1899 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Explained
| Year: | 1899 |
| Munster: | Tipperary |
| Leinster: | Wexford |
| Team: | Tipperary |
| Titles: | 5th |
| Captain: | Tim Condon |
| Team2: | Wexford |
| Captain2: | Jim Furlong |
| Previous: | 1898 |
| Next: | 1900 |
The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 1899 was the 13th series of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, Ireland's premier hurling knock-out competition. Tipperary won the championship, beating Wexford 3-12 to 1–4 in the final.[1]
Format
All-Ireland Championship
Final: (1 match) The Munster and Leinster champions play in this game to determine the All-Ireland champions.
Provincial championships
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All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
All-Ireland Final
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Championship statistics
Miscellaneous
- The All-Ireland final between Tipperary and Wexford was abandoned near the end. Since Tipperary were winning by a considerable margin at that stage it was decided to award them the championship title.
- Tipperary win their 5th All-Ireland title to become outright leaders on the all-time roll of honour. It is a position they will retain until 1942.
Sources
- Corry, Eoghan, The GAA Book of Lists (Hodder Headline Ireland, 2005).
- Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005).
Notes and References
- Web site: All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Roll of Honour . The GAA website . 26 July 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110905085701/http://gaaweb.sitesuite.cn/page/roll_of_honour2.html . 5 September 2011 .
