1946 All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship

The 1946 All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship was the 25th staging of the All-Ireland Junior Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1912. It was the first championship to be completed in the aftermath of the Emergency.

1946 All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship
All Ireland Champions
WinnersKilkenny (2nd win)
CaptainP. Dack
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-upLondon
CaptainM. Wade
Provincial Champions
MunsterLimerick
LeinsterKilkenny
UlsterNot Played
ConnachtGalway
1941
1947

Limerick entered the championship as the defending champions.[1][2]

The All-Ireland final was played on 6 October 1946 at Nowlan Park in Kilkenny, between Kilkenny and London, in what was their first ever meeting in a final. Kilkenny won the match by 5-04 to 2-02 to claim their second championship title overall and a first title since 1928.[3][4]

Results

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All-Ireland semi-final

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25 August 1946 Semi-final Kilkenny 4-05 - 2-05 Limerick Waterford Sportsfield

All-Ireland home final

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15 September 1946 Home final Kilkenny 4-02 - 2-03 Galway O'Moore Park

All-Ireland final

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6 October 1946 Final Kilkenny 5-04 - 2-02 London Nowlan Park

References

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  1. ^ "Limerick profile". Hogan Stand website. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Junior hurling". Munster GAA website. 29 May 2009. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Kilkenny profile". Hogan Stand website. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Leinster Junior All-Ireland Hurling Winning Teams" (PDF). Leinster GAA website. Retrieved 18 August 2021.