1893 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
# 1893 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

The 1893 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the seventh staging of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county hurling tournament. The championship began on 5 November 1893 and ended on 21 June 1894.

The championship was won by Cork who secured the title following a 6-8 to 0-2 defeat of Kilkenny in the All-Ireland final. This was their 3rd All-Ireland title.

Cork were the defending champions, thus becoming the first team to retain the title.

## Teams

### General information

Five counties competed in the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship: two teams in the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship and three teams in the Munster Senior Hurling Championship.

| County | Province | Appearance | Position in 1892 Championship | Provincial Titles | Last provincial title | Championship Titles | Last championship title |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cork | Munster | 6th | Champions | 3 | 1892 | 2 | 1892 |
| Dublin | Leinster | 7th | Runners-up | 2 | 1892 | 1 | 1889 |
| Kerry | Munster | 5th | Runners-up (Munster Senior Hurling Championship) | 1 | 1891 | 1 | 1891 |
| Kilkenny | Leinster | 5th | - | 1 | 1888 | 0 | - |
| Limerick | Munster | 5th | - | 0 | - | 0 | - |

## Provincial championships

### Leinster Senior Hurling Championship

Final

### Munster Senior Hurling Championship

Semi-finals

Final

## Championship statistics

### Miscellaneous

* The All-Ireland final between Cork and Kilkenny is the first championship meeting between the two teams. Cork win the game making them the first team to win back-to-back All-Ireland titles.

## Sources

* Corry, Eoghan, The GAA Book of Lists (Hodder Headline Ireland, 2005).
* Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005).
