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Connacht Junior Hurling Championship

The Connacht Junior Hurling Championship is a junior "knockout" competition in the game of Hurling played in the province of Connacht in Ireland.[1] The series of games are organised by the Connacht Council.

Connacht Junior Hurling Championship
CodeHurling
Founded1925
Abolished2004
RegionConnacht (GAA)
Last Title holders Mayo (3rd title)
First winner Galway
Most titles Galway (23 titles)
Official websiteOfficial website

The winners of the Connacht Junior Hurling Championship each year progress to play the other provincial champions for a chance to win the All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship. The championship was first played for in 1925.

History edit

The championship was first played for in 1925. The province was represented by Galway in the years 1913 to 1915, 1923 to 1924 and 1927 and 1938. In the years 1983 to 1996, the province was again represented by Galway.

Since 1976, the competition has only been played once – in 2004 when Mayo beat Sligo.

Since 2005, the 4 weaker counties in the province have competed instead in the Christy Ring Cup, Nicky Rackard Cup and Lory Meagher Cup. The fifth county – Galway – have instead represented Connacht in the All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship.

Teams edit

Eligible teams edit

The championship is currently suspended but eight counties would be eligible for the championship:

County Qualification Location Stadium Province Championship Titles Last Championship Title
  Galway Junior development team Galway Pearse Stadium Connacht 23 1957
  Lancashire Lory Meagher Cup team East Didsbury Old Bedians Britain 0 —
  Leitrim Lory Meagher Cup team Carrick-on-Shannon Páirc Seán Mac Diarmada Connacht 4 1976
  London Intermediate development team South Ruislip McGovern Park Britain 0 —
  Mayo Nicky Rackard Cup team Castlebar MacHale Park Connacht 3 2004
  Roscommon Nicky Rackard Cup team Roscommon Dr Hyde Park Connacht 13 1974
  New York Intermediate development team Bronx Gaelic Park North America 0 —
  Warwickshire Lory Meagher Cup team Solihull Páirc na hÉireann Britain 0 —

Roll of honour edit

County Title(s) Runners-up Years won Years runner-up
  Galway 23 3 1925, 1926, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957 1936, 1952, 1958
  Roscommon 13 17 1952, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1971, 1972, 1974 1925, 1926, 1931, 1937, 1938, 1940, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1951, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1969, 1970
  Leitrim 4 4 1969, 1970, 1975, 1976 1961, 1962, 1966, 1974
  Mayo 3 10 1936, 1967, 2004 1934, 1935, 1939, 1950, 1959, 1960, 1964, 1965, 1972, 1975
  Sligo 2 7 1968, 1973 1929, 1930, 1954, 1963, 1967, 1976, 2004
  South and West Galway 1 0 1932 —
  North and East Galway 0 1 — 1932

List of finals edit

Year Winner Runners-up
County Score County Score
2005–present No championship
2004 Mayo 1–10 Sligo 2-03
1977–2003 No championship
1976 Leitrim 2–13 Sligo 2–01
1975 Leitrim 1–08 * Mayo 2–05
1974 Roscommon 5–06 Leitrim 0–06
1973 Sligo
1972 Roscommon 7–09 Mayo 0–04
1971 Roscommon
1970 Leitrim 7–08 Roscommon 1–06
1969 Leitrim 4–05 Roscommon 1–07
1968 Sligo
1967 Mayo 5–08 Sligo 0–08
1966 Roscommon 6–06 Leitrim 1–04
1965 Roscommon 1–06 Mayo 0–05
1964 Roscommon 1–09 Mayo 0–04
1963 Roscommon 2–14 Sligo 2–01
1962 Roscommon 7–05 Leitrim 4–01
1961 Roscommon 5–15 Leitrim 5–01
1960 Roscommon 9–18 Mayo 2–02
1959 Roscommon 3–05 Mayo 0–08
1958 Roscommon 4–06 Galway 3–05
1957 Galway 5–13 Roscommon 1–05
1956 Galway 3–09 Roscommon 3–07
1955 Galway 6–08 Roscommon 4–04
1954 Galway Sligo
1953 Galway 3–01 * Roscommon 2–05
1952 Roscommon 4–05 Galway 2–03
1951 Galway 6–12 Roscommon 4–04
1950 Galway 6–06 Mayo 5–04
1949 Galway 6–08 Roscommon 1–07
1948 Galway 4–08 Roscommon 0–00
1947 Galway 4–08 Roscommon 1–09
1946 Galway 6–06 Roscommon 3–06
1942–1945 Suspended
1941 Galway represented the province
1940 Galway 6–05 Roscommon 1–04
1939 Galway 7–06 Mayo 1–03
1938 Galway 8–03 Roscommon 2–01
1937 Galway 5–07 Roscommon 3–02
1936 Mayo 0–14 Galway 0–13
1935 Galway 4–02 Mayo 1–02
1934 Galway 7–04 Mayo 1–02
1933 Galway See note
1932 West & South Galway East & North Galway
1931 Galway * Roscommon
1930 Galway 5–07 Sligo 3–02
1929 Galway 10–04 Sligo 1–01
1927–1928 Galway represented the province
1926 Galway 7–08 Roscommon 2–03
1925 Galway 7–05 Roscommon 1–03
1923–1924 Galway represented the province
1915–1922 No championship
1913–1915 Galway represented the province

Notes edit

Team records and statistics edit

List of counties edit

The following teams have competed in the championship for at least one season.

County Total years First year in Championship Most recent year in Championship Championship titles Last Championship title 2023 championship finish Best championship finish Current Championship Lvl
  Galway 30 1925 1958 23 1957 All-Ireland semi-finalists Champions Leinster Senior Hurling Championship 1
Leitrim 8 1961 1976 4 1976 5th (Lory Meagher Cup) Champions Lory Meagher Cup 5
Mayo 13 1934 2004 3 2004 6th (Christy Ring Cup) Champions Nicky Rackard Cup 4
North and East Galway 1 1932 1932 0 — N / A Runners-up N / A —
Roscommon 30 1925 1974 13 1974 4th (Nicky Rackard Cup) Champions Nicky Rackard Cup 4
Sligo 9 1929 2004 2 1973 3rd (Christy Ring Cup) Champions Christy Ring Cup 3
South and West Galway 1 1932 1932 1 1932 N / A Champions N / A —

All-time table (finals only) edit

# Team Pld W D L Points
1   Galway 26 23 0 3 46
2 Roscommon 30 13 0 17 26
3 Leitrim 9 4 1 4 9
4 Mayo 14 3 1 10 7
5 Sligo 9 2 0 7 4

By decade edit

The most successful team of each decade, judged by number of titles, is as follows:

  • 1920s: 3 for   Galway (1925, 1926, 1929)
  • 1930s: 8 for   Galway (1930, 1931, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1937, 1938, 1939)
  • 1940s: 5 for   Galway (1940, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949)
  • 1950s: 7 for   Galway (1950, 1951, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957)
  • 1960s: 7 for Roscommon (1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966)
  • 1970s: 3 each for Leitrim (1970, 1975, 1976) and Roscommon (1971, 1972, 1974)
  • 2000s: 1 for Mayo (2004)

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Gallagher, Emma (25 November 2023). "Sligo's Easkey defeat Ballinasloe to retain Connacht Junior hurling title". Independent.ie. Retrieved 11 February 2024.

Sources edit

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