Munster Junior Hurling Championship

The Munster Junior Hurling Championship is a junior "knockout" competition in the game of Hurling played in the province of Munster in Ireland. The series of games are organised by the Munster Council.[1][2]

The winners of the Munster Junior Hurling Championship each year progress to play the other provincial champions for a chance to win the All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship.

Generally, the strong hurling counties have fielded their second team in this competition. In recent years though, they have participated in the Munster Intermediate Hurling Championship instead. The competition has been suspended and is unlikely to be re-established. In the years between 1961 and 1973 Kerry represented Munster in the All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship. From 1974 to 1982 there was no Munster team nominated.

Teams

Eligible teams

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

County Qualification Location Stadium Province Championship Titles Last Championship Title
Clare Junior development team Ennis Cusack Park Munster 4 1995
Cork Junior development team Cork Páirc Uí Chaoimh Munster 21 1996
Kerry Intermediate development team Tralee Austin Stack Park Munster 1 1956
Limerick Junior development team Limerick Gaelic Grounds Munster 10 1986
Tipperary Junior development team Thurles Semple Stadium Munster 16 1991
Waterford Junior development team Waterford Walsh Park Munster 3 1936

Roll of honour

County Title(s) Runners-up Years won Years runner-up
Cork 21 16 1912, 1916, 1923, 1925, 1929, 1932, 1937, 1938, 1940, 1947, 1950, 1955, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1992, 1994, 1996 1913, 1914, 1926, 1933, 1934, 1936, 1946, 1948, 1949, 1952, 1953, 1957, 1986, 1989, 1990, 1991
Tipperary 16 11 1910, 1911, 1913, 1915, 1924, 1926, 1928, 1930, 1933, 1951, 1953, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991 1912, 1916, 1923, 1931, 1940, 1950, 1954, 1983, 1984, 1987, 1996
Limerick 10 5 1927, 1935, 1939, 1941, 1946, 1948, 1952, 1954, 1957, 1986 1911, 1924, 1937, 1951, 1985
Clare 4 11 1914, 1949, 1993, 1995 1910, 1915, 1925, 1927, 1930, 1932, 1938, 1955, 1988, 1992, 1994
Waterford 3 10 1931, 1934, 1936 1928, 1929, 1935, 1939, 1941, 1947, 1956, 1958, 1993, 1995
Kerry 1 2 1956 1959, 1960

List of finals

Year Winners Runners-up
County Score County Score
1997–present No Championship
1996 Cork 2–15 Tipperary 2–10
1995 Clare 4–11 Waterford 1–09
1994 Cork 1–10 Clare 1–09
1993 Clare 2–15 Waterford 0–10
1992 Cork 1–12 Clare 1–10
1991 Tipperary 4–13, 2–20 (R) Cork 5–10, 0–11 (R)
1990 Tipperary 0–18 Cork 2–06
1989 Tipperary 2–14 Cork 2–08
1988 Tipperary 5–09 Clare 0–15
1987 Cork 2–16 Tipperary 1–09
1986 Limerick Cork
1985 Tipperary 3–06 Limerick 1–10
1984 Cork 0–14 Tipperary 0–10
1983 Cork 4–19 Tipperary 3–08
1961–1982 No Championship
1960 Cork 4–05 Kerry 3–04
1959 Cork 3–09 Kerry 4–03
1958 Cork 6–09 Waterford 3–05
1957 Limerick 2–10 Cork 1–10
1956 Kerry 6–07 Waterford 0–03
1955 Cork 5–10 Clare 4–04
1954 Limerick 5–04 Tipperary 1–07
1953 Tipperary 4–08, 4–07 (R) Cork 5–05, 4–06 (R)
1952 Limerick 6–06 Cork 2–06
1951 Tipperary 4–08 Limerick 3–02
1950 Cork 3–07 Tipperary 3–06
1949 Clare 3–03 Cork 0–06
1948 Limerick 4–07 Cork 4–05
1947 Cork 11–08 Waterford 1–03
1946 Limerick 6–06 Cork 5–06
1942–1945 No Championship
1941 Limerick 4–08 Waterford 0–04
1940 Cork 5–03 Tipperary 3–03
1939 Limerick 2–04 * Waterford 4–02
1938 Cork 2–03, 7–05 (R) Clare 1–06, 4–00 (R)
1937 Cork 5–05 Limerick 3–01
1936 Waterford 3–01 Cork 1–01
1935 Limerick 6–08 Waterford 2–00
1934 Waterford 7–10 Cork 5–02
1933 Tipperary 4–02 Cork 1–02
1932 Cork 1–04 Clare 1–02
1931 Waterford 7–03 Tipperary 4–05
1930 Tipperary 7–04 Clare 1–02
1929 Cork 3–03 Waterford 2–04
1928 Tipperary 4–03 Waterford 0–03
1927 Limerick 4–04 Clare 2–02
1926 Tipperary 3–07 Cork 2–03
1925 Cork 6–03 Clare 4–02
1924 Tipperary 4–03 Limerick 2–02
1923 Cork 8–04 Tipperary 5–01
1917–1922 No Championship
1916 Cork 6–00 Tipperary 4–01
1915 Tipperary 9–01 Clare 2–01
1914 Clare 6–02 Cork 5–02
1913 Tipperary 3–03 Cork 1–06
1912 Cork 4–05 Tipperary 3–01
1911 Tipperary 6–04 Limerick 2–02
1910 Tipperary 5–00, 5–01 * Clare 2–00, 1–00
  • 1939 Limerick awarded title on an objection
  • 1910 Final unfinished. Replay ordered.

See also

References

  1. ^ "About Munster GAA - Munster GAA". Munster GAA - Aras Mumhan. 1 April 2009. Retrieved 14 August 2023.
  2. ^ Hurley, Denis (4 November 2022). "Ballygiblin ready for novel Munster junior hurling title defence". echo live. Retrieved 14 August 2023.

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