<P> Kilkenny hold the record for the most victories , winning the competition thirty - six times since its inception . They have also won the competition the most times in - a-row , winning it four times from 2006 to 2009 , a record they share with Cork who won it four times from 1941 to 1944 . Kilkenny have also been runners - up the most times , losing the final twenty - five times . The province of Munster has provided the most champions , with seventy - one wins between all six counties . </P>
<P> Kilkenny hold the record for the most victories , winning the competition thirty - six times since its inception . They have also won the competition the most times in - a-row , winning it four times from 2006 to 2009 , a record they share with Cork who won it four times from 1941 to 1944 . Kilkenny have also been runners - up the most times , losing the final twenty - five times . The province of Munster has provided the most champions , with seventy - one wins between all six counties . </P>
when did cork last win the all ireland hurling final
when did cork last win the all ireland hurling final
1944
1944