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| Event | 1935 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship | ||||||
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| Date | 1 September 1935 | ||||||
| Venue | Croke Park,Dublin | ||||||
| Referee | Tommy Daly (Clare) | ||||||
| Attendance | 46,591 | ||||||
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The1935 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final was the 48th All-Ireland Final and the culmination of the1935 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, an inter-countyhurling tournament for the top teams inIreland. The match was held atCroke Park,Dublin, on 1 September 1935, betweenLimerick andKilkenny. The Munster champions narrowly lost to their Leinster opponents on a score line of 2–5 to 2–4.[1]
At 3:15pm the formerClare hurler and match refereeTommy Daly got the game underway in earnest. Limerick, after coming through a tough provincial campaign in Munster were regarded as the favourites while the Kilkenny team were regarded as being too old to trouble the Munster men who were undefeated in 35 games over the course of two years. A record crowd of 46,591, for any GAA match up to that point, throngedCroke Park in anticipation of a hurling classic. The elements conspired against the hurlers as the rain came down in torrents during the entire game. In spite of this, both teams served up an epic encounter. Kilkenny had their homework done on Limerick before the game. Team captainLory Meagher urged his team to keep the sliothar on the ground and keep it moving quickly. This was designed to combat the stylish Limerick players who preferred aerial battle. Meagher conducted the Kilkenny attack from midfield and set up some important scores. After an exciting opening half the Kilkenny team had a narrow 1–3 to 1–2 lead. Limerick's goal came afterMick Mackey sent a free crashing to the net.
Immediately after the restart Limerick equalized and an exciting thirty minutes was in prospect. A hectic ten-minute passage of play saw the sliothar move all over the field; however, neither side recorded a score. Then Lory Meagher sent over a point to give Kilkenny a lead that they would never surrender.Martin White added a point shortly afterwards to give Kilkenny a two-point cushion. Kilkenny were well on top going into the last quarter as Lory Meagher stepped up to take a sideline cut. He landed the sliothar into Martin White's hand and he made no mistake in turning around and crashing it into the net. With ten minutes left to play Kilkenny were five points ahead and had one hand on the cup. The game was not over yet asPaddy McMahon goaled for Limerick beforeMickey Cross sent over a point to cut the deficit to the minimum. Immediately after the puck-out Limerick launched an all-out attack on the Kilkenny goalmouth in search of an equalizer or a winner, however, the Kilkenny defence stood firm.Tommy Daly sounded the full-time whistle shortly afterwards and Kilkenny were the champions with a 2–5 to 2–4 win.
        Kilkenny |  Limerick |
