1927 Railway Cup Hurling Championship
Dates21 November 1926 (1926-11-21) – 17 March 1927 (1927-03-17)
Teams3
Champions Leinster (1st title)
Tommy Daly (captain)
Runners-up Munster
Seán Óg Murphy (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played2
Goals scored13 (6.5 per match)
Points scored28 (14 per match)
Top scorer(s) Din O'Neill (5-04)
(Next) 1928 →

The 1927 Railway Cup Hurling Championship was the inaugural series of the inter-provincial hurling Railway Cup.[1] Two matches were played between 26 November 1926 and 17 March 1927. It was contested by Connacht, Leinster and Munster.

Leinster were the inaugural winners of the Railway Cup after defeating Connacht in the semi-final and Munster in the final at Croke Park, Dublin on 17 March 1927.[2]

Leinster's Din O'Neill was the Railway Cup top scorer with 5-04.

Teams

Province Captain(s)
Connacht Ignatius Harney
Leinster Dick Grace / Tommy Daly
Munster Seán Óg Murphy

Results

Semi-final

21 November 1926 Semi-final Leinster 7-06 - 3-05 Connacht O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
D O'Neill 5-1, M Power 1-0, G Howard 1-0, H Meagher 0-3, L Meagher 0-1, D Walsh 0-1, M King 1-1, J Deely 1-0, M Gilligan 1-0, I Harney 0-3, J Shaughnessy 0-1. Referee: P Dunphy (Dublin)

Final

17 March 1927 Final Munster 2-06 - 1-11 Leinster Croke Park, Dublin
P Ahern 1-0, M Kennedy 1-0, E Coughlan 0-3, P Cahill 0-1, W Gleeson 0-1, M Ahern 0-1. M Power 1-2, D O'Neill 0-3, L Meagher 0-3, J Meagher 0-1, J Roberts 0-1, H Meagher 0-1. Referee: S Jordan (Galway)

Top scorers

Top scorers overall
Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average
1 Din O'Neill Leinster 5-04 19 2 9.50
2 Matty Power Leinster 2-02 8 2 4.00
3 Mick King Connacht 1-01 4 1 4.00
Lory Meagher Leinster 0-04 4 2 2.00
Henry Meagher Leinster 0-04 4 2 2.00

Sources

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

References

  1. ↑ Breheny, Martin (18 February 2012). "The life and times of inter-provincials..." Irish Independent. Retrieved 10 September 2018.
  2. ↑ "Railway Cup Hurling". Munster GAA. Retrieved 10 April 2018.
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