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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| 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

=[[All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship]]=

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.