| Year: | 1941 |
| Dates: | 18 May - 28 October 1941 |
| Teams: | 12 |
| Munster: | Tipperary |
| Leinster: | Dublin |
| Matches: | 11 |
| Team: | Cork |
| Titles: | 12th |
| Captain: | Connie Buckley |
| Team2: | Dublin |
| Captain2: | Ned Wade |
| Totalgoals: | 82 (7.45 per game) |
| Totalpoints: | 126 (11.45 per game) |
| Topscorer: | Jack Lynch (3-9) |
| Previous: | 1940 |
| Next: | 1942 |
The 1941 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 55th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county hurling tournament. The championship ended on 28 September 1941.
Limerick were the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Cork in the provincial series.
The championship was won by Cork who secured the title following a 5-11 to 0-6 defeat of Dublin in the All-Ireland final.[1] This was their 12th All-Ireland title, their first in ten championship seasons.
There was major disruption to the format of the 1941 championship due to a serious outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease[2] in many parts of Munster and south Leinster. The championship was run on a knockout provincial basis as usual, however, there was a certain amount of tweaking required to cope with the situation.
In the Munster championship Limerick defeated Waterford in the semi-final of the competition and qualified for the Munster final. Cork were drawn to meet Tipperary in the second semi-final, however, this game was cancelled by the Munster Council at the behest of the Department of Agriculture. As a result of this it was decided that Cork would play Limerick and the winners would represent Munster in the All-Ireland series. The delayed Cork-Tipperary game took place after the All-Ireland series, however, since Cork had already beaten Limerick this was now deemed to be the Munster decider. Tipperary won that game.
It was a similar story in the Leinster championship as foot-and-mouth disease ravaged southern parts of the province. Kilkenny were drawn to play Laois in one of the earlier stages of the provincial competition, however, the match could not take place and Kilkenny were given a bye into the Leinster final. The Department of Agriculture subsequently brought out an order that Kilkenny could not play in the Leinster final until the county was three weeks clear of the disease. The result was that Dublin were nominated to represent Leinster in the All-Ireland series. A delayed Leinster final was played after the completion of the All-Ireland final with Dublin defeating Kilkenny.
Six teams contested the Leinster championship while five teams contested the Munster championship. Galway, who faced no competition in their own province, entered the championship at the All-Ireland semi-final stage. No team from Ulster participated in the senior championship.
| Team | Colours | Most recent success | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All-Ireland | Provincial | League | |||
| Clare | Saffron and blue | 1914 | 1932 | ||
| Cork | Red and white | 1931 | 1931 | 1940-41 | |
| Dublin | Navy and blue | 1938 | 1938 | 1938-39 | |
| Galway | Maroon and white | 1923 | 1922 | 1930-31 | |
| Kilkenny | Black and amber | 1939 | 1940 | 1932-33 | |
| Laois | Blue and white | 1915 | 1915 | ||
| Limerick | Green and white | 1940 | 1940 | 1937-38 | |
| Offaly | Green, white and gold | ||||
| Tipperary | Blue and gold | 1937 | 1937 | 1927-28 | |
| Waterford | Blue and white | 1938 | |||
| Westmeath | Maroon and white | ||||
| Wexford | Purple and gold | 1910 | 1918 | ||
First round
Semi-finals
Finals
See main article: 1941 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final.
The following players made their début in the 1941 senior championship:
The following players played their last game in the 1941 championship:
| Player | Team | Last Game | Date | Opposition | Début | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jack Barrett | Cork | Delayed Munster final | October 26 | Tipperary | 1934 | |
| Connie Buckley | Cork | Delayed Munster final | October 26 | Tipperary | 1934 | |
| James Ryng | Cork | Delayed Munster final | October 26 | Tipperary | 1932 |