Cuchulainns GAA, South London GAA Clubs, London Gaelic football, London Hurling

Since the GAA was founded in 1884 and the beginning of the All-Ireland Hurling Championships in 1887 there haven't been that many different counties that have won the prestigious title of All-Ireland Hurling Champions as the game of hurling has always been very region specific, mostly being played in Munster, Leinster, and Galway - although every county has a hurling team it's only really the Munster, Leinster, and Galway teams that have any real hope of winning the All-Ireland Hurling Title.

However, the new 3 Tier Structure of the All-Ireland Hurling Championships began in 2005 is aimed at developing the standards of hurling in the weaker counties by giving these teams something more concrete to aim for in the Christy Ring and Liam Rackard trophies with promotion to the main All-Ireland Championship to compete for the Liam McCarthy Cup being their ultimate aim. It is thought that this new 3 tier structure will increase the interest in playing hurling in the weaker counties as well as developing their competitiveness over time. It's certainly a step in the right direction!

Below you will see the complete list of All Ireland Hurling Finals from the very first in 1887 right up to the present day. But before that let's list out the number of All-Ireland Hurling Titles that the counties have won starting with the most successful and working down. As you can see the majority of All-Irelands have been won by the top 3 counties - Kilkenny, Cork, and Tipperary (often referred to as the traditional hurling counties).

If you combine the total number of All-Ireland Gaelic Football titles won with the total number of All-Ireland Hurling titles won, Kerry would be first on 37, Cork are second on 36, Kilkenny are third on 32, Tipperary are fourth on 29, and Dublin would be fifth on 28. These five counties account for the majority of All-Ireland Senior Gaelic Football & Hurling titles and it's a safe bet that they'll never be caught up by any other county.

County	All-Ireland Senior Hurling Titles	Final Appearances
Kilkenny	32	57
Cork	30	48
Tipperary	25	36
Limerick	7	16
Wexford	6	16
Dublin	6	22
Offaly	4	7
Galway	4	19
Clare	3	6
Waterford	2	6
Kerry	1	1
Laois	1	3
London	1	4

