1941 Railway Cup Hurling Championship
| Dates | 16 February – 16 March 1941 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Teams |  Connacht Leinster Munster | ||
| Champions | Leinster (5th title) Bobby Hinks (captain) | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 2 | ||
| Goals scored | 11 (5.5 per match) | ||
| Points scored | 20 (10 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) | Jack Lynch (2-02) | ||
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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.
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
[edit]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
[edit]- 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
[edit]- Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005).