The 2011 Lory Meagher Cup is the third edition of the

Lory Meagher Cup The Lory Meagher Cup (; often referred to as the Meagher Cup) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association. The cup forms the fifth-tier of hurling for senior county teams (the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champio ...

since its establishment by the

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and is the fourth-tier of

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for senior county teams (the

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is the first-tier trophy). It is contested by eight

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ranked 29–36 in the 2011 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship. The winners of the 2011 Lory Meagher Cup, Donegal were promoted to the 2012 Nicky Rackard Cup.

Format

The tournament had a

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format - each team played at least two games before being knocked out. *The eight teams played four Round 1 matches. **The winners in Round 1 advanced to Round 2A. **The losers in Round 1 went into Round 2B. *There were two Round 2A matches. **The winners in Round 2A advanced to the semifinals. **The losers in Round 2A went into the quarter-finals. *There were two Round 2B matches. **The winners in Round 2B advanced to the quarter-finals. **The losers in Round 2B were eliminated. *There were two quarter-final matches between the Round 2A losers and Round 2B winners. **The winners of the quarter-finals advanced to the semifinals. **The losers of the quarter-finals were eliminated. *There were two semifinal matches between the Round 2A winners and the quarter-final winners. **The winners of the semifinals advanced to the final. **The losers of the semifinals were eliminated. *The winners of the final won the Lory Meagher Cup for 2011.

Team changes

To Championship

Relegated from the

Nicky Rackard Cup The Nicky Rackard Cup (; often referred to as the Rackard Cup) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association. The cup forms the fourth-tier of Hurling for senior county teams (the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champi ...

* Tyrone

From Championship

Promoted to the

* None

Teams

Bracket

Round 1

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Round 2

Round 2A

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Round 2B

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Quarter-finals

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Semi-finals

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Final

Stadia and locations

Statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Single game

Scoring events

*Widest winning margin: 29 points ** South Down 4-25 - 0-08 Leitrim (Round 1) *Most goals in a match: 6 **

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2-12 - 4-17 Tyrone (Round 1) ** Leitrim 2-11 - 4-11 Warwickshire (Round 2B) *Most points in a match: 33 ** South Down 4-25 - 0-08 Leitrim (Round 1) *Most goals by one team in a match: 4 ** South Down 4-25 - 0-08 Leitrim (Round 1) ** Tyrone 4-17 - 2-12

(Round 1) **Warwickshire 4-11 - 2-11 Leitrim (Round 2B) **Warwickshire 4-08 - 1-10

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(Quarter-final) *Most goals scored by a losing team: 2 **

2-12 - 4-17 Tyrone (Round 1) ** Leitrim 2-11 - 4-11 Warwickshire (Round 2B) **

2-08 - 3-18 Donegal (Round 2A) *Most points scored by a losing team: 14 **

1-14 - 2-14 South Down (Quarter-final) * Most points by one team in a match: 25 ** South Down 4-25 - 0-08 Leitrim (Round 1) * Highest aggregate score: 47 points ** Longford 2-12 - 4-17 Tyrone (Round 1) * Lowest aggregate score: 32 points ** Tyrone 2-14 - 1-09 South Down (Round 2)

Miscellaneous

* Donegal win their 1st championship in 8 years, last winning the 2003 Ulster Junior Hurling Championship