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.
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.
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History
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
Eligible teams
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
| 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
| 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
- 1931 Galway defeated Roscommon by 37 points - no exact score given
- In 1933, Galway represented the province. In a special final Roscommon beat Mayo
- 1953 Galway awarded title on objection
- 1959 - 1960 Galway competed in Munster Junior Hurling Championship
- 1968 - 1973 Missing details of losing teams and scores
- 1971 - 1973 Confined to weaker counties
- 1975 Replay - Leitrim beat Mayo
Team records and statistics
List of counties
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)
| # | 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
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
- Connacht Senior Hurling Championship
- Connacht Intermediate Hurling Championship
- All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship
References
- ^ Gallagher, Emma (25 November 2023). "Sligo's Easkey defeat Ballinasloe to retain Connacht Junior hurling title". Independent.ie. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
Sources
- Complete Roll of Honour Available Here Archived 18 November 2007 at the Wayback Machine
This page was last edited on 27 February 2024, at 12:35