1945 Railway Cup Hurling Championship
# 1945 Railway Cup Hurling Championship

The 1945 Railway Cup Hurling Championship was the 19th series of the inter-provincial hurling Railway Cup. Four matches were played between 11 February and 17 March 1945. It was contested by Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster.

Munster entered the championship as the defending champions.

On 17 March 1945, Munster won the Railway Cup after a 6-08 to 2-00 defeat of Ulster in the final at Croke Park, Dublin. This was their 13th title over all and their fourth title in succession.

Munster's Mick Mackey was the Railway Cup top scorer with 3-06.

## Results

Semi-finals

Final

## Top scorers

### Overall

| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Mick Mackey | Munster | 3-06 | 15 | 3 | 5.00 |
| 2 | Josie Gallagher | Conancht | 2-08 | 14 | 2 | 7.00 |
| 3 | Johnny Quirke | Munster | 3-02 | 11 | 3 | 3.66 |

### Single game

| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Opposition |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Josie Gallagher | Connacht | 2-04 | 10 | Munster |
| 2 | Johnny Quirke | Munster | 2-02 | 8 | Connacht |
| 3 | T. Molloy | Connacht | 2-01 | 7 | Munster |

## Sources

* Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005).
* Fennelly, Teddy and Dowling, Paddy, "Ninety Years of GAA in Laois" (Leinster Express, 1975)
