Tipperary v Kilkenny: A rivalry 132 years in the making

It was the autumn of 1887. The warm summer was a distant memory. The hurlers of Tipperary and Kilkenny were about to meet for the first time in championship hurling. This rivalry — later to become one of the most vibrant in Gaelic games — got off to a start that was truly remarkable.

The match — the first All-Ireland hurling semi-final — was fixed for Sunday, October 23, 1887. The ground secured for the game was the Drill Field in Clonmel in the south of Tipperary.