1941 All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship Explained

Type:Junior
Year:1941
Munster:Limerick
Leinster:Kilkenny
Team:Limerick
Titles:2nd
Captain:Simon O'Riordan
Team2:Galway
Previous:1940
Next:1946

The 1941 All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship was the 24th staging of the All-Ireland Junior Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1912.

Cork entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Limerick in the Munster semi-final.[1] [2]

The All-Ireland final was played on 21 September 1941 at Cusack Park in Ennis, between Limerick and Galway, in what was their first ever meeting in a final. Limerick won the match by 8-02 to 4-01 to claim their first ever championship title.[3]

Results

All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship

All-Ireland final

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Cork profile. Hogan Stand website. 18 August 2021.
  2. Web site: Junior hurling. Munster GAA website. 18 August 2021.
  3. Web site: Limerick profile. Hogan Stand website. 18 August 2021.