Date	Venue	All-Ireland Senior Hurling Finals	Attendance
1887	Birr	Tipperary (Thurles) 1-1; Galway (Meelick) nil.	.
1888	.	Championship unfinished owing to US invasion by GAA athletes	.
1889	Inchicore	Dublin (Kickhams) 5-1; Clare (Tulla) 1-6	.
1890	Clonturk	Final unfinished. Cork (Aghabullogue) awarded title	.
1891	Clonturk	Kerry (Ballyduff) 2-3; Wexford (Crossbeg) 1-5	.
1892	Clonturk	Cork awarded title as Dublin left the pitch with ten minutes still remaining.	.
1893	Phoenix Pk	Cork (Blackrock) 6-8; Kilkenny (Confederation) 0-2	.
1894	Clonturk	Cork (Blackrock) 5-20 Dublin (Rapparees) 2-0	.
1895	Jones' Rd	Tipperary (Tubberadora) 6-8; Kilkenny (Tullaroan) 1-0	.
1896	Jones' Rd	Tipperary (Tubberadora) 8-14; Dublin (Commercials) 0-4	.
1897	Tipperary	Limerick (Kilfinane) 3-3; Kilkenny (Tullaroan) 2-4	.
1898	Jones' Rd	Tipperary (Tubberadora) 7-13; Kilkenny (Three Castles) 3-10	.
1899	Jones' Rd	Tipperary (Moycarkey) 3-12; Wexford (Blackwater) 1-4	.
1900	Jones' Rd	Tipperary (Two-Mile-Borris) 2-5; London (Desmonds) 0-6	.
1901	Jones' Rd	London (Selection) 1-5; Cork (Redmonds) 0-4	.
1902	Cork	Cork (Dungourney) 3-13; London (Brian Boru) 0-0	.
1903	Jones' Rd	Cork 3-16; London (Hibernians) 1-1	.
1904	Carrick-on-Suir	Kilkenny (Tullaroan) 1-9; Cork (St Finbarr’s) 1-8	.
1905	Tipperary	Draw: Cork 5-10 Kilkenny 3-13 (Replay ordered)	.
.	Dungarvan	Replay: Kilkenny (Erin’s Own) 7-7; Cork (St Finbarr’s) 2-9	.
1906	Kilkenny	Tipperary (Thurles) 3-16; Dublin (Faughs) 3-8	.
1907	Dungarvan	Kilkenny (Mooncoin) 3-12; Cork (Dungourney) 4-8	.
1908	Jones' Rd	Draw: Tipperary 2-5 Dublin 1-8	.
.	Athy	Replay: Tipperary (Thurles) 3-15; Dublin (Kickhams) 1-5	.
1909	Cork	Kilkenny (Mooncoin) 4-6; Tipperary (Thurles) 0-12	.
1910	Jones' Rd	Wexford (Castlebridge) 7-0; Limerick (Castleconnell) 6-2	.
1911	Dungarvan	Kilkenny 3-3; Tipperary 2-1	.
1912	Jones' Rd	Kilkenny (Tullaroan) 2-1; Cork (Blackrock) 1-3	15000
1913	Croke Park	Kilkenny (Mooncoin) 2-4; Tipperary (Toomevara) 1-2	15000
1914	Croke Park	Clare (Quin) 5-1; Laois (Kilcotton) 1-0	12000
1915	Croke Park	Laois (Ballygeehan) 6-2; Cork (Redmonds) 4-1	15000
1916	Croke Park	Tipperary (Boherlahan) 5-4; Kilkenny (Tullaroan) 3-2	5000
1917	Croke Park	Dublin (Collegians) 5-4; Tipperary (Boherlahan) 4-2	11000
1918	Croke Park	Limerick (Newcastle West) 9-5; Wexford (Selection) 1-3	12000
1919	Croke Park	Cork (Selection) 6-4; Dublin (Collegians) 2-4	32000
1920	Croke Park	Dublin (Faughs) 4-9 Cork (Selection) 4-3	22000
1921	Croke Park	Limerick 8-5; Dublin (Faughs) 3-2	18000
1922	Croke Park	Kilkenny 4-2; Tipperary 2-6	26119
1923	Croke Park	Galway 7-3, Limerick 4-5	21000
1924	Croke Park	Dublin 5-3; Galway 2-6	9000
1925	Croke Park	Tipperary 5-6, Galway 1-5	23000
1926	Croke Park	Cork 4-6; Kilkenny 2-0	25000
1927	Croke Park	Dublin 4-8; Cork 1-3	23824
1928	Croke Park	Cork 6-12; Galway 1-0	15259
1929	Croke Park	Cork 4-9; Galway 1-3	14000
1930	Croke Park	Tipperary 2-7; Dublin 1-3	21730
1931	Croke Park	Draw: Cork 1-6 Kilkenny 1-6	26460
.	Croke Park	Replay: Cork 2-5 Kilkenny 2-5	33124
.	Croke Park	2nd Replay: Cork 5-8; Kilkenny 3-4	31935
1932	Croke Park	Kilkenny 3-3; Clare 2-3	34392
1933	Croke Park	Kilkenny 1-7; Limerick 0-6	45176
1934	Croke Park	Draw: Limerick 2-7 Dublin 3-4	30250
.	Croke Park	Replay: Limerick 5-2; Dublin 2-6	34867
1935	Croke Park	Kilkenny 2-5; Limerick 2-4	46591
1936	Croke Park	Limerick 5-6; Kilkenny 1-5	51235
1937	Killarney	Tipperary 3-11; Kilkenny 0-3	43638
1938	Croke Park	Dublin 2-5; Waterford 1-6	37129
1939	Croke Park	Kilkenny 2-7; Cork 3-3	39302
