1939 Oireachtas Cup

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1939 Oireachtas Cup
Dates5 November 1939
Teams2
ChampionsLimerick (1st title)
Runners-upKilkenny
Tournament statistics
Matches played1
Goals scored6 (6 per match)
Points scored9 (9 per match)
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The 1939 Oireachtas Cup was the first staging of the Oireachtas Cup, an annual hurling tournament played as part of the Oireachtas na Gaeilge. The tournament featured one game which was played on 5 November 1939.

The Oireachtas Cup was an annual hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association between 1939 and 1999 for the top inter-county teams in Ireland.

Hurling outdoor team game

Hurling is an outdoor team game of ancient Gaelic and Irish origin. The game has prehistoric origins, and has been played for 4,000 years. One of Ireland's native Gaelic games, it shares a number of features with Gaelic football, such as the field and goals, the number of players, and much terminology. There is a similar game for women called camogie. It shares a common Gaelic root with the sport of shinty, which is played predominantly in Scotland.

Oireachtas na Gaeilge

Oireachtas na Gaeilge is an annually held arts festival of Irish culture, which has run since the 1890s. Based on the Welsh Eisteddfod, Oireachtas na Gaeilge runs for one week, featuring performances, demonstrations and competitions. The festival is held in two portions: a visual arts festival in April/May and the festival proper on the last weekend of October or the first of November, when more than 10,000 people attend the seven-day event. In 2007, the festival was held at Westport. The 2008 festival took place in the Cork city suburb of Douglas, the local support committee was under the chairmanship of Peadar Ó Riada, son of the composer and founder of the male choir Cór Chúil Aodha, Seán Ó Riada.

Contents

Limerick won the title following a 4-4 to 2-5 defeat of Kilkenny in the final. [1]

Limerick GAA

The Limerick County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) or Limerick GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Limerick. The county board is also responsible for the Limerick inter-county teams.

Kilkenny GAA

The Kilkenny County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland and is responsible for Gaelic Games in County Kilkenny. The county board has its head office and main grounds at Nowlan Park and is also responsible for Kilkenny inter-county teams in all codes at all levels. The Kilkenny branch of the Gaelic Athletic Association was founded in 1887.

Result

Final

5 November 1939Final Limerick 4-4 - 2-5 Kilkenny Croke Park

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References

  1. ↑ "A Selection of Great Hurlers". Séamus J. King website. Archived from the original on 2014-07-14. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
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