1927 Railway Cup Hurling Championship

Irish hurling competition April 2022 1927 Railway Cup Hurling Championship 1926 11 21 y – 1927 03 17 y 3 20px Leinster 1 Tommy Daly 20px Munster Seán Óg Murphy 2 13 28 20px Din O'Neill (5-04) 1928 1928 Railway Cup Hurling Championship The 1927 Railway Cup Hurling Championship was the inaugural series of the inter-provincial hurling Railway Cup.https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/gaelic-football/the-life-and-times-of-interprovincials-26822794.html The life and times of inter-provincials... Irish Independent 18 February 2012 10 September 2018 Martin Breheny 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.http://munster.gaa.ie/history/railway-cup-hurling/ Railway Cup Hurling Munster GAA 10 April 2018 Leinster's Din O'Neill was the Railway Cup top scorer with 5-04. Teams ProvinceCaptain(s)20px ConnachtIgnatius Harney20px LeinsterDick Grace / Tommy Daly20px MunsterSeán Óg Murphy Results Semi-final 21 November 1926 Semi-final Leinster 7-06 - 3-05 Connacht 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. O'Moore Park, Portlaoise P Dunphy (Dublin) Final 17 March 1927 Final Munster 2-06 - 1-11 Leinster 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. Croke Park, Dublin S Jordan (Galway) Top scorers Top scorers overall Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average1Din O'NeillLeinster5-041929.502Matty PowerLeinster2-02824.003Mick KingConnacht1-01414.00Lory MeagherLeinster0-04422.00Henry MeagherLeinster0-04422.00 Sources Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005). References Category:Railway Cup Hurling Championship Railway Cup Hurling Championship