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The 1893 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the seventh staging of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county hurling tournament. The championship began on 5 November 1893 and ended on 21 June 1894.

The championship was won by Cork who secured the title following a 6-8 to 0-2 defeat of Kilkenny in the All-Ireland final. This was their 3rd All-Ireland title.

Cork were the defending champions, thus becoming the first team to retain the title.

Teams

General information

Five counties competed in the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship: two teams in the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship and three teams in the Munster Senior Hurling Championship.

County	Province	Colours	Appearance	Position in 1892 Championship	Provincial Titles	Last provincial title	Championship Titles	Last championship title
Cork	Munster		6th	Champions	3	1892	2	1892
Dublin	Leinster		7th	Runners-up	2	1892	1	1889
Kerry	Munster		5th	Runners-up (Munster Senior Hurling Championship)	1	1891	1	1891
Kilkenny	Leinster		5th	-	1	1888	0	-
Limerick	Munster		5th	-	0	-	0	-

Provincial championships

Leinster Senior Hurling Championship

Final

Munster Senior Hurling Championship

Semi-finals

Final

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

Final

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

• The All-Ireland final between Cork and Kilkenny is the first championship meeting between the two teams. Cork win the game making them the first team to win back-to-back All-Ireland titles.

See also

• Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
• Munster Senior Hurling Championship

Sources

• Corry, Eoghan, The GAA Book of Lists (Hodder Headline Ireland, 2005).
• Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005).

References

1. "All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Roll of Honour". The GAA website. Archived from the original on 5 September 2011. Retrieved 27 July 2011.

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• All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championships