1947 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 1947 was the 61st series of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, Ireland's premier hurling knock-out competition. Kilkenny won the championship, beating Cork 0–14 to 2–7 in the final at Croke Park, Dublin.
Format
Leinster ChampionshipQuarter-finals: These were two matches between the first four teams drawn from the province. Two teams were eliminated at this stage while the two winning teams advanced to the semi-finals.
Semi-finals: The winners of the two quarter-finals joined the two remaining Leinster teams to make up the semi-final pairings. Two teams were eliminated at this stage while the two winning teams advanced to the final.
Final: The winners of the two semi-finals contested this game. One team was eliminated at this stage while the winning team advanced to the All-Ireland semi-finals.
Munster Championship
Quarter-final: This was a single match between the first two teams drawn from the province. One team was eliminated at this stage while the winning team advanced to the semi-finals.
Semi-finals: The winner of the lone quarter-final joined the other three Munster teams to make up the semi-final pairings. Two teams were eliminated at this stage while the two winning teams advanced to the final.
Final: The winners of the two semi-finals contested this game. One team was eliminated at this stage while the winning team advanced to the All-Ireland semi-finals.
All-Ireland Championship
Semi-finals: The two provincial winners were paired on opposite sides with Galway and Antrim making up the four semi-final teams. Two teams were eliminated at this stage while the two winning teams advanced to the final.
Final: The winners of the two semi-finals contested this game with the winners being declared All-Ireland champions.
Provincial championships
[Leinster Senior Hurling Championship]
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[Munster Senior Hurling Championship]
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All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
All-Ireland semi-finals
----All-Ireland Final
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Top scorers
;Overall| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total |
| 1 | Christy Ring | Cork | 3–15 | 24 |
| 2 | Seán Condon | Cork | 3–13 | 22 |
| 3 | Mossy O'Riordan | Cork | 5-01 | 16 |
| 3 | Terry Leahy | Kilkenny | 3–10 | 16 |
| 4 | Tim Russell | Wexford | 1–12 | 15 |
| 5 | Paddy O'Brien | Kilkenny | 4-02 | 14 |
| 6 | Dick Stokes | Limerick | 1–10 | 13 |
| 7 | Jim Langton | Kilkenny | 1-09 | 12 |
| 8 | Joe Kelly | Cork | 3-02 | 11 |
| 9 | Tom Walton | Kilkenny | 1–10 | 13 |
;In a single game
| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Opposition |
| 1 | Seán Condon | Cork | 3-05 | 14 | Antrim |
| 2 | Christy Ring | Cork | 2-07 | 13 | Waterford |
| 3 | Terry Leahy | Kilkenny | 3-03 | 12 | Dublin |
| 4 | Mossy O'Riordan | Cork | 3-01 | 10 | Clare |
| 4 | Tim Russell | Wexford | 1-07 | 10 | Laois |
| 5 | Séamus Purcell | Offaly | 3-00 | 9 | Westmeath |
| 5 | Josie Gallagher | Galway | 1-06 | 9 | Kilkenny |
| 6 | Paddy O'Brien | Kilkenny | 2-02 | 8 | Wexford |
| 7 | Dick Stokes | Limerick | 0-07 | 7 | Tipperary |
Scoring
- Widest winning margin: 26 points
- *Cork 7–10 : 0–5 Antrim
- Most goals in a match: 10
- *Kilkenny 7–10 : 3–6 Dublin
- Most points in a match: 22
- *Wexford 3–12 : 2–10 Laois
- Most goals by one team in a match: 7
- *Offaly 7–2 : 2–6 Westmeath
- *Kilkenny 7–10 : 3–6 Dublin
- *Cork 7–10 : 0–5 Antrim
- Most goals scored by a losing team: 3
- *Wexford 3–8 : 5–11 Kilkenny
- *Dublin 3–6 : 7–10 Kilkenny
- Most points scored by a losing team: 11
- *Galway 1–11 : 2–9 Kilkenny
Debutantes
The following players made their debut in the 1947 championship:| Player | Team | Date | Opposition | Game |
| Joe Kenny | Cork | June 15 | Clare | Munster quarter-final |