All-Ireland Hurling Championship
History - Facts - Teams - Winners
Important Facts
- Hurling is considered to be one of the most skillful games and is the fastest field game in the world.
- The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship is the premier "winner" competition in the game of hurling played in Ireland.
- The series of games are organized by the Gaelic Athletic Association and are played during the summer months and the All-Ireland Hurling Final is played on the first or second Sunday in September in Croke Park, Dublin.
- The prize is the Liam McCarthy Cup.
- After winning the Championship for the 30th time in 2005, Cork is the most successful hurling county.
Top winners
| Team | Winner | Last win | Runner-up | Last Losing final | |
| 1 | Kilkenny | 30 | 2007 | 24 | 2004 |
| 2 | Cork | 30 | 2005 | 18 | 2006 |
| 3 | Tipperary | 25 | 2001 | 10 | 1997 |
| 4 | Limerick | 7 | 1973 | 8 | 2007 |
| 5 | Dublin | 6 | 1938 | 14 | 1961 |
| 5 | Wexford | 6 | 1996 | 11 | 1977 |
| 7 | Galway | 4 | 1988 | 17 | 2005 |
| 7 | Offaly | 4 | 1998 | 3 | 2000 |
| 9 | Clare | 3 | 1997 | 4 | 2002 |
| 10 | Waterford | 2 | 1959 | 3 | 1963 |
| 11 | London | 1 | 1901 | 3 | 1903 |
| 11 | Laois | 1 | 1915 | 2 | 1949 |
| 11 | Kerry | 1 | 1891 | ||
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