1940 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship

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All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship 1940
All Ireland Champions
Winners Limerick (1st win)
CaptainPaddy McCarthy
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-up Antrim
Provincial Champions
Munster Limerick
Leinster Laois
Ulster Antrim
Connacht Galway
1939
1941

The 1940 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship was the 13th staging of the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1928.

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Cork entered the championship as the defending champions in search of a record fourth successive title, however, they were beaten by Limerick in the Munster semi-final.

On 1 September 1940 Limerick won the championship following a 6-4 to 2-4 defeat of Antrim in the All-Ireland final. This was their first All-Ireland title.

Results

All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship

Semi-finals

4 August 1930Semi-final Antrim 5-03 - 4-05 Dublin Croke Park, Dublin
11 August 1940Semi-final Limerick 5-06 - 1-02 Galway Cusack Park, Ennis

Final

1 September 1940Final Limerick 6-04 - 2-04 Antrim Croke Park, Dublin

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous


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