1948 Railway Cup Hurling Championship

The 1948 Railway Cup Hurling Championship was the 22nd series of the inter-provincial hurling Railway Cup.[1] Three matches were played between 15 February 1948 and 17 March 1948 to decide the title. It was contested by Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster.

1948 Railway Cup
Date15 February 1948 - 17 March 1948
Teams Connacht
Leinster
Munster
Ulster
Champions Munster
Willie Murphy (captain)
Runners-up Leinster
Tournament statistics
Matches played3
Goals scored21 (7 per match)
Points scored26 (8.67 per match)
Top scorer(s) Jackie Cahill (3-00)
Christy Ring (1-06)
← 1947 (Previous) (Next) 1949 →

Connacht entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Munster at the semi-final stage.[2]

On 17 March 1948, Munster won the Railway Cup after a 5-05 to 3-05 defeat of Leinster in the final at Croke Park, Dublin.[3] It was their 16th Railway Cup title overall and their first Railway Cup title since 1946. The attendance of 37,103 set a new record for the Railway Cup finals.

Leinster's Jackie Cahill (3-00) and Munster's Christy Ring (1-06) were the Railway Cup top scorers.

Results

Semi-finals

15 February 1948 Semi-final Ulster 4-02 - 5-05 Leinster Lurgan
Butler 1-1, Lenagh 1-0, Guilfoyle 1-0, Doherty 1-0, Mullan 0-1. J Cahill 3-0, N Rackard 1-1, J Langton 0-2, T Leahy 0-1, M Hassett 0-1.
15 February 1948 Semi-final Connacht 1-04 - 6-05 Munster Dunlo GAA Grounds, Ballinasloe
J Brophy 1-0, J Gallagher 0-2, P Mahony 0-1, W Fahy 0-1. S Herbert 2-1, C Ring 1-4, M Daly 2-0, T Doyle 1-0. Referee: J Conroy (Laois)

Final

17 March 1948 Final Munster 3-05 - 2-05 Leinster Croke Park, Dublin
V Baston 2-0, E Daly 1-1, C Ring 0-2, M Daly 0-1, M O'Riordan 0-1. N Rackard 1-1, J Langton 0-4, S Downey 1-0. Attendance: 37,103
Referee: MJ Flaherty (Galway)

Top scorers
Overall
Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average
1 Jackie Cahill Leinster 3-00 9 1 9.00
Christy Ring Munster 1-06 9 2 4.50
2 Nicky Rackard Leinster 2-02 8 2 4.00
3 Mick Daly Munster 2-01 7 2 3.50
Single game
Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition
1 Jackie Cahill Leinster 3-00 9 Ulster
2 Seán Herbert Munster 2-01 7 Connacht
Christy Ring Munster 1-04 7 Connacht
3 Vin Baston Munster 2-00 6 Leinster

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

References
  1. Neville, Conor (12 December 2016). "The fall and fall of the Railway Cup". ball.ie. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
  2. "Connacht Railway Cup team, 1947". Galway Advertiser. 6 January 2011. Retrieved 23 December 2018.
  3. "Munster Railway Cup-winning teams". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
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