| All-Ireland champions | |
|---|---|
| Winning team | Kilkenny (6th win) |
| Captain | Sim Walton |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Cork |
| Captain | Barry Murphy |
| Provincial champions | |
| Munster | Cork |
| Leinster | Kilkenny |
| Ulster | Antrim |
| Connacht | Galway |
| Championship statistics | |
| All-Star Team | See here |
←1911 1913 → | |
The1912 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 26th staging of the All-Irelandhurling championship since its establishment by theGaelic Athletic Association in 1887. The championship began on 19 May 1912 and ended on 17 November 1912.
Kilkenny were thedefending champions, and successfully defended their title following a 2–1 to 1–3 defeat ofCork in thefinal.[1]
All-Ireland Championship
Semi-finals: (2 matches) The four provincial representatives made up the semi-final pairings. Two teams are eliminated at this stage while the two winning teams advance to the All-Ireland final.
Final: (1 match) The winners of the two semi-finals contest this game with the winners being declared All-Ireland champions.
| 16 June 1912Semi-final | Laois | 4–00 – 2–2 | Dublin | Portlaoise Sportsfield |
| Attendance: 7,000 Referee: H Boland |
| 23 June 1912Quarter-final | Wexford | 4–6 – 2–3 | Offaly | Jones's Road |
| Referee: J Quigley |
| 11 August 1912Semi-final | Kilkenny | 4–4 – 4–3 | Wexford | Jones's Road |
| Attendance: 7,000 Referee: H Boland |
| 15 September 1912Final | Laois | 2–4 – 6–6 | Kilkenny | Portaloise Sportsfield |
| Attendance: 4,000 Referee: H Boland |
| 19 May 1912Quarter-final | Waterford | 1–00 – 4–5 | Limerick | Waterford Sportsfield |
| 2 June 1912Quarter-final | Cork | 4–5 – 2–1 | Kerry | Fermoy Sportsfield |
| Referee: J McDonnell |
| 18 August 1912Semi-final | Clare | 2–3 – 3–3 | Tipperary | Ennis Sportsfield |
| Referee: J McDonnell |
| 1 September 1912Semi-final | Cork | 2–2 – 1–3 | Limerick | Fraher Field |
| Attendance: 10,000 Referee: J McDonnell |
| 27 October 1912Final | Cork | 5–1 – 3–1 | Tipperary | Fraher Field |
| Attendance: 6,500 Referee: J McDonnell |
| 25 August 1912Semi-final | Limerick | 11–4 – 2–0 | Antrim | Jones's Road |
| Referee: J Grace |
| 29 September 1912Semi-final | Kilkenny | 8–3 – 2–2 | Galway | Jones’s Road |
| Referee: M. F. Crowe |
| 17 November 1912Final | Kilkenny | 2–1 – 1–3 | Cork | Jones's Road |
| Attendance: 20,000 Referee: M. F. Crowe |