Limerick senior hurling team
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| Irish: | Luimneach | ||
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| Province: | Munster | ||
| Nickname(s): | The Shannonsiders The Treaty County |
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| County colours: |
Green, White |
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| Ground(s): | Páirc na nGael, Limerick | ||
| Dominant sport: | Hurling | ||
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| NFL: | Division 4 | ||
| NHL: | Division 1B | ||
| Football Championship: | Sam Maguire Cup | ||
| Hurling Championship: | Liam MacCarthy Cup | ||
| Ladies' Gaelic football: | Brendan Martin Cup | ||
| Camogie: | O'Duffy Cup | ||
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Green, White
The Limerick County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) (Irish: Cumann Lúthchleas Gael, Coiste Chontae Luimneach) or Limerick GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Limerick. The county board is also responsible for the Limerick inter-county teams. Several books tell the story of Limerick GAA
Limerick has a long and distinguished history of achievement by its inter-county hurling teams. The county won the first All-Ireland Senior Football Championship in 1887 and repeated this success in 1896, when it became the first non-Leinster team to beat the then all-conquering Dublin in a championship match. In 1897, its first outright success was achieved in hurling when a Kilfinane side defeated Tullaroan of Kilkenny in the final (at that time, counties were represented by champion clubs). The county team won the All-Ireland in 1918, a feat repeated in 1921 when they won the inaugural Liam MacCarthy Cup. The sides that achieved those wins contained many players who were on Limerick teams that contested seven Munster finals in a row, a record that stood for over 70 years.
The 1930s were the salad days of Limerick hurling, an era in which the county won five National Leagues in a row, a record still unequalled. They also won four Munster Championships in a row, and remain the only county other than Cork to have done so. After winning All-Irelands in 1934 and 1936, another outright success was achieved in 1940. This team did much to raise the profile of hurling: whereas in 1930 about 30,000 attended the All-Ireland Final, by 1940 it had gone up to 50,000 and the swashbuckling play of the Mackeys, Ryans, Clohesseys, McConkey and Scanlan etc. were recalled for decades after. Victory in 1940 left Limerick, with six All-Irelands, as the only county outside of the 'big three' (Cork, Tipperary and Kilkenny), to have won more than one All-Ireland hurling title. Dublin had also six All Ireland Senior Hurling at that time but no native of the county had played in any of these teams.
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