1959 All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship

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1959 All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship
All Ireland Champions
Winners London (3rd win)
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-up Antrim
Provincial Champions
Munster Cork
Leinster Wexford
Ulster Antrim
Connacht Roscommon
1958
1960

The 1959 All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship was the 38th staging of the All-Ireland Junior Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1912.

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Cork entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Antrim in the All-Ireland home final. [1] [2]

The All-Ireland final was played on 4 October 1959 at Croke Park in Dublin, between London and Antrim, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. London won the match by 5–10 to 2–10 to claim their third championship title overall and a first title in 10 years.

Results

All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship

All-Ireland semi-finals

16 August 1958Semi-final Antrim 2-10 - 2-06 Wexford Casement Park
23 August 1959Semi-final Roscommom 4-05 - 6-14 Cork Dr. Hyde Park

All-Ireland home final

20 September 1959Home final Antrim 3-04 - 2-03 Cork Croke Park

All-Ireland final

4 October 1959Final London 5-10 - 2-10 Antrim Croke Park

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References

  1. "Cork profile". Hogan Stand website. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  2. "Junior hurling". Munster GAA website. 29 May 2009. Retrieved 18 August 2021.