The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was run on a provincial basis as usual. All games were played on a knockout basis whereby once a team lost they were eliminated from the championship. The format for the All-Ireland series of games ran as follows:
The winners of the Leinster Championship advanced directly to the All-Ireland final.
The winners of the Munster Championship advanced directly to a lone All-Ireland semi-final.
Galway, a team who faced no competition in the Connacht Championship, entered the championship at the All-Ireland semi-final stage where they played the Munster champions.
There were no representatives from the Ulster Championship in the All-Ireland series.
Meath 8-3 : 6-2 Wexford (Leinster quarter-final, 6 May 1934)
Most goals scored by a losing team: 5
Wexford 6-2 : 8-3 Meath (Leinster quarter-final, 6 May 1934)
Most points scored by a losing team: 6
Tipperary 5-6 : 7-5 Cork (Munster quarter-final, 10 June 1934)
Dublin 2-6 : 5-2 Limerick (All-Ireland final, 2 September 1934)
Miscellaneous
On 3 June three-in-a-row hopefuls Kilkenny set sail for the United States where they took part in a series of exhibition games. The team returned home on 14 July and resumed their participation on the Leinster Championship.
Golden Jubilee
The All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 1934 marked the fiftieth anniversary of the foundation of the Gaelic Athletic Association.
In honour of the golden jubilee a special set of All-Ireland medals were struck and presented to the championship winner, and a postage stamp was issued on 27 July 1934, which was designed by Richard King (artist).[2]
"They were all delighted in Limerick over the G.A.A. Jubilee Stamp. They regard it as an omen that the colours chosen for the jersey of the hurler depicted on the stamp are those of the winners of the 1934 All-Ireland".[3]
Official Brochure
Commemorating the Golden Jubilee of GAA
Souvenir supplement published by the Irish Independent to celebrate the golden jubilee.
