1945 Railway Cup Hurling Championship
| Dates | 11 February – 17 March 1945 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Teams |  Connacht Leinster Munster Ulster | ||
| Champions | Munster (13th title) | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 4 | ||
| Goals scored | 24 (6 per match) | ||
| Points scored | 37 (9.25 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) | Mick Mackey (3-06) | ||
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The 1945 Railway Cup Hurling Championship was the 19th series of the inter-provincial hurling Railway Cup. Four matches were played between 11 February and 17 March 1945. It was contested by Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster.
Munster entered the championship as the defending champions.
On 17 March 1945, Munster won the Railway Cup after a 6-08 to 2-00 defeat of Ulster in the final at Croke Park, Dublin. This was their 13th title over all and their fourth title in succession.
Munster's Mick Mackey was the Railway Cup top scorer with 3-06.
Results
[edit]Semi-finals
| 11 February 1945 Semi-final | Ulster | 3-01 - 2-03 | Leinster | Corrigan Park, Belfast |
| White 2-0, Mulholland 1-0, N Campbell 0-1. | Hassett 1-2, O'Riordan 1-1, Cantwell 1-0, N Wade 0-1. |
| 11 February 1945 Semi-final | Connacht | 2-05 - 2-05 | Munster | Pearse Stadium, Galway |
| Gallagher 2-4, Thornton 0-1. | M Mackey 2-1, D Stokes 0-1, J Power 0-1, M Hickey 0-1, P Clohessy 0-1. |
| 4 March 1945 Semi-final replay | Munster | 4-08 - 3-07 | Connacht | Gaelic Grounds, Limerick |
| T Purcell 1-1, J Power 1-1, M Quane 1-0, J Quirke 1-0, M Mackey 0-3, C Ring 0-3. | Molloy 2-1, J Gallagher 0-4, Colgan 1-0, Cunningham 0-2. |
Final
| 17 March 1945 Final | Munster | 6-08 - 2-00 | Ulster | Croke Park, Dublin |
| J Quirke 2-2, M Mackey 1-2, D Stokes 1-1, T Purcell 1-0, PJ Quane 1-0, C Cottrell 0-1, J Young 0-1, C Ring 0-1. | C Mullan 1-0, Denvir 1-0. | Attendance: 31,704 |
Top scorers
[edit]- Overall
| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mick Mackey | Munster | 3-06 | 15 | 3 | 5.00 |
| 2 | Josie Gallagher | Conancht | 2-08 | 14 | 2 | 7.00 |
| 3 | Johnny Quirke | Munster | 3-02 | 11 | 3 | 3.66 |
- Single game
| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Opposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Josie Gallagher | Connacht | 2-04 | 10 | Munster |
| 2 | Johnny Quirke | Munster | 2-02 | 8 | Connacht |
| 3 | T. Molloy | Connacht | 2-01 | 7 | Munster |
Sources
[edit]- Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005).
- Fennelly, Teddy and Dowling, Paddy, "Ninety Years of GAA in Laois" (Leinster Express, 1975)