Annual hurling competition season
The 1979 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 91st staging of the Cork Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The championship began on 8 April 1979 and ended on 7 October 1979.
Blackrock entered the championship as the defending champions .[1]
The final was played on 7 October 1979 at Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork , between Blackrock and St. Finbarr's , in what was their first meeting in the final in five years . Blackrock won the match by 2–14 to 2–06 to claim their 28th championship title overall, their second title in succession and their fifth of the decade.[2] [3]
Midleton 's John Fenton was the championship's top scorer with 5-45.
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Team changes
To Championship
Promoted from the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship
Results
Division 1
Table
Team
1
St. Finbarr's
3
2
1
0
7-41
6-20
+24
5
2
Blackrock
3
2
0
1
8-36
2-36
+18
4
3
Glen Rovers
3
1
1
1
8-29
4-29
+12
3
4
Sarsfields
3
0
0
3
4-21
15-42
-54
0
Green background The two top-placed teams qualified for the semi-final stage of the championship proper.Yellow background The third-placed team qualified for the quarter-final stage of the championship proper.
Results
St. Finbarr's v Sarsfields
11 April 1979 St. Finbarr's 5-14 - 3-05 Sarsfields Páirc Uí Chaoimh , Cork
J Barry-Murphy 2-3, C Ryan 1-4, J O'Shea 1-1, M Kennedy 1-0, C McCarthy 0-3, J Cremin 0-2, J Allen 0-1.
T Murphy 1-2, P O'Riordan 1-0, E Kelleher 1-0, B Óg Murphy 0-2, B Lotty 0-1.
Referee: F Murphy (Blackrock)
Blackrock v Glen Rovers
26 April 1979 Blackrock 2-12 - 1-10 Glen Rovers Páirc Uí Chaoimh , Cork
É O'Donoghue 1-2, P Moylan 0-5, F Delaney 1-0, J Horgan 0-1, R Cummins 0-1, T Lyons 0-1, D Collins 0-1, É O'Sullivan 0-1.
T O'Neill 1-1, K O'Keeffe 0-4, P O'Doherty 0-3, P Horgan 0-1, J Buckley 0-1.
Referee: P Cronin (St. Finbarr's)
Blackrock v Sarsfields
15 June 1979 Blackrock 4-18 - 0-08 Sarsfields Páirc Uí Chaoimh , Cork
P Kavanagh 1-3, P Moylan 0-6, F Cummins 1-1, É O'Donoghue 1-1, T Lyons 1-0, D Collins 0-2, E O'Sullivan 0-2, J Horgan 0-1, P Butler 0-1, D Buckley 0-1.
B Óg Murphy 0-5, T Murphy 0-2, J Darcy.
Referee: D O'Connor (Bishopstown)
Glen Rovers v Sarsfields
18 July 1979 Glen Rovers 6-10 - 1-08 Sarsfields Church Road , Blackrock
K O'Keeffe 1-4, J O'Callaghan 1-2, P Horgan 1-1, T Collins 1-1, T O'Neill 1-0, L Mulcahy 1-0, J BUckley 0-1, JJ O'Neill 0-1.
B Óg Murphy 0-6, P O'Riordan 1-0, S O'Farrell 0-1, E Kelleher 0-1.
Blackrock v St. Finbarr's
21 August 1979 Blackrock 2-06 - 1-18 St. Finbarr's Páirc Uí Chaoimh , Cork
É O'Donoghue 1-0, P Kavanagh 1-0, P Moylan 0-2, D Collins 0-2, R Cummins 0-1, F Cummins 0-1.
J Allen 0-7, J Barry-Murphy 1-2, J Cremin 0-4, T Maher 0-2, C McCarthy 0-1, B O'Brien 0-1, J Murphy 0-1.
Referee: D O'Connor (Bishopstown)
Division 2
Table
Team
1
Midleton
5
4
1
0
13-65
13-49
+16
9
2
Youghal
5
3
0
2
16-54
6-59
+25
6
3
University College Cork
5
3
0
2
9-63
8-50
+16
6
4
Na Piarsaigh
5
2
1
2
14-50
12-45
+11
5
5
Nemo Rangers
5
1
0
4
12-32
13-67
-38
2
6
Bandon
5
1
0
4
6-54
18-42
-24
2
Green background The two top-placed teams qualified for the quarter-final stage of the championship proper.
Results
Midleton v Youghal
8 April 1979 Midleton 1-16 - 3-09 Youghal Castlemartyr
J Fenton 1-7, T McCarthy 0-4, G Glavin 0-2, S O'Brien 0-1, D Mulcahy 0-1, K Hennessy 0-1.
