1947 Railway Cup Hurling Championship

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1947 Railway Cup
Dates9 March 1947 - 6 April 1947
Teams Flag of Connacht.svg Connacht
Flag of Leinster.svg Leinster
Flag of Munster.svg Munster
Flag of Ulster.svg Ulster
Champions Flag of Connacht.svg Connacht (1st title)
Seánie Duggan (captain)
Runners-up Flag of Munster.svg Munster
Christy Ring (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played3
Goals scored16 (5.33 per match)
Points scored24 (8 per match)
Top scorer(s) Flag of Munster.svg 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.

Contents

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

9 March 1947Semi-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.
16 March 1947Semi-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

6 April 1947Final 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
RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalMatchesAverage
1 Jerry O'Riordan Munster 4-001226.00
2 Tommy Doyle Munster 3-011025.00
3Stephen Gallagher Connacht 1-02522.50
Josie Gallagher Connacht 0-05522.50
Single game
RankPlayerCountyTallyTotalOpposition
1 Tommy Doyle Munster 3-0110 Ulster
2 Jerry O'Riordan Munster 3-009 Ulster
3 Mossy O'Riordan Munster 2-006 Ulster

Sources

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References

  1. ↑ "Connacht Railway Cup team, 1947". Galway Advertiser. 6 January 2011. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
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