1949 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship

1949 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship
Dates9 October – 30 October 1949
Teams4
ChampionsBorder Borris-Ileigh (1st title)
Seán Kenny (captain)
Runners-upBorder Kickhams
Tournament statistics
Matches played3
Goals scored12 (4 per match)
Points scored21 (7 per match)
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The 1949 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship was the 58th staging of the Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Tipperary County Board in 1887.[1] The championship ran from 9 October to 30 October 1949.

Holycross–Ballycahill were the defending champions.[2]

The final was played on 30 October 1949 at Thurles Sportsfield, between Borris–Ileigh and first-time finalists Kickhams. Borris–Ileigh won the match by 4–06 to 2–01 to claim their first ever championship title.[3][4]

Qualification

Championship Champions
Mid Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship Borris–Ileigh [5]
North Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship Roscrea [6]
South Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship Ballingarry [7]
West Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship Knockavilla–Donaskeigh Kickhams [8]

Results

Semi-finals

16 October 1949 Semi-final Borris–Ileigh 2-04 - 2-02 Roscrea MacDonagh Park

Final

References

  1. ↑ "Club titles - Tipperary". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  2. ↑ "Holycross Ballycahill HC". Club Info. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  3. ↑ "Borris Ileigh HC". Club Info. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  4. ↑ "Borris-Ileigh GAA Club". Borrisoleigh website. Retrieved 16 December 2025.
  5. ↑ "Borris-Ileigh". Irish Independent. 29 May 1999. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
  6. ↑ "Club history". Roscrea GAA website. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
  7. ↑ "Roll of honour". Ballingarry GAA website. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
  8. ↑ "Club history". Knockavilla-Donaskeigh Kickhams GAA website. Retrieved 6 October 2025.