M Butler 2-1, S O'Leary 1-3, T Coyne 0-3, A O'Regan 0-1, H Fouhy 0-1.
Referee: J Motherway (Aghada)
University College Cork v Bandon
8 April 1979 University College Cork 3-13 - 1-11 Bandon Ballinhassig
M Kelleher 1-2, P Curran 1-2, P O'Leary 1-0, B Waldron 0-3, S Feehan 0-2, J Higgins 0-2, N Leonard 0-1, B Dineen 0-1.
J Fitzgerald 1-2, P Crowley 0-4, K O'Driscoll 0-2, N Crowley 0-2, G O'Mahony 0-1.
Referee: P Cronin (St. Finbarr's)
Midleton v Bandon
22 April 1979 Midleton 3-11 - 1-10 Bandon Páirc Uí Chaoimh , Cork
J Fenton 1-6, S Farrell 1-0, J Hurley 1-0, S O'Brien 0-2, K Hennessy 0-1, T McCarthy 0-1, G Glavin 0-1.
P Crowley 0-6, K O'Driscoll 1-1, F Crowley 0-1, J Fitzgerald 0-1, J Murphy 0-1.
Referee: W Horgan (Brian Dillons)
Youghal v Nemo Rangers
5 May 1979 Youghal 3-17 - 0-05 Nemo Rangers Castlemartyr
S O'Leary 2-5, C Hennessy 1-3, M Coyne 0-5, M Butler 1-0, S Ring 0-2, M Walsh 0-1, H Fuohy 0-1.
D Calnan 0-2, J Barry 0-1, W Barry 0-1, D Barry 0-1.
Referee: J Motherway (Aghada)
Na Piarsaigh v Nemo Rangers
16 May 1979 Na Piarsaigh 3-09 - 3-06 Nemo Rangers Ballinlough
D Murphy 1-3, John O'Sullivan 1-1, W O'Connell 1-0, R McDonnell 0-2, Jim O'Sullivan 0-1, G Whooley 0-1, V Twomey 0-1.
P O'Callaghan 2-3, W Barry 1-1, G Dullea 0-1, S Hayes 0-1.
Referee: M O'Flaherty (Blackrock)
Nemo Rangers v Bandon
20 May 1979 Nemo Rangers 2-08 - 0-11 Bandon Kinsale
D Calnan 2-3, D Murphy 0-1, P O'Sullivan 0-1, W Barry 0-1, D O'Sullivan 0-1.
F Crowley 0-4, K O'Driscoll 0-2, J Murphy 0-2, N Crowley 0-2, PJ O'Mahony 0-1.
Referee: M Keane (Cloughduv)
Midleton v Nemo Rangers
9 June 1979 Midleton 5-13 - 5-08 Nemo Rangers Riverstown
K Hennessy 3-1, J Fenton 0-6, G Glavin 1-1, S O'Farrell 1-0, T McCarthy 0-3, G Smith 0-1, J Barry 0-1.
D Calnan 2-6, D Barry 2-0, K Murphy 1-1, W Barry 0-1.
Referee: W Horgan (Brian Dillons)
Na Piarsaigh v Bandon
10 June 1979 Na Piarsaigh 6-10 - 2-04 Bandon Cloughduv
John O'Sullivan 1-7, Jim O'Sullivan 3-0, W O'Connell 1-1, R McDonnell 1-0, J Whooley 0-1, D Murphy 0-1.
P Crowley 1-1, D Desmond 1-0, F Crowley 0-2, N Crowley 0-1.
Referee: M English (Bishopstown)
Bandon v Youghal
24 June 1979 Bandon 2-18 - 4-06 Youghal Páirc Uí Chaoimh , Cork
P Crowley 0-12, F Crowley 1-2, G O'Mahony 1-1, K O'Driscoll 0-2, PJ O'Mahony 0-1.
S O'Leary 2-0, A Coyne 1-0, M Butler 1-0, M Coyne 0-2, R O'Sullivan 0-2, H Fouhy 0-2.
University College Cork v Nemo Rangers
27 June 1979 University College Cork 2-17 - 2-05 Nemo Rangers Ballinlough
M Kelleher 2-1, B Waldron 0-7, J Higgins 0-4, E Murphy 0-2, P Fleming 0-1, J Greally 0-1, P O'Leary 0-1.
D Allen 1-2, J O'Neill 1-0, K Murphy 0-1, D Murphy 0-1, E Donnellan 0-1.
Referee: M English (Bishopstown)
Midleton v Na Piarsaigh
17 August 1979 Midleton 2-14 - 3-11 Na Piarsaigh Páirc Uí Chonaill , Cobh
J Fenton 1-8, K Hennessy 1-1, D Mulcahy 0-1, T McCarthy 0-1, G Smith 0-1, S O'Brien 0-1, J Hurley 0-1.
