1927 Railway Cup Hurling Championship

1927 Railway Cup

Dates	21 November 1926 – 17 March 1927
Teams	Connacht Leinster Munster
Champions	Leinster (1st title)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	2
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The 1927 Railway Cup Hurling Championship was the first series of the Railway Cup, an annual hurling tournament and organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association. The tournament took place between 21 November 1926 and 17 March 1927.

Three team teams participated in the inaugural championship. These included the three of the four historic provinces of Ireland, Connacht, Leinster and Munster

The tournament was won by Leinster.

Participants

The inaugural tournament was contested by the three strongest hurling provinces - Connacht, Leinster and Munster. The latter team received a bye to the final. Ulster, traditionally seen as the weakest hurling province declined to field a team.

Results

Railway Cup

Leinster v Connacht

21 November 1926 Semi-final

Leinster	7–6 – 3–5	Connacht

Portlaoise

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Leinster v Munster

17 March 1927 Final 15:30 IST/GMT+0 (UTC+0)

Leinster	1–11 – 2–6	Munster

Croke Park, Dublin

Tommy Daly (c)(goal) Ned Tobin Pa McInerney Garrett Howard Mick Gill Dinny O'Neill Ned Fahy Jim Walsh Matty Power Jim Byrne Wattie Dunphy Eddie Doyle Lory Meagher John Roberts Henry Meagher

Seán Óg Murphy (c) Eudie Coughlan Edward O'Connell Mick Murphy Jim O'Regan Jim Hurley Paddy Ahern Mick Ahern Mick Murphy (goal) John Joe Kinnane Micky Cross Willie Gleeson Mick Darcy Phil Cahill Martin Kennedy

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Sources

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