1934 Railway Cup Hurling Championship

The 1934 Railway Cup Hurling Championship was the seventh staging of the Railway Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1927. The cup began on 25 February 1934 and ended on 17 March 1934.

1934 Railway Cup
Dates25 February 1934 – 17 March 1934
Teams3
Champions Munster (5th title)
Timmy Ryan (captain)
Runners-up Leinster
Johnny Dunne (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played2
Goals scored20 (10 per match)
Points scored17 (8.5 per match)
Top scorer(s) Jimmy Walsh (3-02)
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Leinster were the defending champions.

On 17 March 1976, Munster won the cup following a 4-03 to 3-02 defeat of Leinster in the final at Croke Park.[1] This was their fifth Railway Cup title overall and their first title since 1931.

Results

Semi-final
25 February 1934 Semi-final Leinster 7–06 – 4–06 Connacht St. Cronan's Park, Roscrea
J Walsh 3-1, J Dunne 2-0, Hegarty 1-2, Mattie Power 1-1, Martin Power 0-1, Fitzpatrick 0-1. M King 2-3, A Kelly 2-0, Hardy 0-1, M Gill 0-1.

Final
17 March 1934 Final Leinster 3–02 – 6–03 Munster Croke Park, Dublin
Mattie Power 1-1, J Dunne 1-0, Fitzpatrick 1-0, J Walsh 0-1. M Mackey 3-0, D Wyse 2-0, M Kennedy 1-0, T Treacy 0-1, J Kenneally 0-1, L Blake 0-1. Attendance: 17,000
Referee: S Jordan (Galway)

Top scorers
Top scorers overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average
1 Jimmy Walsh Leinster 3-02 11 2 5.50
2 Mick Mackey Munster 3-00 9 1 9.00
Johnny Dunne Leinster 3-00 9 2 4.50
Mick King Connacht 2-03 9 1 9.00
3 Matty Power Leinster 2-02 8 2 4.00

Bibliography
  • Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005).

References
  1. "Railway Cup Hurling". Munster GAA. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
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