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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
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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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