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1929 Railway Cup Hurling Championship

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1929 Railway Cup Hurling Championship
Date17 March 1929
Teams3
Champions Munster (2nd title)
Seán Óg Murphy (captain)
Runners-up Leinster
Mick Gill (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played1
Goals scored8 (8 per match)
Points scored4 (4 per match)
Top scorer(s) Connie Keane (3-01)
1928 (Previous) (Next) 1930

The 1929 Railway Cup Hurling Championship was the third series of the inter-provincial hurling Railway Cup. One match was played on 17 March 1929 to decide the title. It was contested by Leinster and Munster. Connacht were struck out of the tournament.

Munster entered the championship as the defending champions.

On 17 March 1929, Munster won the Railway Cup after a 5-03 to 3-01 defeat of Leinster in the final at Croke Park, Dublin. This was their second title over all and their second title in succession.

Munster's Connie Keane was the Railway Cup top scorer with 3-01.

Participants

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The teams involved were:

Province Captain
Leinster Mick Gill
Munster Seán Óg Murphy

Results

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Final

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17 March 1929 Final Munster 5-03 - 3-01 Leinster Croke Park, Dublin
C Keane 3-1, M Kennedy 1-0, E Coughlan 1-0, P Cahill 0-1, Ahern 0-1. T Barry 2-0, D O'Neill 1-0, M Gill 0-1,

Sources

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  • Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005).