1938 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship

The 1938 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship was the 11th staging of the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1928.

All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship 1938
All Ireland Champions
WinnersCork (3rd win)
CaptainKevin McGrath
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-upDublin
CaptainNed Dunphy
Provincial Champions
MunsterCork
LeinsterDublin
UlsterAntrim
ConnachtGalway
← 1937
1939 →

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

The All-Ireland final was played at Croke Park in Dublin on 4 September 1938 between Cork and Dublin, in what was their first successive meeting in the final in 10 years. Cork won the match by 7-02 to 5-04 to claim their third championship title overall and a second title in succession.[3]

Leinster Minor Hurling Championship

Leinster first round
24 April 1938 First round Louth 2-2 - 3-2 Meath Drogheda

Leinster quarter-finals
1 May 1938 Quarter-final Meath 1-0 - 8-5 Dublin Páirc Tailteann
22 May 1938 Quarter-final Kilkenny 5-6 - 2-3 Wexford Nowlan Park

Leinster semi-finals
15 May 1938 Semi-final Offaly 2-2 - 1-6 Laois St. Brendan's Park
26 June 1938 Semi-final Dublin 2-6 - 2-5 Kilkenny O'Moore Park

Leinster final
17 July 1938 Final Dublin 7-2 - 6-4 Laois O'Moore Park

Munster Minor Hurling Championship

Munster quarter-finals
22 May 1938 Quarter-final Cork 7-2 - 6-4 Limerick Thurles Sportsfield
26 June 1938 Quarter-final Tipperary 5-5 - 4-2 Clare Ennis Road

Munster semi-final
10 July 1938 Semi-final Cork 9-3 - 0-0 Tipperary Fraher Field

Munster final
31 July 1938 Final Cork 9-3 - 0-0 Kerry Cork Athletic Grounds

All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship

All-Ireland semi-final
7 August 1938 Semi-final Cork 7-4 - 5-3 Galway Cusack Park
21 August 1938 Semi-final Dublin 4-8 - 2-1 Antrim

All-Ireland final
4 September 1938 Final Cork 7-2 - 5-4 Dublin Croke Park

References
  1. "Minor hurling". Muunster GAA website. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  2. "Cork Profile". Hogan Stand website. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
  3. "Echo 130: Christy Ring's rule has passed through the generations". Echo Live. 14 June 2022. Retrieved 19 April 2023.
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