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1923 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship final

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1923 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Final
Event1923 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Date14 September 1923
VenueCroke Park, Dublin
RefereeP. Kennefick (Cork)
Attendance7,000
1922
1924

The 1923 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final was the 36th All-Ireland Final and the culmination of the 1923 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, an inter-county hurling tournament for the top teams in Ireland. The match was held at Croke Park, Dublin, on 14 September 1924, between Galway and Limerick. The Munster champions lost to the Connacht men on a score line of 7–3 to 4–5.

This was to be Galway's last all-Ireland triumph until 1980.

Match details

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Galway7-3 – 4-5Limerick
Attendance: 7,000
Referee: P. Kennefick (Cork)
Galway
Limerick

Leonard McGrath with three goals was the game's top scorer and Galway were captained by Mick Kenny.[1]

References

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  1. ^ "The Shell Book of The McCarthy Cup", Owen McCann, Oisin Publications, 1993. ISBN 1898140006