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The Lory Meagher Cup (often referred to as the Meagher Cup) is the fourth-highest senior championship overall in hurling. Each year, the champion team in the Lory Meagher Cup has the choice to be promoted to the Nicky Rackard Cup. The Lory Meagher Cup, which was introduced for the 2009 season, was the latest initiative in providing a meaningful championship for fourth tier teams deemed "too weak" for the third tier Nicky Rackard Cup. The winners of the championship receive the Lory Meagher Cup, named after former Kilkenny hurler Lory Meagher who many regard as one of the greatest hurlers of all time. In the 2015 season, Fermanagh were the Lory Meagher Cup champions, Sligo were the runners up, and Lancashire finished bottom of the group. ==History== Following the success of the Christy Ring Cup and Nicky Rackard Cup for the lower tier hurling teams, it was decided in 2008 to investigate the possibility of introducing a fourth tier. The Hurling Development Committee (HDC) proposed the new four-tier structure in place of the existing three-tier model. It, and the second and third-tier competitions, were to consist of eight teams. The proposals were accepted at a special GAA Congress in October 2008. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Lory Meagher Cup」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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