2011 Lory Meagher Cup
The 2011 Lory Meagher Cup is the third edition of the Lory [Meagher Cup] since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 2009 [Lory Meagher Cup|2009] and is the fourth-tier of Hurling for senior county teams. It is contested by eight GAA county teams 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 double elimination 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 CupFrom Championship
Promoted to the Nicky Rackard Cup- None
Round 1
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Round 2
Round 2A
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Round 2B
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Semi-finals
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Scoring events
- Widest winning margin: 29 points
- *South Down 4-25 - 0-08 Leitrim
- Most goals in a match: 6
- *Longford 2-12 - 4-17 Tyrone
- *Leitrim 2-11 - 4-11 Warwickshire
- Most points in a match: 33
- *South Down 4-25 - 0-08 Leitrim
- Most goals by one team in a match: 4
- *South Down 4-25 - 0-08 Leitrim
- *Tyrone 4-17 - 2-12 Longford
- *Warwickshire 4-11 - 2-11 Leitrim
- *Warwickshire 4-08 - 1-10 Fermanagh
- Most goals scored by a losing team: 2
- *Longford 2-12 - 4-17 Tyrone
- *Leitrim 2-11 - 4-11 Warwickshire
- *Fermanagh 2-08 - 3-18 Donegal
- Most points scored by a losing team: 14
- *Longford 1-14 - 2-14 South Down
- Most points by one team in a match: 25
- * South Down 4-25 - 0-08 Leitrim
- Highest aggregate score: 47 points
- * Longford 2-12 - 4-17 Tyrone
- Lowest aggregate score: 32 points
- * Tyrone 2-14 - 1-09 South Down
Miscellaneous
- Donegal win their 1st championship in 8 years, last winning the 2003 Ulster Junior Hurling Championship