1936 Railway Cup Hurling Championship

The 1936 Railway Cup Hurling Championship was the 10th staging of the Railway Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1927. The cup began on 16 February 1936 and ended on 17 March 1936.

1936 Railway Cup

Dates	16 February 1936 – 17 March 1936
Teams	3
Champions	Leinster (4th title) Paddy Larkin (captain)
Runners-up	Munster Mick Mackey (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	2
Goals scored	9 (4.5 per match)
Points scored	23 (11.5 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Johnny Dunne (2-02)
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Munster were the defending champions.

On 17 March 1936, Leinster won the cup following a 2-08 to 3-04 defeat of Munster in the final at Croke Park.^[1] This was their fifth Railway Cup title overall and their first title since 1933.

Teams

Province	Captain
Connacht	Mick Gill
Leinster	Paddy Larkin
Munster	Mick Mackey

Results

Semi-final

Leinster v Connacht

16 February 1936 Semi-final	Leinster	2-07 - 2-04	Connacht	St. Cronan's Park, Roscrea
	N Wade 1-1, J Dunne 1-0, E Byrne 0-3, M Daniels 0-2, J Walsh 0-1.		G O'Reilly 1-0, J Greene 1-0, I Harney 0-2, P Iclan 0-1, M Gill 0-1.	Referee: P Purcell (Tipperary)

Final

Leinster v Munster

17 March 1936 Final	Leinster	2-08 - 3-04	Munster	Croke Park, Dublin
	J Dunne 1-2, M Power 1-0, J Walsh 0-2, E Byrne 0-2, P Whelan 0-1, T Leahy 0-1,		P McMahon 1-0, M Hennessy 1-0, M Brennan 1-0, M Mackey 0-2, T Ryan 0-2.	Attendance: 20,000 Referee: S McKeown (Antrim)

Sources

• Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005).