All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 1940
| Championship details | |
|---|---|
| Teams | 13 |
| All-Ireland champions | |
| Winning team | Limerick (6th win) |
| Captain | Mick Mackey |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Kilkenny |
| Captain | Jim Langton |
| Provincial champions | |
| Munster | Limerick |
| Leinster | Kilkenny |
| Ulster | Not Played |
| Connacht | Not Played |
| Championship statistics | |
| No. matches played | 15 |
| Goals total | 84 (5.6 per game) |
| Points total | 162 (10.8 per game) |
| Top Scorer |
Ted O'Sullivan (7-0) Jackie Power (5-6) |
| All-Star Team | See here |
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The 1940 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 54th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county hurling tournament. The championship ended on 1 September 1940.
The championship was won by Limerick who secured the title following a 3-7 to 1-7 defeat of Kilkenny in the All-Ireland final. This was their 6th All-Ireland title, their first in four championship seasons.
Kilkenny were the defending champions.
A total of thirteen teams contested the championship, including all of the teams from the 1939 championship.
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