The 1941 All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship was the 24th staging of the All-Ireland Junior Championship since its establishment by the

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entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by

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in the Munster semi-final. The All-Ireland final was played on 21 September 1941 at Cusack Park in

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, between Limerick and

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, in what was their first ever meeting in a final. Limerick won the match by 8-02 to 4-01 to claim their first ever championship title.

Results

All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship The All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship was a hurling competition organized by the Gaelic Athletic Association in Ireland. The competition was originally contested by the second teams of the strong counties, and the first teams of the weaker ...

All-Ireland semi-final

All-Ireland final

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