All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 1943
| Championship details | |
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| Dates | 2 May 1943 - 5 September 1943 |
| Teams | 17 |
| All-Ireland champions | |
| Winning team | Cork (14th win) |
| Captain | Mick Kennefick |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Antrim |
| Captain | Jimmy Walsh |
| Provincial champions | |
| Munster | Cork |
| Leinster | Kilkenny |
| Ulster | Antrim |
| Connacht | Not Played |
| Championship statistics | |
| No. matches played | 16 |
| Goals total | 118 (7.3 per game) |
| Points total | 175 (10.9 per game) |
| Top Scorer | Jim Langton (4-12) |
| All-Star Team | See here |
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The 1943 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 57th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county hurling tournament. The championship began non 2 May 1943 and ended on 5 September 1943.
The championship was won by Cork who secured the title following a 5-16 to 0-4 defeat of Antrim in the All-Ireland final. This was their 14th All-Ireland title.
Cork were also the defending champions and retained the title for the second successive year to become the fourth team to win the three in-a-row.
Eight teams contested the Leinster championship, with Meath and Wicklow returning after absences. Six teams contested the Munster championship, with Kerry fielding a team for the first time after a long absence from the senior ranks. Galway, who faced no competition in their own province, entered the championship at the All-Ireland semi-final stage. The Ulster champions were permitted to enter the All-Ireland series for the first time.
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