The 1994 All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship was the 73rd staging of the
All-Ireland Junior Championship since its establishment by the
Gaelic Athletic Association in
1912
Events January
* January 1 – The Republic of China (1912–49), Republic of China is established.
* January 5 – The Prague Conference (6th All-Russian Conference of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party) opens.
* January 6 ...
. The championship began on 11 May 1994 and ended on 17 July 1994.
Clare Clare may refer to:
Places Antarctica
* Clare Range, a mountain range in Victoria Land
Australia
* Clare, South Australia, a town in the Clare Valley
* Clare Valley, South Australia
Canada
* Clare (electoral district), an electoral district
* Cl ...
entered the championship as the
defending champions, however, they were beaten by
Cork
Cork or CORK may refer to:
Materials
* Cork (material), an impermeable buoyant plant product
** Cork (plug), a cylindrical or conical object used to seal a container
***Wine cork
Places Ireland
* Cork (city)
** Metropolitan Cork, also known as G ...
in the
Munster final
Munster ( gle, an Mhumhain or ) is one of the provinces of Ireland, in the south of Ireland. In early Ireland, the Kingdom of Munster was one of the kingdoms of Gaelic Ireland ruled by a "king of over-kings" ( ga, rí ruirech). Following the ...
.
The All-Ireland final was played on 17 July 1994 at
Fraher Field in
Dungarvan
Dungarvan () is a coastal town and harbour in County Waterford, on the south-east coast of Ireland. Prior to the merger of Waterford County Council with Waterford City Council in 2014, Dungarvan was the county town and administrative centre of ...
, between Cork and
Kilkenny
Kilkenny (). is a city in County Kilkenny, Ireland. It is located in the South-East Region and in the province of Leinster. It is built on both banks of the River Nore. The 2016 census gave the total population of Kilkenny as 26,512.
Kilken ...
, in what was their first meeting in the final in
78 years. Cork won the match by 2-13 to 2-11 to claim their 11th championship title overall and a first title since
1987
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.
Kilkenny's
Ollie O'Connor was the championship's top scorer with 3-22.
Participating teams
A number of teams withdrew from the provincial championships after initially expressing an interest in fielding teams.
Kerry withdrew from the
Munster Championship while
Carlow
Carlow ( ; ) is the county town of County Carlow, in the south-east of Ireland, from Dublin. At the 2016 census, it had a combined urban and rural population of 24,272.
The River Barrow flows through the town and forms the historic bounda ...
,
Kildare and
Meath withdrew from the
Leinster Championship.
Fermanagh
Historically, Fermanagh ( ga, Fir Manach), as opposed to the modern County Fermanagh, was a kingdom of Gaelic Ireland, associated geographically with present-day County Fermanagh. ''Fir Manach'' originally referred to a distinct kin group of al ...
won the
Ulster Championship but did not progress to the
All-Ireland Championship.
Results
Leinster Junior Hurling Championship
Leinster quarter-finals
Leinster semi-finals
Leinster final
Munster Junior Hurling Championship
Munster first round
Munster semi-finals
Munster final
All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship
All-Ireland semi-finals
All-Ireland final
Championship statistics
Top scorers
;Top scorers overall
;Top scorers in a single game
References
{{All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship
Junior
All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship