The 1948 Railway Cup Hurling Championship was the 22nd series of the inter-provincial hurling Railway Cup. Three matches were played between 15 February 1948 and 17 March 1948 to decide the title. It was contested by Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster.
Connacht entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Munster at the semi-final stage.
On 17 March 1948, Munster won the Railway Cup after a 5-05 to 3-05 defeat of Leinster in the final at Croke Park, Dublin. It was their 16th Railway Cup title overall and their first Railway Cup title since 1946. The attendance of 37,103 set a new record for the Railway Cup finals.
Leinster's Jackie Cahill (3-00) and Munster's Christy Ring (1-06) were the Railway Cup top scorers.
Results
Semi-finals
Final
Top scorers
Overall
Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average1Jackie CahillLeinster3-00919.00Christy RingMunster1-06924.502Nicky RackardLeinster2-02824.003Mick DalyMunster2-01723.50
Single game
Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition1Jackie CahillLeinster3-009Ulster2Seán HerbertMunster2-017ConnachtChristy RingMunster1-047Connacht3Vin BastonMunster2-006Leinster
Sources
Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005).
References