1949 Railway Cup Hurling Championship

The 1949 Railway Cup Hurling Championship was the 23rd series of the inter-provincial hurling Railway Cup.[1] Three matches were played between 13 February 1949 and 17 March 1949 to decide the title. It was contested by Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster.

1949 Railway Cup
Date13 February 1949 - 17 March 1949
Teams Connacht
Leinster
Munster
Ulster
Champions Munster
Jim Ware (captain)
Runners-up Connacht
Tournament statistics
Matches played3
Goals scored17 (5.67 per match)
Points scored42 (14 per match)
Top scorer(s) Josie Gallagher (3-09)
1948 (Previous) (Next) 1950

Munster entered the championship as the defending champions.

On 17 March 1949, Munster won the Railway Cup after a 5-03 to 2-09 defeat of Connacht in the final at Croke Park, Dublin.[2] It was their 17th Railway Cup title overall and their second title in succession. The attendance of 40,091 set a new record for the Railway Cup finals.

Connacht's Josie Gallagher was the Railway Cup top scorer with 3-09.

Results

Semi-finals

13 February 1949 Semi-final Munster 2-08 - 1-08 Leinster Croke Park, Dublin
C Ring 2-2, J Keane 0-3, J Devitt 0-1, W Carroll 0-1, V Baston 0-1. P Lalor 1-0, J Kennedy 0-3, J Langton 0-2, D Dillon 0-2, S Downey 0-1. Attendance: 17,371
Referee: MJ Flaherty (Galway)
13 February 1949 Semi-final Connacht 5-07 - 2-07 Ulster Croke Park, Dublin
J Gallagher 2-4, Scanlan 1-2, MJ Flaherty 1-0, S Marmion 1-0, T Moroney 0-1. S McDonnell 0-6, M Guilfoyle 1-0, S Fogarty 1-0, K Armstrong 0-1. Attendance: 17,371
Referee: MJ Quane (Clare)

Final

17 March 1949 Final Munster 5-03 - 2-09 Connacht Croke Park, Dublin
C Ring 2-3, E Daly 1-0, J Keane 1-0, M Daly 1-0. J Gallagher 1-5, B Power 1-0, T Kelly 0-3, H Gordon 0-1. Attendance: 40,091
Referee: MJ Quane (Clare)

Top scorers

Overall
Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average
1 Josie Gallagher Connacht 3-09 18 2 9.00
2 Christy Ring Munster 4-05 17 2 8.50
Single game
Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition
1 Josie Gallagher Connacht 2-04 10 Ulster
2 Christy Ring Munster 2-03 9 Connacht
3 Christy Ring Munster 2-02 8 Leinster
Josie Gallagher Connacht 1-05 8 Munster

Sources

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

References

  1. Neville, Conor (12 December 2016). "The fall and fall of the Railway Cup". ball.ie. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  2. "Munster Railway Cup-winning teams". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
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