1John KeaneWaterford4-082045.00
1Jimmy KennedyTipperary4-082045.00
2Mickey WilliamsDublin6-011944.75
3Jim PriorDublin5-021744.25
4Seán Óg Ó CeallacháinDublin3-071644.00
5Nicky RackardWexford4-031527.50
6Fint MoloneyLaois4-011334.66
6Harry GrayLaois2-071334.66
7Jackie PowerLimerick4-001226.00
7Paddy LalorLaois4-001234.00

;In a single game
RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalOpposition
1Nicky RackardWexford4-0012Offaly
2Jim PriorDublin3-0211Antrim
3Liam WhiteLaois2-0410Westmeath
4Paddy LalorLaois3-009Kilkenny
4Jackie PowerLimerick3-009Tipperary
4Willie McAllisterClare3-009Waterford
4Mickey WilliamsDublin3-009Antrim
5John KeaneWaterford2-028Dublin
5Jimmy KennedyDublin2-028Waterford
6Paddy KehoeWexford2-017Offaly
6Mickey WilliamsDublin2-017Laois
6Jim DevittTipperary2-017Limerick
6Jack LynchCork2-017Limerick
6Christy RingCork1-047Waterford
6Seán Óg Ó CeallacháinDublin1-047Antrim
6Josie GallagherGalway1-047Waterford