League details | |
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Dates | 10 October 1948 – 8 May 1949 |
Teams | 17 |
League champions | |
Winners | Tipperary (2nd win) |
Captain | Pat Stakelum |
League runners-up | |
Runners-up | Cork |
Captain | Jim Young |
Other division winners | |
Division 2 | Meath |
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The 1948-49 National Hurling League was the 18th edition of the National Hurling League, which ran from 10 October 1948 until 8 May 1949.
Seventeen teams participated in the league, comprising two divisions of an unequal number of teams. Two points were awarded for a win and one point was awarded for a drawn game. The knock-out phase featured the top three teams from division one and the top two teams from division two.
Tipperary won the league, beating Cork by 3-5 to 3-3 in the final.