1927 Railway Cup Hurling Championship

The 1927 Railway Cup Hurling Championship was the inaugural series of the inter-provincial hurling Railway Cup.[1] Two matches were played between 26 November 1926 and 17 March 1927. It was contested by Connacht, Leinster and Munster.

1927 Railway Cup Hurling Championship
Dates21 November 1926 (1926-11-21) – 17 March 1927 (1927-03-17)
Teams3
Champions Leinster (1st title)
Tommy Daly (captain)
Runners-up Munster
Seán Óg Murphy (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played2
Goals scored13 (6.5 per match)
Points scored28 (14 per match)
Top scorer(s) Din O'Neill (5-04)
(Next) 1928

Leinster were the inaugural winners of the Railway Cup after defeating Connacht in the semi-final and Munster in the final at Croke Park, Dublin on 17 March 1927.[2]

Leinster's Din O'Neill was the Railway Cup top scorer with 5-04.

Teams

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Province Captain(s)
  Connacht Ignatius Harney
  Leinster Dick Grace / Tommy Daly
  Munster Seán Óg Murphy

Results

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Semi-final

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21 November 1926 Semi-final Leinster 7-06 - 3-05 Connacht O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
D O'Neill 5-1, M Power 1-0, G Howard 1-0, H Meagher 0-3, L Meagher 0-1, D Walsh 0-1, M King 1-1, J Deely 1-0, M Gilligan 1-0, I Harney 0-3, J Shaughnessy 0-1. Referee: P Dunphy (Dublin)

Final

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17 March 1927 Final Munster 2-06 - 1-11 Leinster Croke Park, Dublin
P Ahern 1-0, M Kennedy 1-0, E Coughlan 0-3, P Cahill 0-1, W Gleeson 0-1, M Ahern 0-1. M Power 1-2, D O'Neill 0-3, L Meagher 0-3, J Meagher 0-1, J Roberts 0-1, H Meagher 0-1. Referee: S Jordan (Galway)

Top scorers

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Top scorers overall
Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average
1 Din O'Neill Leinster 5-04 19 2 9.50
2 Matty Power Leinster 2-02 8 2 4.00
3 Mick King Connacht 1-01 4 1 4.00
Lory Meagher Leinster 0-04 4 2 2.00
Henry Meagher Leinster 0-04 4 2 2.00

Sources

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  • Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005).

References

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  1. ^ Breheny, Martin (18 February 2012). "The life and times of inter-provincials..." Irish Independent. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  2. ^ "Railway Cup Hurling". Munster GAA. Retrieved 10 April 2018.