1927 Railway Cup Hurling Championship

The 1927 Railway Cup Hurling Championship was the inaugural series of the inter-provincial hurling Railway Cup. Two matches were played between 26 November 1926 and 17 March 1927. It was contested by Connacht, Leinster and Munster.

1927 Railway Cup Hurling Championship

Dates	21 November 1926 (1926-11-21) – 17 March 1927 (1927-03-17)
Teams	3
Champions	Leinster (1st title) Tommy Daly (captain)
Runners-up	Munster Seán Óg Murphy (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	2
Goals scored	13 (6.5 per match)
Points scored	28 (14 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Din O'Neill (5-04)
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Leinster were the inaugural winners of the Railway Cup after defeating Connacht in the semi-final and Munster in the final at Croke Park, Dublin on 17 March 1927.

Leinster's Din O'Neill was the Railway Cup top scorer with 5-04.

Teams

Province	Captain(s)
Connacht	Ignatius Harney
Leinster	Dick Grace / Tommy Daly
Munster	Seán Óg Murphy

Results

Semi-final

Leinster v Connacht

21 November 1926 Semi-final	Leinster	7-06 - 3-05	Connacht	O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
	D O'Neill 5-1, M Power 1-0, G Howard 1-0, H Meagher 0-3, L Meagher 0-1, D Walsh 0-1,		M King 1-1, J Deely 1-0, M Gilligan 1-0, I Harney 0-3, J Shaughnessy 0-1.	Referee: P Dunphy (Dublin)

Final

Munster v Leinster

17 March 1927 Final	Munster	2-06 - 1-11	Leinster	Croke Park, Dublin
	P Ahern 1-0, M Kennedy 1-0, E Coughlan 0-3, P Cahill 0-1, W Gleeson 0-1, M Ahern 0-1.		M Power 1-2, D O'Neill 0-3, L Meagher 0-3, J Meagher 0-1, J Roberts 0-1, H Meagher 0-1.	Referee: S Jordan (Galway)

Top scorers

Top scorers overall

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Din O'Neill	Leinster	5-04	19	2	9.50
2	Matty Power	Leinster	2-02	8	2	4.00
3	Mick King	Connacht	1-01	4	1	4.00
	Lory Meagher	Leinster	0-04	4	2	2.00
	Henry Meagher	Leinster	0-04	4	2	2.00

Sources

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