The 1991 Railway Cup Hurling Championship was the 64th staging of the Railway Cup, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-provincial hurling tournament. The championship began on 10 March 1991 and ended on 7 April 1991.
Connacht were the defending champions.
On 7 April 1991, Connacht won the cup following a 1-13 to 0-12 defeat of Munster in the final. This was their 8th Railway Cup title and their second in succession after winning the last cup title in 1989.
Results
Semi-finals
Final
Scoring statistics
Top scorers overall
Rank Player Team Tally Total1Michael McGrathConnacht1-0692Michael ClearyMunster0-0773Joe CooneyConnacht1-036
Top scorers in a single game
Rank Player Team Tally Total Opposition1Michael McGrathConnacht1-047MunsterMichael ClearyMunster0-077Connacht3Nicky EnglishMunster1-025LeinsterTony O'SullivanMunster0-055Leinster5Cormac BonnarMunster1-014LeinsterJoe CooneyConnacht1-014Ulster
Bibliography Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005).
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