All-Ireland champions | |
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Winning team | Waterford (1st win) |
Captain | Jim Ware |
All-Ireland Finalists | |
Losing team | Dublin |
Captain | Frank Cummins |
Provincial champions | |
Munster | Waterford |
Leinster | Dublin |
Ulster | Antrim |
Connacht | Not Played |
Championship statistics | |
Top Scorer | John Keane (6-7) |
All-Star Team | See here |
← 1947
1949 →
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The 1948 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 62nd staging of the All-Ireland hurling championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1887. The championship began on 16 May 1948 and ended on 5 September 1948.
Kilkenny were the defending champions, however, they were defeated in the provincial championship. Waterford won the All-Ireland crown for the first time in their history, following a 6-7 to 4-2 defeat of Dublin in the final.
The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was run on a provincial basis as usual. All games were played on a knockout basis whereby once a team lost they were eliminated from the championship. The format for the All-Ireland series of games ran as follows: