1938 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship

1938 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship
Dates21 August – 25 September 1938
Teams4
ChampionsBorder Thurles Sarsfields (11th title)
J. Lanigan (captain)
Runners-upBorder Kildangan
M. Kennedy (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played3
Goals scored23 (7.67 per match)
Points scored22 (7.33 per match)
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The 1938 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship was the 47th staging of the Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Tipperary County Board in 1887.[1] The championship ran from 21 August to 25 September 1938.

Moycarkey-Borris were the defending champions.[2]

The final was played on 25 September 1938 at Borrisoleigh Grounds, between Thurles Sarsfields and Kildangan, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Thurles Sarsfields won the match by 7–07 to 2–02 to claim their 11th championship title overall and a first title in two years.[3]

Qualification

Championship Champions
Mid Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship Thurles Sarsfields [4]
North Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship Kildangan [5]
South Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship Fethard [6]
West Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship Knockavilla–Donaskeigh Kickhams [7]

Results

Semi-finals

21 August 1938 Semi-final Kildangan 4-03 - 3-03 Fethard Thurles Sportsfield

Final

References

  1. ↑ "Club titles - Tipperary". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  2. ↑ "CLUB FOCUS: Moycarkey Borris". Tipperary Live. 20 July 2022. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  3. ↑ "Thurles Sarsfields HC". Club Info. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  4. ↑ "Roll of honour". Thurles Sarsfields GAA website. Retrieved 16 December 2025.
  5. ↑ "Kildangan stun rivals Burgess". Irish Examiner. 25 August 2008. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
  6. ↑ "The Tipperary GAA Scene". Hogan Stand. 10 July 2007. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
  7. ↑ "Club history". Knockavilla-Donaskeigh Kickhams GAA website. Retrieved 6 October 2025.