1939 All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship Explained

Type:Junior
Year:1939
Connacht:Galway
Munster:Limerick
Leinster:Kilkenny
Team:Galway
Titles:1st
Team2:London
Previous:1938
Next:1940

The 1939 All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship was the 22nd staging of the All-Ireland Junior Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1912.

London entered the championship as the defending champions.

The All-Ireland final was played on 8 October 1939 at Croke Park in Dublin, between Galway and London, in what was their first ever meeting in a final.[1] [2] Galway won the match by 2-06 to 2-02 to claim their first ever championship title.

Results

All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship

All-Ireland final

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Galway profile. Hogan Stand website. 18 August 2021.
  2. Web site: History of Galway GAA. Galway GAA website. 18 August 2021.