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

All-Ireland semi-final

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

All-Ireland home final

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

All-Ireland final

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

References

  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.
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