The 2021 Lory Meagher Cup was the thirteenth 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 fifth-tier of

Hurling Hurling (, ') is an outdoor Team sport, team game of ancient Gaelic culture, Gaelic Irish origin, played by men and women. One of Ireland's native Gaelic games, it shares a number of features with Gaelic football, such as the field and goa ...

for senior county teams (the

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship The GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship, known simply as the All-Ireland Championship, is an annual Inter county, inter-county hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the highest-tier competition for ...

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

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ranked 28–32 in the

2021 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship The 2021 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (SHC) was the 134th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county hurling tournament, since its establishment in 1887 All-Ireland Se ...

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 ...

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Format

Cup format The format was changed for 2021, with 5 teams playing across two groups, one with 3 teams and one with 2 teams based on an open draw. Group A featured 3 teams and was played in a single Round Robin format with each team having one home game and one away game. Group B featured 2 teams who played a single fixture. All teams played a knockout format after this group stage, with the group winners and second-placed team in Group A being placed in the semi-finals. A tie between the third-placed team in Group A and second-placed team in Group B determined the fourth semi-finalist. All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship There was no direct qualification to the

proper for Lory Meagher Cup teams. Promotion to Nicky Rackard Cup The winner of the Lory Meagher Cup was also promoted automatically to the following year's

, which is the fourth tier of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship. They would be replaced by the bottom-placed team in the 2021 Nicky Rackard Cup. Relegation There was no relegation from the Lory Meagher Cup as this is the lowest grade (5th Tier) in the

Group stage

Group A

Group A round 1

Group A round 2

Group A round 3

Group B

Group A round 1

Knockout stage

Bracket

Quarter-finals

Fermanagh 3-15 - 4-06 Monaghan

Semi-finals

Longford 1-13 - 1-21 Fermanagh Cavan 1-21 - 0-20 Louth

Final

Stadia and locations

Statistics

Top scorers

Overall

In a single game

Scoring events

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Miscellaneous

Fermanagh Historically, Fermanagh (), as opposed to the modern County Fermanagh, was a kingdom of Gaelic Ireland, associated geographically with present-day County Fermanagh. ''Fir Manach'' originally referred to a distinct kin group of alleged Laigin or ...

win their 1st championship in 6 years, last winning the 2015 Lory Meagher Cup

References

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Lory Meagher Cup

Team changes

To Championship

Format

Group stage

Group A

Group A round 1

Group A round 2

Group A round 3

Group B

Group A round 1

Knockout stage

Bracket

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Stadia and locations

Statistics

Top scorers

Overall

In a single game

Scoring events

Miscellaneous

See also

References