Scoreboard
League Table
National Hurling League 1935-36
| Pos | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | PF | GA | PA | Diff | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Luimneach | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 39 | 31 | 17 | 21 | 76 | 15 |
| 2 |  Corcaigh | 8 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 36 | 32 | 20 | 24 | 56 | 12 |
| 3 |  Gaillimh | 8 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 22 | 32 | 26 | 18 | 2 | 10 |
| 4 |  Átha Cliath | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 22 | 24 | 25 | 18 | -3 | 9 |
| 5 |  An Clár | 8 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 33 | 15 | 37 | 23 | -20 | 8 |
| 6 |  Cill Chainnigh | 8 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 27 | 24 | 30 | 25 | -10 | 6 |
| 7 |  Tiobraid Árann | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 30 | 23 | 34 | 31 | -20 | 6 |
| 8 |  Laoise | 8 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 23 | 21 | 31 | 30 | -33 | 4 |
| 9 |  Port Láirge | 8 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 20 | 18 | 32 | 30 | -48 | 2 |
- See GAA Annual 1936 link in References for League Table [References: S-1]
Scoreboard
GAA Gaelic Athletic Association National Hurling League 1935-36
- See GAA Annual 1936 link in References for Scoreboard [References: S-1]
Season Review
Luimneach (Limerick) won the 1935-36 National Hurling League title, having won all but one of their eight fixtures, the sole game blemishing their perfect record being a 3-3 (12 points) each tie with Tiobraid Árann (Tipperary) in Thurles in Round 5. The title was wrapped up in Limerick in Round 8 with a victory by 6-1 (19 points) to 1-2 (5 points) over Cill Chainnigh (Kilkenny), with their nearest challengers Corcaigh (Cork) narrowly defeated in the previous Round by 3-6 (15 points) to 4-2 (14 points).
Corcaigh took second place on the final day with a single point victory (3-4 to 3-3) over Gaillimh (Galway) to finish three points behind Luimneach on 12 points. Gaillimh took the third spot with 10 points. Átha Cliath (Dublin) finished fourth on 9 points, with victories over four of the five counties below them and a draw with Tiobraid Árann.
The bottom half of the League Table was filled by An Clár (Clare) on 8 points; Tiobraid Árann on 6 points; Cill Chainnigh on 6 points; Laoise (Laois) on 4 points; and Port Láirge (Waterford) on 2 points.
The title was Limerick’s third National Hurling League title in a row, having also won the 1933-34 and 1934-35 league titles. [References: S-1]
Stock Image of Irish Stamp from 1934 showing Hurler in Action
About the GAA and Hurling
Hurling is an ancient Gaelic Irish Sport, and one of the four Charter GAA Sports of 1884. It is played with a Hurl or Hurley (stick) and a sliotar (ball) and is one of the fastest team sports in the world. It is 15-a-side and Goals (worth 3 points) are scored as well as points (over the bar – worth one point). It is organised on a Club and County basis like most GAA Sports and has County, Provncial and All-Ireland Championships. Within both Club and County Championships there is the Hurling League (usually run over winter) and the Hurling Championship (usually run over summer). There are currently about 12 Top Level (Division 1) Counties that play for the Liam McCarthy Cup, as well as the Joe McDonagh Cup (Division 2), Christy Ring Cup (Division 3), and Nicky Rackard (Division 4) and Lory Meaghar Cups (Division 5). Outside of Ireland there are 14 Counties that also play Gaelic Football and sometimes Hurling, with London, Warwickshire and Lancashire taking part in the lower levels of the All-Ireland Championships. [References: A-1 to A-3]
References
Scoreboard References
[S-1] GAA (1936) 1936 GAA Annual – Official Record of the Gaelic Athletic Association [Internet] Available from: https://www.limerickcity.ie/media/1936%20gaa%20annual.pdf [Accessed 29 July 2023]
GAA CREST REFERENCES
GAA Crest (Old)
[GL-1]Kinnitty GAA Club (2023) GAA logo [Internet] Available from: http://homepage.eircom.net/~kinnittyns/images/GAA%20logo.jpg [Accessed 29 July 2023]
Connacht GAA Crest References
[CL-1] Galway GAA Facebook (2021) Profile Picture, `February 25, 2021 [Internet] Available from: https://www.facebook.com/GalwayGAAOfficial/photos/a.304582009580320/3843070445731441/ [Accessed 27 January 2022][Actual Crest Reference at: https://scontent-dub4-1.xx.fbcdn.net/v/t1.6435-9/154645754_3843070455731440_5679092197977740786_n.jpg?_nc_cat=104&ccb=1-5&_nc_sid=09cbfe&_nc_ohc=wmFtrh8kfCcAX9Z0Aue&_nc_ht=scontent-dub4-1.xx&oh=00_AT8qcV-MbwVF9kP4-HwyLyXn8v5qvMYdcgnxaQLSgN0zCA&oe=6215FE9C [Accessed 27 January 2022]
Leinster GAA Crest References
[LC-6] Dublin GAA (2014) logo-20140709-1 [Internet] Available from: https://assets.dublingaa.ie/assets/images/design/logo-20140709-1.png [Accessed 14 August 2020]
[LC-8] Seeklogo (2021) kilkenny-gaa-logo-8C142E60F2-seeklogo.com [Internet] Available from: http://seeklogo.com/images/K/kilkenny-gaa-logo-8C142E60F2-seeklogo.com.gif [Accessed 27 June 2021]
[LC-12] Forza 27 (2012) LAOIS-crest-new [Internet] Available from: http://www.forza27.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/LAOIS-crest-new.jpg [Accessed 3 July 2021]
Munster GAA CREST REFERENCES
[LC-19] Clare GAA (2021) clare-crest [Internet] Available from: https://clare.gaa.ie/wp-content/themes/c_and_c_clare/img/clare-crest.png [Accessed 3 July 2021]
[LC-20] Cork GAA (2019) logoofoot [Internet] Available from: https://gaacork.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/logoofoot.png [Accessed 3 July 2021]
[LC-21] Limerick GAA (2019) retina-logo [Internet] Available from: https://limerickgaa.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/10/retina-logo.png [Accessed 3 July 2021]
[LC-22] Waterford GAA (2019) footlogo [Internet] Available from: https://www.waterfordgaa.ie/wp-content/uploads/2019/11/footlogo.png %5BAccessed 9 September 2020]
[23] Tipperary GAA (2021) tipperary-crest [Internet] Available from: https://tipperary.gaa.ie/wp-content/themes/c_and_c_tipperary/img/tipperary-crest.png [Accessed 27 June 2021]
Image References
[I-1]Milan, Italy – December 12, 2018: Field hockey player on ancient irish postage stamp Contributor spatuletail [Internet] Available from: https://www.shutterstock.com/image-photo/milan-italy-december-12-2018-field-1282796593 [Accessed 5 January 2022]
ABOUT THE GAA References
[A-1] GAA (2022) About the GAA [Internet] Available from: https://www.gaa.ie/the-gaa/about-the-gaa/ [Accessed 30 January 2022]
[A-2] GAA (2022) Our Games [Internet] Available from: https://www.gaa.ie/the-gaa/games/our-games [Accessed 30 January 2022]
[A-3] GAA (2022) Gaelic Football [Internet] Available from: https://www.gaa.ie/my-gaa/getting-involved/gaelic-football [Accessed 30 January 2022]
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Thanks to Anton “Pippo” O’Grady and Decy Maher
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