1949 Railway Cup Hurling Championship

Irish hurling competition April 2022 1949 Railway Cup 13 February 1949 - 17 March 1949 20px Connacht20px Leinster20px Munster20px Ulster 20px Munster Jim Ware 20px Connacht 3 17 42 20px Josie Gallagher (3-09) 1948 1948 Railway Cup Hurling Championship 1950 1950 Railway Cup Hurling Championship The 1949 Railway Cup Hurling Championship was the 23rd 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 13 February 1949 and 17 March 1949 to decide the title. It was contested by Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster. Munster entered the championship as the defending champions. On 17 March 1949, Munster won the Railway Cup after a 5-03 to 2-09 defeat of Connacht 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 17th Railway Cup title overall and their second title in succession. The attendance of 40,091 set a new record for the Railway Cup finals. Connacht's Josie Gallagher was the Railway Cup top scorer with 3-09. Results Semi-finals 13 February 1949 Semi-final Munster 2-08 - 1-08 Leinster C Ring 2-2, J Keane 0-3, J Devitt 0-1, W Carroll 0-1, V Baston 0-1. P Lalor 1-0, J Kennedy 0-3, J Langton 0-2, D Dillon 0-2, S Downey 0-1. Croke Park, Dublin 17,371 MJ Flaherty (Galway) 13 February 1949 Semi-final Connacht 5-07 - 2-07 Ulster J Gallagher 2-4, Scanlan 1-2, MJ Flaherty 1-0, S Marmion 1-0, T Moroney 0-1. S McDonnell 0-6, M Guilfoyle 1-0, S Fogarty 1-0, K Armstrong 0-1. Croke Park, Dublin 17,371 MJ Quane (Clare) Final 17 March 1949 Final Munster 5-03 - 2-09 Connacht C Ring 2-3, E Daly 1-0, J Keane 1-0, M Daly 1-0. J Gallagher 1-5, B Power 1-0, T Kelly 0-3, H Gordon 0-1. Croke Park, Dublin 40,091 MJ Quane (Clare) Top scorers Overall Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average1Josie GallagherConnacht3-091829.002Christy RingMunster4-051728.50 Single game Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition1Josie GallagherConnacht2-0410Ulster2Christy RingMunster2-039Connacht3Christy RingMunster2-028LeinsterJosie GallagherConnacht1-058Munster Sources Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005). References Category:Railway Cup Hurling Championship Railway Cup Hurling Championship