1891 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship final
Appearance
Event | 1891 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship | ||||||
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Date | 28 February 1892 | ||||||
Venue | Clonturk Park,Dublin | ||||||
Referee | P. Tobin (Dublin) | ||||||
Attendance | 2,000 | ||||||
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.