Type: | Minor |
Year: | 1940 |
Connacht: | Galway |
Munster: | Limerick |
Leinster: | Laois |
Ulster: | Antrim |
Team: | Limerick |
Titles: | 1st |
Captain: | Paddy McCarthy |
Team2: | Antrim |
Referee: | Joseph Stuart |
Previous: | 1939 |
Next: | 1941 |
The 1940 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship was the 13th staging of the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1928.
Cork entered the championship as the defending champions in search of a record fourth successive title, however, they were beaten by Limerick in the Munster semi-final.
On 1 September 1940 Limerick won the championship following a 6-4 to 2-4 defeat of Antrim in the All-Ireland final. This was their first All-Ireland title.
Semi-finals
Final