The 2015 Lory Meagher Cup was the 7th staging of the
Lory Meagher Cup
The Lory Meagher Cup (; often referred to as the Meagher Cup) is the fifth-highest inter-county senior championship in hurling. Each year, the champion team in the Lory Meagher Cup is promoted to the Nicky Rackard Cup.
The Lory Meagher Cup, w ...
, the
Gaelic Athletic Association
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's fourth tier
inter-county
Inter-county, or inter county is Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) terminology which refers to competitions or matches between counties, as used in Gaelic games (differently from legal counties). The term can also be used to describe the players o ...
hurling championship
In sport, a championship is a competition in which the aim is to decide which individual or team is the champion.
Championship systems
Various forms of competition can be referred to by the term championship.
Title match system
In this system ...
. The championship began on 2 May 2015 and ended on 6 June 2015.
Longford were the
defending champions but were successful in gaining promotion to the
Nicky Rackard Cup
The Nicky Rackard Cup (; often referred to as the Rackard Cup) is the fourth tier of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship. Each year, the champion team in the Nicky Rackard Cup is promoted to the Christy Ring Cup, and the lowest finishing ...
.
Lancashire
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The non-metropolitan county of Lancash ...
fielded a team for the very first time.
On 6 June 2015,
Fermanagh
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won the championship following a 3-16 to 1-17 defeat of
Sligo in the cup final. This was their first Lory Meagher Cup title.
Leitrim's Pádraig O'Donnell was the championship's top scorer with 2-32. John Duffy of Fermanagh was the Lory Meagher Player of the Year.
Table
Rounds 1 to 5
Final
Top scorers
;Overall
;Single game
References
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Lory
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Lory Meagher Cup