1936 All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship Explained

Type:Junior
Year:1936
Connacht:Mayo
Munster:Waterford
Leinster:Westmeath
Team:Westmeath
Titles:1st
Captain:Mick McCarthy
Team2:Waterford
Previous:1935
Next:1937

The 1936 All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship was the 19th staging of the All-Ireland Junior Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1912.

Limerick entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten in the Munster Championship.[1] [2]

The All-Ireland final was played on 13 September 1936 at Croke Park in Dublin, between Westmeath and Waterford, in what was their first ever meeting in a final. Westmeath won the match by 2-05 to 3-01 to claim their first ever championship title.[3] [4]

Results

All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship

All-Ireland final

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Limerick profile. Hogan Stand website. 18 August 2021.
  2. Web site: Junior hurling. Munster GAA website. 18 August 2021.
  3. Web site: Westmeath profile. Hogan Stand website. 18 August 2021.
  4. Web site: Silverware has proved elusive. Westmeath Independent. 18 August 2021. 6 May 2009.