1945 Railway Cup Hurling Championship

The 1945 Railway Cup Hurling Championship was the 19th series of the inter-provincial hurling Railway Cup. Four matches were played between 11 February and 17 March 1945. It was contested by Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster.

1945 Railway Cup
Dates11 February – 17 March 1945
Teams Connacht
Leinster
Munster
Ulster
ChampionsMunster (13th title)
Tournament statistics
Matches played4
Goals scored24 (6 per match)
Points scored37 (9.25 per match)
Top scorer(s)Mick Mackey (3-06)
1944 (Previous) (Next) 1946

Munster entered the championship as the defending champions.

On 17 March 1945, Munster won the Railway Cup after a 6-08 to 2-00 defeat of Ulster in the final at Croke Park, Dublin. This was their 13th title over all and their fourth title in succession.

Munster's Mick Mackey was the Railway Cup top scorer with 3-06.

Results

Semi-finals

11 February 1945 Semi-final Ulster 3-01 - 2-03 Leinster Corrigan Park, Belfast
White 2-0, Mulholland 1-0, N Campbell 0-1. Hassett 1-2, O'Riordan 1-1, Cantwell 1-0, N Wade 0-1.
11 February 1945 Semi-final Connacht 2-05 - 2-05 Munster Pearse Stadium, Galway
Gallagher 2-4, Thornton 0-1. M Mackey 2-1, D Stokes 0-1, J Power 0-1, M Hickey 0-1, P Clohessy 0-1.
4 March 1945 Semi-final replay Munster 4-08 - 3-07 Connacht Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
T Purcell 1-1, J Power 1-1, M Quane 1-0, J Quirke 1-0, M Mackey 0-3, C Ring 0-3. Molloy 2-1, J Gallagher 0-4, Colgan 1-0, Cunningham 0-2.

Final

17 March 1945 Final Munster 6-08 - 2-00 Ulster Croke Park, Dublin
J Quirke 2-2, M Mackey 1-2, D Stokes 1-1, T Purcell 1-0, PJ Quane 1-0, C Cottrell 0-1, J Young 0-1, C Ring 0-1. C Mullan 1-0, Denvir 1-0. Attendance: 31,704

Top scorers

Overall
Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average
1 Mick Mackey Munster 3-06 15 3 5.00
2 Josie Gallagher Conancht 2-08 14 2 7.00
3 Johnny Quirke Munster 3-02 11 3 3.66
Single game
Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition
1 Josie Gallagher Connacht 2-04 10 Munster
2 Johnny Quirke Munster 2-02 8 Connacht
3 T. Molloy Connacht 2-01 7 Munster

Sources

  • Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005).
  • Fennelly, Teddy and Dowling, Paddy, "Ninety Years of GAA in Laois" (Leinster Express, 1975)
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