| Championship details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 6 May – 30 September 1934 |
| Teams | 12 |
| All-Ireland champions | |
| Winning team | Limerick (4th win) |
| Captain | Timmy Ryan |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Dublin |
| Captain | Stephen Feeny |
| Provincial champions | |
| Munster | Limerick |
| Leinster | Dublin |
| Ulster | Not Played |
| Connacht | Not Played |
| Championship statistics | |
| No. matches played | 13 |
| Goals total | 95 (7.30 per game) |
| Points total | 105 (8.07 per game) |
| Top Scorer | Dave Clohessey (8–2) |
| All-Star Team | See here |
←1933 1935 → | |
TheAll-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 1934 was the 48th series of theAll-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship,Ireland's premierhurlingknock-out competition.Limerick won the championship, beatingDublin 5–2 to 2–6 in a replay of thefinal.[1]
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:
| Dublin | 2–8 – 4–2 | Kilkenny |
|---|---|---|
| T Treacy 1–4, D O'Neill 1–0, S Hegarty 0–2, J O'Connell 0–1, N Wade 0–1. | J Dunne 2–0, M Power 1–2, M White 1–0. |
| Dublin | 3–5 – 2–2 | Kilkenny |
|---|---|---|
| S Hegarty 1–1, T Treacy 1–1, D O'Neill 1–1, J O'Connell 0–1, S Muldowney 0–1. | L Meagher 1–1, J Duggan 1–0, M Power 0–1, |
| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Leinster final | ||||||||||||
| Meath | 8–3 | |||||||||||||
| Wexford | 6–2 | Dublin | 5–4 | |||||||||||
| Meath | 0–1 | |||||||||||||
| Dublin (R) | 2–8 3–5 | |||||||||||||
| Kilkenny (R) | 4–2 2–2 | |||||||||||||
| Kilkenny | 3–7 | |||||||||||||
| Offaly | 2–1 | Laois | 4–2 | |||||||||||
| Laois | 6–5 | |||||||||||||
| Limerick | 4–8 – 2–5 | Waterford |
|---|---|---|
| M Mackey 1–7, D Clohessy 2–0, P Clohessy 1–0, J Mackey 0–1. | D Wyse 1–2, Condon 1–1, Ryan 0–1, Gough 0–1. |
| Quarter-finals | Semi-final | Munster final | ||||||||||||
| Limerick | 6–4 | |||||||||||||
| Clare | 3–2 | Limerick | 3–4 | |||||||||||
| Cork | 7–5 | Cork | 2–2 | |||||||||||
| Tipperary | 5–6 | Limerick | 4–8 | |||||||||||
| Waterford | 2–5 | |||||||||||||
Semi-final
| 5 August 1934Semi-final | Galway | 2–04 – 4-04 | Limerick | St. Cronan's Park,Roscrea |
| J Deely 1–0, Kelly 1–0, M Gill 0–2, M King 0–1, Hanniffy 0–1. | Referee: M Walsh (Dublin) |
Finals
| 2 September 1934Final | Limerick | 2–07 – 3-04 | Dublin | Croke Park,Dublin |
| Attendance: 34,867 Referee: S Jordan (Galway) |
| 30 September 1934Final replay | Limerick | 5–02 – 2-06 | Dublin | Croke Park,Dublin |
| Attendance: 30,250 Referee: S Jordan (Galway) |
The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 1934 marked the fiftieth anniversary of the foundation of theGaelic Athletic Association.
"They were all delighted in Limerick over the G.A.A. Jubilee Stamp. They regard it as an omen that the colours chosen for the jersey of the hurler depicted on the stamp are those of the winners of the 1934 All-Ireland".[3]
