1940 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship#Munster Minor Hurling Championship
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| type = Minor
| year = 1940
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| connacht = Galway
| munster = Limerick
| leinster = Laois
| ulster = Antrim
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| team = Limerick
| titles = 1st
| captain = Paddy McCarthy
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| team2 = Antrim
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| Referee = Joseph Stuart
| previous = 1939
| next = 1941
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The 1940 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship was the 13th staging of the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1928.
Cork entered the championship as the defending champions in search of a record fourth successive title, however, they were beaten by Limerick in the Munster semi-final.
On 1 September 1940 Limerick won the championship following a 6-4 to 2-4 defeat of Antrim in the All-Ireland final. This was their first All-Ireland title.
Results
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Semi-finals
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| date = 4 August 1930
| round = Semi-final
| team1 = Antrim
| score = 5-03 - 4-05
| team2 = Dublin
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| stadium = Croke Park, Dublin
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| date = 11 August 1940
| round = Semi-final
| team1 = Limerick
| score = 5-06 - 1-02
| team2 = Galway
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| stadium = Cusack Park, Ennis
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Final
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| date = 1 September 1940
| round = Final
| team1 = Limerick
| score = 6-04 - 2-04
| team2 = Antrim
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| stadium = Croke Park, Dublin
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Championship statistics
=Miscellaneous=
- Dublin defeated Laois by 10-05 to 3-03 to win the Leinster Championship, however, they later forfeited the title after an objection regarding the playing of overage players was upheld by the Leinster Council.
- Antrim qualified for the All-Ireland final for the first and only time in their history.
- Limerick became the fifth team to win the All-Ireland Championship title.
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20110701003934/http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/championship/minor_hurl_roh.html All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship: Roll Of Honour]
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