1959 All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship

1959 All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship

All Ireland Champions
Winners	London (3rd win)
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-up	Antrim
Provincial Champions
Munster	Cork
Leinster	Wexford
Ulster	Antrim
Connacht	Roscommon
← 1958 1960 →

The 1959 All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship was the 38th staging of the All-Ireland Junior Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1912.

Cork entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Antrim in the All-Ireland home final.^[1][2]

The All-Ireland final was played on 4 October 1959 at Croke Park in Dublin, between London and Antrim, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. London won the match by 5–10 to 2–10 to claim their third championship title overall and a first title in 10 years.

Results

All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship

All-Ireland semi-finals

Antrim v Wexford

16 August 1958 Semi-final

Antrim

2-10 - 2-06

Wexford

Casement Park

Roscommom v Cork

23 August 1959 Semi-final

Roscommom

4-05 - 6-14

Cork

Dr. Hyde Park

All-Ireland home final

Antrim v Cork

20 September 1959 Home final

Antrim

3-04 - 2-03

Cork

Croke Park

All-Ireland final

London v Antrim

4 October 1959 Final

London

5-10 - 2-10

Antrim

Croke Park

References

1. "Cork profile". Hogan Stand website. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
2. "Junior hurling". Munster GAA website. 29 May 2009. Retrieved 18 August 2021.