1948 Railway Cup Hurling Championship

Irish hurling competition April 2022 1948 Railway Cup 15 February 1948 - 17 March 1948 20px Connacht20px Leinster20px Munster20px Ulster 20px Munster Willie Murphy 20px Leinster 3 21 26 20px Jackie Cahill (3-00)20px Christy Ring (1-06) 1947 1947 Railway Cup Hurling Championship 1949 1949 Railway Cup Hurling Championship The 1948 Railway Cup Hurling Championship was the 22nd series of the inter-provincial hurling Railway Cup.https://www.balls.ie/gaa/railway-cup-decline-354359-354359 The fall and fall of the Railway Cup 12 December 2016 ball.ie 27 December 2018 Conor Neville 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. Connacht entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Munster at the semi-final stage.http://www.advertiser.ie/galway/article/34919/connacht-railway-cup-team-1947 Connacht Railway Cup team, 1947 6 January 2011 Galway Advertiser 23 December 2018 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.http://munster.gaa.ie/history/railway-cup-hurling/ Munster Railway Cup-winning teams Munster GAA website 27 December 2018 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 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. Lurgan 15 February 1948 Semi-final Connacht 1-04 - 6-05 Munster 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. Dunlo GAA Grounds, Ballinasloe J Conroy (Laois) Final 17 March 1948 Final Munster 3-05 - 2-05 Leinster 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. Croke Park, Dublin 37,103 MJ Flaherty (Galway) Top scorers Overall Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average1Jackie CahillLeinster3-00919.00Christy RingMunster1-06924.502Nicky RackardLeinster2-02824.003Mick DalyMunster2-01723.50 Single game Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition1Jackie CahillLeinster3-009Ulster2Seán HerbertMunster2-017ConnachtChristy RingMunster1-047Connacht3Vin BastonMunster2-006Leinster Sources Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005). References Category:Railway Cup Hurling Championship Railway Cup Hurling Championship