1947 Railway Cup Hurling Championship
Dates | 9 March 1947 - 6 April 1947 | ||
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Teams | Connacht Leinster Munster Ulster | ||
Champions | Connacht (1st title) Seánie Duggan (captain) | ||
Runners-up | Munster Christy Ring (captain) | ||
Tournament statistics | |||
Matches played | 3 | ||
Goals scored | 16 (5.33 per match) | ||
Points scored | 24 (8 per match) | ||
Top scorer(s) | Jerry O'Riordan (4-00) | ||
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The 1947 Railway Cup Hurling Championship was the 21st series of the inter-provincial hurling Railway Cup. Three matches were played between 9 March and 6 April 1947. It was contested by Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster.
Munster entered the championship as the defending champions.
On 6 April 1947, Connacht won the Railway Cup after a 2–05 to 1–01 defeat of Munster in the final at Croke Park, Dublin.[1] This was their first ever title.
Munster's Jerry O'Riordan was the Railway Cup top scorer with 4-00.
Results
Semi-finals
Connacht v Leinster
9 March 1947 Semi-final | Connacht | 2-06 - 2-05 | Leinster | Croke Park, Dublin |
S Gallagher 1-1, H Gordon 1-1, J Gallagher 0-2, P Jordan 0-1, P Gantley 0-1. | N Rackard 1-1, J Mulcahy 1-0, S Óg Ó Ceallacháin 0-2, L Reidy 0-1, T Leahy 0-1. |
Munster v Ulster
16 March 1947 Semi-final | Munster | 9-07 - 0-00 | Ulster | Croke Park, Dublin |
T Doyle 3-1, J O'Riordan 3-0, M O'Riordan 2-0, M Ryan 1-1, V Baston 0-2, C Ring 0-2, M Hayes 0-1. |
Final
Connacht v Munster
6 April 1947 Final | Connacht | 2-05 - 1-01 | Munster | Croke Park, Leinster |
H Gordon 1-0, J Kelly 1-0, J Gallagher 0-3, S Gallagher 0-1, J Killeen 0-1. | J O'Riordan 1-0, C Ring 0-1. | Referee: S Conroy (Laois) |
Top scorers
- Overall
Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
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1 | Jerry O'Riordan | Munster | 4-00 | 12 | 2 | 6.00 |
2 | Tommy Doyle | Munster | 3-01 | 10 | 2 | 5.00 |
3 | Stephen Gallagher | Connacht | 1-02 | 5 | 2 | 2.50 |
Josie Gallagher | Connacht | 0-05 | 5 | 2 | 2.50 |
- Single game
Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Opposition |
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1 | Tommy Doyle | Munster | 3-01 | 10 | Ulster |
2 | Jerry O'Riordan | Munster | 3-00 | 9 | Ulster |
3 | Mossy O'Riordan | Munster | 2-00 | 6 | Ulster |
Sources
- Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005).
References
- ^ "Connacht Railway Cup team, 1947". Galway Advertiser. 6 January 2011. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
External links
- Munster Railway Cup-winning teams
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