1948 All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship

The 1948 All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship was the 27th staging of the All-Ireland Junior Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1912.

1948 All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship
All Ireland Champions
WinnersMeath (2nd win)
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-upLondon
Provincial Champions
MunsterLimerick
LeinsterMeath
UlsterDonegal
ConnachtGalway
1947
1949

Cork entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Limerick in the Munster final.[1][2]

The All-Ireland final replay was played on 31 October 1948 at Páirc Tailteann in Navan, between Meath and London, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Meath won the match by 2-07 to 2-05 to claim their second championship title overall and a first title in 21 years.[3][4]

Results

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All-Ireland semi-finals

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22 August 1948 Semi-final Limerick 4-05 - 2-05 Galway Gaelic Grounds
29 August 1948 Semi-final Meath 8-11 - 1-01 Donegal St. Loman's Park

All-Ireland home final

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19 September 1948 Home final Meath 5-09 - 2-01 Limerick O'Moore Park

All-Ireland finals

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10 October 1948 Final London 3-05 - 3-05 Metah New Eltham
31 October 1948 Final replay Meath 2-07 - 2-05 London Páirc Tailteann

References

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  1. ^ "Cork profile". Hogan Stand website. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Junior hurling". Munster GAA website. 29 May 2009. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Meath profile". Hogan Stand website. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Leinster Junior All-Ireland Hurling Winning Teams" (PDF). Leinster GAA website. Retrieved 18 August 2021.