1914 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

The 1914 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 28th staging of the All-Ireland hurling championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1887. The championship began on 10 May 1914 and ended on 18 October 1914.

Kilkenny entered the championship as defending champions, however, they were beaten by Laois in the Leinster final. Clare won the title following a 5–1 to 1–0 defeat of Laois in the final.

Teams

Team summaries

Team	Colours	Most recent success
		All-Ireland	Provincial
Clare	Saffron and blue		1889
Cork	Red and white	1903	1912
Dublin	Navy and blue	1889	1908
Galway	Maroon and white		1912
Kerry	Green and gold	1891	1891
Kilkenny	Black and amber	1913	1913
Laois	Blue and white
Limerick	Green and white	1897	1911
Offaly	Green, white and gold
Roscommon	Blue and saffron		1913
Tipperary	Blue and gold	1908	1913
Waterford	Blue and white
Westmeath	Maroon and white
Wexford	Purple and gold	1910	1910

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

• Monaghan win the Ulster title for the first time in their history. They then opt to play in the All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship for the conclusion of the 1914 season.
• Laois win the Leinster title for the first time in their history.
• The All-Ireland final is the first ever championship meeting of Clare and Laois. Clare win the All-Ireland title for the first time in their history.

Sources

• Corry, Eoghan, The GAA Book of Lists (Hodder Headline Ireland, 2005).
• Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005).