<page_title> Galway–Limerick hurling rivalry </page_title> <section_title> Senior </section_title> <table> <cell> 11 August 1940 <col_header> Date </col_header> </cell> <cell> Limerick (4) <col_header> Winners </col_header> </cell> <cell> Galway <col_header> Runners-up </col_header> </cell> <cell> All-Ireland semi-final <col_header> Competition </col_header> </cell> </table>
Galway faced Limerick in an All-Ireland semi-final once again on 11 August 1940.