The Connacht Junior Hurling Championship is a junior "knockout" competition in the game of Hurling played in the province of Connacht in Ireland. 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.
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: CountyQualificationLocationStadiumProvinceChampionship TitlesLast Championship Title GalwayJunior development teamGalwayPearse StadiumConnacht231957 LancashireLory Meagher Cup teamEast DidsburyOld BediansBritain0— LeitrimLory Meagher Cup teamCarrick-on-ShannonPáirc Seán Mac DiarmadaConnacht41976 LondonIntermediate development teamSouth RuislipMcGovern ParkBritain0— MayoNicky Rackard Cup teamCastlebarMacHale ParkConnacht32004 RoscommonNicky Rackard Cup teamRoscommonDr Hyde ParkConnacht131974 New YorkIntermediate development teamBronxGaelic ParkNorth America0— WarwickshireLory Meagher Cup teamSolihullPáirc na hÉireannBritain0—
Roll of honour CountyTitle(s)Runners-upYears wonYears runner-up Galway2331925, 1926, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 19571936, 1952, 1958 Roscommon13171952, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1971, 1972, 19741925, 1926, 1931, 1937, 1938, 1940, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1951, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1969, 1970 Leitrim441969, 1970, 1975, 19761961, 1962, 1966, 1974 Mayo3101936, 1967, 20041934, 1935, 1939, 1950, 1959, 1960, 1964, 1965, 1972, 1975 Sligo271968, 19731929, 1930, 1954, 1963, 1967, 1976, 2004 South and West Galway101932 — North and East Galway01 —1932
List of finals YearWinnerRunners-upCountyScoreCountyScore2005–presentNo 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 1927–1928Galway represented the province 1926 Galway 7–08 Roscommon 2–03 1925 Galway 7–05 Roscommon 1–031923–1924Galway represented the province1915–1922No championship1913–1915Galway 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. CountyTotal yearsFirst year in ChampionshipMost recent year in ChampionshipChampionship titlesLast Championship title2023 championship finishBest championship finishCurrent ChampionshipLvl Galway3019251958231957All-Ireland semi-finalistsChampionsLeinster Senior Hurling Championship1Leitrim819611976419765th (Lory Meagher Cup)ChampionsLory Meagher Cup5Mayo1319342004320046th (Christy Ring Cup)ChampionsNicky Rackard Cup4North and East Galway1193219320—N / ARunners-upN / A—Roscommon30192519741319744th (Nicky Rackard Cup)ChampionsNicky Rackard Cup4Sligo919292004219733rd (Christy Ring Cup)ChampionsChristy Ring Cup3South and West Galway11932193211932N / AChampionsN / A—
All-time table (finals only) #Team1 Galway262303462Roscommon3013017263Leitrim941494Mayo14311075Sligo92074
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 Leinster Junior Hurling Championship Munster Junior Hurling Championship Ulster Junior Hurling Championship
References
Sources Complete Roll of Honour Available Here