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1891 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship final

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1891 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Final
Event1891 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Date28 February 1892
VenueClonturk Park,Dublin
RefereeP. Tobin (Dublin)
Attendance2,000
1890
1892

The1891 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Finalwas the 4th All-Ireland Final and the culmination of the1891 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship,an inter-countyhurlingtournament for the top teams inIreland.The match was held atClonturk Park,Dublin,on 28 February 1892, betweenKerryandWexford.The Leinster champions lost out to their Munster counterparts on a score line of 2–3 to 1–5.

The game is notable for a number of reasons. This remains Kerry's only triumph in the All-Ireland championship. It came a full twelve years before their first All-Ireland title inGaelic football.This remains the only All-Ireland final to be decided after a period of extra-time.

Match details[edit]

Kerry2-3 – 1-5
(AET)
Wexford
Attendance: 2,000
Referee: P. Tobin (Dublin)