W O'Connell 2-2, D Murphy 1-2, John O'Sullivan 0-4, V Twomey 0-1, M O'Sullivan 0-1, P Murphy 0-1.
Play-off
Youghal v University College Cork
25 August 1979 Play-off Youghal 3-09 - 1-08 University College Cork Clonmult Memorial Park , Midleton
T Coyne 2-1, M Butler 1-1, M Coyne 0-3, S O'Leary 0-1, M Walsh 0-1, R O'Sullivan 0-1, C Hennessy 0-1.
J Higgins 1-2, B Waldron 0-3, P Curran 0-1, J Greally 0-1, P Fleming 0-1.
Referee: J Motherway (Aghada)
Division 3
First round
Imokilly v Muskerry
29 April 1979 First round Imokilly 0-12 - 1-12 Muskerry Páirc Uí Chaoimh , Cork
M White 0-3, W Kearney 0-3, M Lynch 0-2, S O'Mahony 0-1, T Fogarty 0-1, K Lane 0-1, P O'Connor 0-1.
D Desmond 0-6, T Deasy 1-1, S Noonan 0-2, T Hourihan 0-1, T Dunne 0-1, J Lucey 0-1.
Referee: M O'Flaherty (Blackrock)
Semi-finals
Carbery v Avondhu
10 June 1979 Semi-final Carbery 3-09 - 4-14 Avondhu Páirc Uí Chaoimh , Cork
P O'Leary 2-1, D Healy 1-1, S O'Neill 0-4, D Noonan 0-2, P Brennan 0-1.
S O'Gorman 2-3, D Ryan 1-5, G Regan 1-1, D Relihan 0-2, G Madigan 0-2, D Herlihy 0-1.
Referee: M O'Flaherty (Blackrock)
Final
Avondhu v Carrigdhoun
21 July 1979 Final Avondhu 3-11 - 3-06 Carrigdhoun Riverstown
T Sheehan 1-6, D Coughlan 1-1, D Relihan 1-0, D Herlihy 0-2, P Buckley 0-2.
F Tobin 2-0, G Hanley 0-5, D Dunne 1-0, B Coleman 0-1.
Referee: W Horgan (Brian Dillons)
Knock-out stage
Quarter-finals
Midleton v Youghal
9 September 1979 Quarter-final Midleton 4-11 - 4-04 Youghal Castlemartyr
K Hennessy 3-5, G Glavin 1-0, J Fenton 0-3, T McCarthy 0-3.
S O'Leary 3-1, S Fitzgerald 1-1, R O'Sullivan 0-1, S Ring 0-1.
Referee: M O'Flaherty (Blackrock)
Glen Rovers v Avondhu
9 September 1979 Quarter-final Glen Rovers 2-11 - 0-09 Avondhu Castlelyons
L Mulcahy 1-1, J O'Brien 1-0, J O'Neill 0-3, P Doherty 0-2, K O'Keeffe 0-2, J Buckley 0-1, P Horgan 0-1, D O'Donovan 0-1.
J Browne 0-3, S Gorman 0-3, D Coughlan 0-1, P Buckley 0-1, D Ryan 0-1.
Referee: F Murphy (Blackrock)
Semi-finals
St. Finbarr's v Midleton
23 September 1979 Semi-final St. Finbarr's 2-10 - 1-12 Midleton Riverstown
T Maher 1-1, E Fitzpatrick 1-0, C Ryan 0-3, C McCarthy 0-3, G McCarthy 0-2, J Barry-Murphy 0-1.
J Fenton 0-8, S O'Farrell 1-0, D Mulcahy 0-2, K Hennessy 0-1, K Murley 0-1.
Referee: W Horgan (Brian Dillons)
Final
Blackrock v St. Finbarr's
7 October 1979 Final Blackrock 2-14 - 2-06 St. Finbarr's Páirc Uí Chaoimh , Cork
P Moylan 0-5, T Lyons 1-1, É O'Sullivan 1-0, É O'Donoghue 0-3, T Cashman 0-2, F Cummins 0-2, R Cummins 0-1.
C McCarthy 0-4, É Fitzpatrick 1-0, J Allen 1-0, B O'Brien 0-1, C Ryan 0-1.
Referee: S O'Grady (Limericky)
Championship statistics
Top scorers
Top scorers overall
Top scorers in a single game
Miscellaneous
Midleton return to the senior championship for the first time since 1964 .
References
Cork Senior Hurling Championship, 1887–2019
Championships
Cork Premier Senior Hurling Championship, 2020–
Championships
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