1941 Railway Cup Hurling Championship

The 1941 Railway Cup Hurling Championship was the 15th series of the Railway Cup, an annual hurling championship organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association. The championship took place between 16 February and 16 March 1941. It was contested by Connacht, Leinster and Munster.

1941 Railway Cup
Dates16 February – 16 March 1941
Teams Connacht
Leinster
Munster
ChampionsLeinster (5th title)
Bobby Hinks (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played2
Goals scored11 (5.5 per match)
Points scored20 (10 per match)
Top scorer(s) Jack Lynch (2-02)
1940 (Previous) (Next) 1942

Munster entered the championship as the defending champions.

On 16 March 1941, Leinster won the Railway Cup after a 2–05 to 2–04 defeat of Munster in the final at Croke Park, Dublin. It was their 6th Railway Cup title overall and their first since 1936.

Munster's Jack Lynch was the Railway Cup's top scorer with 2-02.

Results

Semi-final

16 February 1941 Semi-final Connacht 0–06 – 7–05 Munster Pearse Stadium, Salthill
M O'Leary 0–2, MJ Flaherty 0–2, B Mooney 0–1, P Thornton 0–1. J Mullane 2–0, J Lynch 2–0, J Quirke 1–2, M Mackey 1–1, J Mackey 1–1, D Stokes 0–1. Referee: J Flaherty (Offaly)

Final

16 March 1941 Final Leinster 2–05 – 2–04 Munster Croke Park, Dublin
J Langton 1–2, P McSweeney 1–1, J Kelly 0–1, J Mulcahy 0–1. C Buckley 1–0, J Power 1–0, J Lynch 0–2, B Campbell 0–1, J Quirke 0–1. Referee: M King (Galway)

Top scorers

Overall
Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average
1 Jack Lynch Munster 2-02 8 2 4.00
2 Jim Mullane Munster 2-00 6 2 3.00
Johnny Quirke Munster 1-03 6 2 3.00
Single game
Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition
1 Jim Mullane Munster 2-00 6 Connacht
Jack Lynch Munster 2-00 6 Connacht
2 Johnny Quirke Munster 1-02 5 Connacht
Jim Langton Leinster 1-02 5 Munster
3 Mick Mackey Munster 1-01 4 Connacht
John Mackey Munster 1-01 4 Connacht
Paddy McSweeeny Leinster 1-01 4 Munster

Sources

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