1952 Railway Cup Hurling Championship

The 1952 Railway Cup Hurling Championship was the 26th series of the inter-provincial hurling Railway Cup. Three matches were played between 17 February 1952 and 17 March 1952 to decide the title. It was contested by Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster.

1952 Railway Cup

Date	17 February 1952 - 17 March 1952
Teams	Connacht Leinster Munster Ulster
Champions	Munster (20th title) Pat Stakelum (captain)
Runners-up	Connacht
Tournament statistics
Matches played	3
Goals scored	26 (8.67 per match)
Points scored	42 (14 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Christy Ring (4-05)
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Munster entered the championship as the defending champions.

On 17 March 1952, Munster won the Railway Cup after a 5–11 to 4–02 defeat of Connacht in the final at Croke Park, Dublin. It was their 20th Railway Cup title overall and their fifth title in succession.

Munster's Christy Ring was the Railway Cup top scorer with 4-05.

Results

Semi-finals

Munster v Leinster

17 February 1952 Semi-final	Munster	4-08 - 3-05	Leinster	Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
	M Ryan 2-0, P Kenny 1-2, C Ring 1-2, S Bannon 0-2, P Stakelum 0-1, P Shanahan 0-1.		P Kehoe 2-1, N Rackard 1-1, W Walsh 0-2, J Langton 0-1.	Attendance: 12,000 Referee: J Phelan (Kilkenny)

Ulster v Conancht

17 February 1952 Semi-final	Ulster	3-00 - 7-06	Conancht	Corrigan Park, Belfast
	Lynn 1-0, Carroll 1-0, Elliott 1-0.		MJ Flaherty 4-0, Killeen 1-1, Manton 1-0, J Burke 1-0, J Gallagher 0-3, Duignan 0-2.

Final

Munster v Connacht

17 March 1952 Final	Munster	5-11 - 4-02	Connacht	Semple Stadium, Thurles
	C Ring 3-3, M Ryan 1-1, P Kenny 1-1, P Shanahan 0-3, S Kiely 0-2, S Bannon 0-1.		J Gallagher 1-2, P Manton 1-0, MJ Flaherty 1-0, P Nolan 1-0.	Attendance: 41,416 Referee: S Whelan

Sources

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