1941 Railway Cup Hurling Championship

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1941 Railway Cup
Dates16 February – 16 March 1941
Teams Flag of Connacht.svg Connacht
Flag of Leinster.svg Leinster
Flag of Munster.svg Munster
Champions Leinster (5th title)
Bobby Hinks (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played2
Goals scored11 (5.5 per match)
Points scored20 (10 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Munster.svg Jack Lynch (2-02)
1940 (Previous)(Next) 1942

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.

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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

Semi-final

16 February 1941Semi-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 1941Final 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

Overall
RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1 Jack Lynch Munster 2-02824.00
2 Jim Mullane Munster 2-00623.00
Johnny Quirke Munster 1-03623.00
Single game
RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalOpposition
1 Jim Mullane Munster 2-006 Connacht
Jack Lynch Munster 2-006 Connacht
2 Johnny Quirke Munster 1-025 Connacht
Jim Langton Leinster 1-025 Munster
3 Mick Mackey Munster 1-014 Connacht
John Mackey Munster 1-014 Connacht
Paddy McSweeeny Leinster 1-014 Munster

Sources

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