1969–70 Harty Cup

1969–70 Dr Harty Cup

Dates

19 October 1969 – 22 March 1970

Teams

Champions

North Monastery (14th title)
Des O'Grady (captain)

Runners-up

Limerick CBS
Liam Foley (captain)

Tournament statistics

Matches played

Goals scored

67 (7.44 per match)

Points scored

117 (13 per match)

Top scorer(s)

Gerry Hanley (6-10)

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The 1969–70 Harty Cup was the 50th staging of the Harty Cup since its establishment by the Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1918.^[1] The competition ran from 19 October 1969 to 22 March 1970.

St Finbarr's College were the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Limerick CBS in the first round.^[2]^[3] In a change to recent years, teams were reduced from 15 to 13-a-side.

The Harty Cup final was played on 22 March 1970 at Dr Mannix Sportsfield in Charleville, between North Monastery and Limerick CBS, in what was their fourth meeting in the final overall and a first meeting in 15 years. North Monastery won the match by 6–05 to 4–07 to claim their 14th Harty Cup title overall and a first title in nine years.^[4]^[5]

North Monastery's Gerry Hanley was the top scorer with 6–10.

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Results

First round

19 October 1969 First round	St Finbarr's College	5-06 - 9-09	Limerick CBS	Dr Mannix Sportsfield
	N Crowley 2-2, T Fogarty 2-0, B Lynch 1-0, D O'Flynn 0-2, P O'Connell 0-1, S Kelly 0-1.		L O'Donoghue 3-3, L Foley 2-3, M McKeogh 2-1, P Neville 1-1, E Mitchell 1-0, S Scanlan 0-1.

25 October 1969 First round	De La Salle College Waterford	5-12 - 3-03	Thurles CBS	Clonmel GAA Ground
	L O'Brien 1-5, J Comerford 1-1, D Corcoran 0-4, E Dunphy 1-0, P McCarthy 1-0, D Twomey 1-0, J Cullinane 0-1, M O'Mara 0-1.		J Ryan 2-0, C O'Brien 1-1, J O'Dwyer 0-1, J Kane 0-1.

22 October 1969 First round	St Flannan's College	1-09 - 1-03	Coláiste Chríost Rí	FitzGerald Park
	J McKenna 1-5, E Ryan 0-1, C Honan 0-1, M Moroney 0-1, L Heffernan 0-1.		N Miller 1-1, M Doherty 0-1, S Coughlan 0-1.

26 October 1969 First round

St Colman's College

w/o - scr.

Mount Sion CBS

Walsh Park

2 November 1969 First round	North Monastery	7-13 - 4-01	Ennis CBS	Fr Con Buckley Park
	G Hanley 4-7, R Fitzgerald 1-2, F Coughlan 1-2, D O'Connell 1-1, S Greene 0-1.		M O'Connell 2-0, J Pilkington 1-0, C Ryan 1-0, M O'Leary 0-1.

Coláiste Iognáid Rís received a bye in this round.

Quarter-finals

23 November 1969 Quarter-final	De La Salle College Waterford	0-07 - 6-08	Limerick CBS	Leahy Park
	L O'Brien 0-2, E Dunphy 0-1, M O'Meara 0-1, D Corcoran 0-1, J Comerford 0-1, D Twomey 0-1.		M McKeogh 3-2, L O'Donoghue 2-2, L Foley 0-4, P Herbert 1-0.

27 November 1969 Quarter-final	North Monastery	4-06 - 4-04	Coláiste Iognáid Rís	Cork Athletic Grounds
	F Coughlan 2-0, G Hanley 1-2, Des O'Grady 1-0, M Corbett 0-3, D O'Brien 0-1.		P O'Connell 2-3, S Collins 1-0, B Cotter 1-0, D Collins 0-1.

St Colman's College and St Flannan's College received byes in this round.

Semi-finals

1 March 1970 Semi-final	North Monastery	0-08 - 1-02	St Flannan's College	Dr Mannix Sportsfield
	Des O'Grady 0-2, F Coughlan 0-2, G Hanley 0-1, K O'Connor 0-1, S Greene 0-1, K Fitzgerald 0-1.		D O'Dwyer 1-0, J McKenna 0-2.

8 March 1970 Semi-final	Limerick CBS	4-08 - 3-06	St Colman's College	Dr Mannix Sportsfield
	P Neville 2-0, D Mitchell 1-1, M McKeogh 1-0, M Sheehan 0-3, L Foley 0-3, L O'Donoghue 0-1.		S O'Leary 1-6, M Carroll 1-0, P Hogan 1-0.

Final

22 March 1970 Final	North Monastery	6-05 - 4-07	Limerick CBS	Dr Mannix Sportsfield
	S Greene 2-2, T Harris 1-0, G Hanley 1-0, Des O'Grady 1-0, S O'Connell 1-0, M Corbett 0-3.		P Neville 2-2, L Foley 1-2, T Scanlan 1-1, L O'Donoghue 0-1, M McKeogh 0-1.

Statistics

Top scorers

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Gerry Hanley	North Monastery	6-10	28	4	7.00
2	Martin McKeogh	Limerick CBS	6-04	22	4	5.50
2	Liam O'Donoghue	Limerick CBS	5-07	22	4	5.50
4	Liam Foley	Limerick CBS	3-12	21	4	5.25
5	Pat Neville	Limerick CBS	5-03	18	4	4.50
6	Frank Coughlan	North Monastery	3-04	13	4	3.25
7	Steve Greene	North Monastery	2-04	10	4	2.50
7	Liam O'Brien	De La Salle College	1-07	10	2	5.00
9	Pat O'Connell	Coláiste Iognáid Rís	2-03	9	1	9.00
9	Seánie O'Leary	St Colman's College	1-06	9	1	9.00

References

^ "Rockwell College and the Harty Cup". Séamus J. King website. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
^ "Harty Cup roll of honour". Rebel Óg GAA website. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
^ "Cork says farewell to the mighty Canon". Irish Examiner. 17 November 2014. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
^ "1970 Harty Cup and All-Ireland College Winners". North Monastery website. 11 February 2024.
^ "The Mon versus Críost Rí — 'It was the biggest game a lot of us ever played in'". Irish Examiner. 25 April 2021. Retrieved 11 February 2024.

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