1939 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship
All Ireland Champions | |
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Winners | Cork (4th win) |
All Ireland Runners-up | |
Runners-up | Kilkenny |
Provincial Champions | |
Munster | Cork |
Leinster | Kilkenny |
Ulster | Antrim |
Connacht | Galway |
← 1938 1940 → |
The 1939 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship was the 12th 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-equalling third successive title.
On 3 September 1939 Cork won the championship following a 5-2 to 2-2 defeat of Kilkenny in the All-Ireland final. This was their third All-Ireland title in-a-row and their fourth title overall.
Results[]
All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship[]
Semi-finals
6 August 1939 Semi-final | Kilkenny | 10-2 - 0-1 | Galway | St. Cronan's Park, Roscrea |
20 August 1939 Semi-final | Cork | 9-8 - 1-1 | Antrim | Croke Park, Dublin |
Final
3 September 1939 Final | Cork | 5-2 - 2-2 | Kilkenny | Croke Park, Dublin |
Championship statistics[]
Miscellaneous[]
- Cork's fourth All-Ireland Championship victory put them as joint record holders at the top of the roll of honour with Tipperary.
External links[]
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