1944 Railway Cup Hurling Championship

The 1944 Railway Cup Hurling Championship was the 18th series of the Railway Cup, an annual hurling tournament and organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association. The tournament took place between 13 February and 17 March 1944.

1944 Railway Cup
Dates13 February – 17 March 1944
Teams Connacht
Leinster
Munster
Ulster
ChampionsMunster (12th title)
Tournament statistics
Matches played3
1943 (Previous) (Next) 1945

Four teams participated in the championship. These included all of the four historic provinces of Ireland, Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster.

The tournament was won by Munster.

Results

Semi-final

13 February 1944 Semi-final Leinster 1-05 - 4-05 Connacht St. Brendan's Park, Birr
S O'Brien 1-0, T Walsh 0-2, J Langton 0-2, N Rackard 0-1. Brennan 1-3, M Nestor 1-2, Fennessy 1-0, MJ Flaherty 1-0. Referee: M Heffernan (Tipperary)
20 February 1944 Semi-final Munster 9-03 - 3-01 Ulster Croke Park, Dublin
D Stokes 2-0, C Ring 2-0, J Quirke 2-0, PJ Quane 1-2, J Mackey 1-0, J Young 1-0, J Lynch 0-1. D McAllister 2-0, S Mulholland 1-0, B Clarkin 0-1.

Final

17 March 1944 Final Connacht 4-04 - 4-10 Munster Croke Park, Dublin
M Nestor 2-0, Fennessy 1-0, T Brennan 1-0, P Thornton 0-1, R Forde 0-1, J Gallagher 0-1, D Flynn 0-1. J Mackey 2-0, S Condon 1-2, J Quirke 1-1, J Lynch 0-4, D Stokes 0-2, PJ Quane 0-1.

Top scorers

Overall
Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average
1 M. Nestor Connacht 3-02 11 2 5.50
2 Johnny Quirke Munster 3-01 10 2 5.00
3 John Mackey Munster 3-00 9 2 4.50
Tony Brennan Connacht 2-03 9 2 4.50
Single game
Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition
1 Dick Stokes Munster 2-00 6 Ulster
Christy Ring Munster 2-00 6 Ulster
Johnny Quirke Munster 2-00 6 Ulster
Danny McAllister Ulster 2-00 6 Munster
M. Nestor Connacht 2-00 6 Munster
John Mackey Munster 2-00 6 Connacht
Tony Brennan Connacht 1-03 6 Leinster
2 M. Nestor Connacht 1-02 5 Leinster
P. J. Quane Munster 1-02 5 Ulster
Seán Condon Munster 1-02 5 Connacht

Sources

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