1979 Cork Senior Hurling Championship

1979 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
Dates	8 April 1979 - 7 October 1979
Teams	15
Champions	Blackrock (28th title); Tim Murphy (captain)
Runners-up	St. Finbarr's
Tournament statistics
Matches played	32
Top scorer(s)	John Fenton (5-45)
← 1978 (Previous)	(Next) 1980 →

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 were the defending champions.

On 7 October 1979, Blackrock won the championship following a 2-14 to 2-6 defeat of St. Finbarr's in the final. This was their 28th championship title overall and their fifth of the decade.^[1]

Midleton's John Fenton was the championship's top scorer with 5-45.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship

Midleton

Results

Division 1

Table

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	SF	SA	Diff	Pts
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

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)

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)

8 June 1979	St. Finbarr's	1-09 - 1-09	Glen Rovers	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	C Ryan 1-0, C McCarthy 0-3, J Cremin 0-3, G McCarthy 0-1, J Barry-Murphy 0-1, J Allen 0-1.		P Horgan 0-7, T Collins 1-0, D Coughlan 0-1, J Buckley 0-1.	Referee: M O'Flaherty (Blackrock)

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)

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.

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

Pos	Team	Pld	W	D	L	SF	SA	Diff	Pts
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

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)

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)

22 April 1979	University College Cork	2-11 - 0-11	Na Piarsaigh	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	B Waldron 0-7, P Curran 1-1, J Greally 1-1, J Minogue 0-1, J Higgins 0-1.		P Barry 0-5, D Murphy 0-4, John O'Sullivan 0-2.	Referee: M Flaherty (Blackrock)

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)

28 April 1979	Youghal	3-12 - 1-11	University College Cork	Clonmult Memorial Park, Midleton
	S O'Leary 3-2, M Coyne 0-6, H Fuohy 0-3, S Ring 0-1.		B Waldron 0-8, J Greally 1-1, J Minogue 0-1, P Curran 0-1.	Referee: J Motherway (Aghada)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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)

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.

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)

14 July 1979	Youghal	3-10 - 2-09	Na Piarsaigh	Páirc Uí Chonaill, Cobh
	M Butler 2-0, M Coyne 0-6, T Coyne 1-1, S O'Leary 0-2, R O'Sullivan 0-1.		John O'Sullivan 2-6, R McDonnell 0-1, D Murphy 0-1, T McDonnell 0-1.	Referee: J Motherway (Aghada)

20 July 1979	Midleton	2-11 - 1-11	University College Cork	Carrigtwohill
	J Fenton 2-7, K Hennessy 0-2, J Smith 0-1, G Glavin 0-1.		B Waldron 0-4, M Kelleher 1-0, B Greally 0-2, J Higgins 0-2, P O'Leary 0-1, J Boylan 0-1, P Fleming 0-1.	Referee: M O'Flaherty (Blackrock)

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

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

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)

29 April 1979 First round	Seandún	2-05 - 4-06	Carrigdhoun	Manning Park, Passage
	W Murphy 1-3, P O'Sullivan 1-0, S Lucey 0-1, D Keane 0-1.		G Hanley 2-4, D Coleman 1-0, K O'Donovan 1-0, B Coleman 0-2.	Referee: J O'Riordan (Bandon)

Semi-finals

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)

16 June 1979 Semi-final	Carrigdhoun	1-11 - 0-08	Muskerry	Church Road, Blackrock
	K O'Donovan 1-4, G Hanley 0-3, JL O'Sullivan 0-1, G Webb 0-1, B Coleman 0-1, W Coleman 0-1.		D Desmond 0-4, J O'Leary 0-2, J Coakley 0-1, F Deasy 0-1.	Referee: P Cronin (St. Finbarr's)

Final

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

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)

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

22 September 1979 Semi-final	Blackrock	4-09 - 0-11	Glen Rovers	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	R Cummins 1-2, D Buckley 1-2, É O'Donoghue 1-1, É O'Sullivan 1-1, P Moylan 0-2, P Kavanagh 0-1.		P Horgan 0-6, K O'Keeffe 0-2, J Buckley 0-2, D Coughlan 0-1.	Referee: J O'Riordan (Bandon)

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

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

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	John Fenton	Midleton	5-45	60	7	8.57
2	Seánie O'Leary	Youghal	11-14	47	7	6.71
3	Kevin Hennessy	Midleton	7-12	33	7	4.71
4	John O'Sullivan	Na Piarsaigh	4-20	32	5	6.40
4	Brian Waldron	UCC	0-32	32	6	5.33
5	Pádraig Crowley	Bandon	1-23	26	4	6.50
6	Mick Butler	Youghal	7-02	23	6	3.83
6	Dan Calnan	Nemo Rangers	4-11	23	4	5.75
7	Mick Coyne	Youghal	0-22	22	7	3.14
8	Pat Moylan	Blackrock	0-20	20	5	4.00

Top scorers in a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Kevin Hennessy	Midleton	3-05	14	Youghal
2	John Fenton	Midleton	2-07	13	UCC
3	Dan Calnan	Nemo Rangers	2-06	12	Midleton
	John O'Sullivan	Na Piarsaigh	2-06	12	Youghal
	Pádraig Crowley	Bandon	0-12	12	Youghal
4	Seánie O'Leary	Youghal	3-02	11	UCC
	Seánie O'Leary	Youghal	2-05	11	Nemo Rangers
	John Fenton	Midleton	1-08	11	Na Piarsaigh
5	Kevin Hennessy	Midleton	3-01	10	Nemo Rangers
	Seánie O'Leary	Youghal	3-01	10	Midleton
	Ger Hanley	Carrigdhoun	2-04	10	Seandún
	John Fenton	Midleton	1-07	10	Youghal
	John O'Sullivan	Na Piarsaigh	1-07	10	Bandon

References

↑ "Senior Hurling Finals 1970 - Present". Cork GAA Finals website. Retrieved 9 August 2016.

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[1] "Senior Hurling Finals 1970 - Present". Cork GAA Finals website. Retrieved 9 August 2016.