1940	Croke Park	Limerick 3-7; Kilkenny 1-7	49260
1941	Croke Park	Cork 5-11; Dublin 0-6	26150
1942	Croke Park	Cork 2-14; Dublin 3-4	27313
1943	Croke Park	Cork 5-16; Antrim 0-4	48843
1944	Croke Park	Cork 2-13; Dublin 1-2	26896
1945	Croke Park	Tiperary 5-6; Kilkenny 3-6	69459
1946	Croke Park	Cork 7-5; Kilkenny 3-8	64415
1947	Croke Park	Kilkenny 0-14; Cork 2-7	61510
1948	Croke Park	Waterford 6-7; Dublin 4-2	61742
1949	Croke Park	Tipperary 3-11; Laois 0-3	67168
1950	Croke Park	Tipperary 1-9; Kilkenny 1-8	67629
1951	Croke Park	Tipperary 7-7; Wexford 3-9	68515
1952	Croke Park	Cork 2-14; Dublin 0-7	64332
1953	Croke Park	Cork 3-3; Galway 0-8	71195
1954	Croke Park	Cork 1-9; Wexford 1-6	84856
1955	Croke Park	Wexford 3-13; Galway 2-8	72854
1956	Croke Park	Wexford 2-14; Cork 2-8	83096
1957	Croke Park	Kilkenny 4-10; Waterford 3-12	70594
1958	Croke Park	Tipperary 4-9; Galway 2-5	47276
1959	Croke Park	Draw: Waterford 1-17 Kilkenny 5-5	73707
.	Croke Park	Replay: Waterford 3-12 Kilkenny 1-10	77285
1960	Croke Park	Wexford 2-15; Tipperary 0-11	77154
1961	Croke Park	Tipperary 0-16; Dublin 1-12	67866
1962	Croke Park	Tipperary 3-10; Wexford 2-11	75039
1963	Croke Park	Kilkenny 4-17; Waterford 6-8	73123
1964	Croke Park	Tipperary 5-13; Kilkenny 2-8	71282
1965	Croke Park	Tipperary 2-16; Wexford 0-10	67498
1966	Croke Park	Cork 3-9; Kilkenny 1-10	68249
1967	Croke Park	Kilkenny 3-8; Tipperary 2-7	64241
1968	Croke Park	Wexford 5-8; Tipperary 3-12	63461
1969	Croke Park	Kilkenny 2-15; Cork 2-9	66844
1970	Croke Park	Cork 6-21; Wexford 5-10	65062
1971	Croke Park	Tipperary 5-17; Kilkenny 5-14	61393
1972	Croke Park	Kilkenny 3-24; Cork 5-11	66137
1973	Croke Park	Limerick 1-21; Kilkenny 1-14	58009
1974	Croke Park	Kilkenny 3-19; Limerick 1-13	62071
1975	Croke Park	Kilkenny 2-20 Galway 2-10	63711
1976	Croke Park	Cork 2-21; Wexford 4-11	62684
1977	Croke Park	Cork 1-17; Wexford 3-8	63168
1978	Croke Park	Cork 1-15; Kilkenny 2-8	64155
1979	Croke Park	Kilkenny 2-12; Galway 1-8	53535
1980	Croke Park	Galway 2-15; Limerick 3-9	64895
1981	Croke Park	Offaly 2-12; Galway 0-15	71384
1982	Croke Park	Kilkenny 3-18; Cork 1-13	59550
1983	Croke Park	Kilkenny 2-14; Cork 2-12	58381
1984	Thurles	Cork 3-16; Offaly 1-12	59814
1985	Croke Park	Offaly 2-11; Galway 1-12	61814
1986	Croke Park	Cork 4-13; Galway 2-15	63451
1987	Croke Park	Galway 1-12; Kilkenny 0-9	65586
1988	Croke Park	Galway 1-15; Tipperary 0-14	63545
1989	Croke Park	Tipperary 4-24; Antrim 3-9	65496
1990	Croke Park	Cork 5-15; Galway 2-21	63954
1991	Croke Park	Tipperary 1-16; Kilkenny 0-15	64500
1992	Croke Park	Kilkenny 3-10; Cork 1-12	64354
1993	Croke Park	Kilkenny 2-17; Galway 1-15	63460
1994	Croke Park	Offaly 3-16; Limerick 2-13	56458
1995	Croke Park	Clare 1-13; Offaly 2-8	65092
1996	Croke Park	Wexford 1-13; Limerick 0-14	65849
1997	Croke Park	Clare 0-20; Tipperary 2-13	65575
1998	Croke Park	Offaly 2-16; Kilkenny 1-13	65491
1999	Croke Park	Cork 0-13; Kilkenny 0-12	62989
2000	Croke Park	Kilkenny 5-15; Offaly 1-14	61493
2001	Croke Park	Tipperary 2-18; Galway 2-15	68515
2002	Croke Park	Kilkenny 2-20 Clare 0-19	76254
2003	Croke Park	Kilkenny 1-14 Cork 1-11	79393
2004	Croke Park	Cork 0-17 Kilkenny 0-09	78203
2005	Croke Park	Cork 1-21 Galway 1-16	80150
2006	Croke Park	Kilkenny 1-16 Cork 1-13	82275
2007	Croke Park	Kilkenny 2-19 Limerick 1-15	82127
2008	Croke Park	Kilkenny 3-30 Waterford 1-13	82250
2009	Croke Park	Kilkenny 2-22 Tipperary 0-23	82500

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All-Ireland Hurling Roll of Honour

All-Ireland Hurling Finals 1887-2009