1979 Cork Senior Hurling Championship

Annual hurling competition season

Dates

8 April – 7 October 1979

Teams

Champions

Blackrock (28th title)
Tim Murphy (captain)
Joe McGrath
Tim Murphy (manager)

Runners-up

St. Finbarr's
Jimmy Barry-Murphy (captain)
Jim Power (manager)

Tournament statistics

Matches played

Goals scored

143 (4.47 per match)

Points scored

653 (20.41 per match)

Top scorer(s)

John Fenton (5-45)

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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.

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.

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

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)

St. Finbarr's v Glen Rovers

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)

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

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

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)

University College Cork v Na Piarsaigh

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)

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 University College Cork

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)

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)

Youghal v Na Piarsaigh

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)

Midleton v University College Cork

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)

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)

Seandún v Carrigdhoun

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

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)

Carrigdhoun v Muskerry

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

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

Blackrock v Glen Rovers

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)

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

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
6	Pádraig Crowley	Bandon	1-23	26	4	6.50
7	Mick Butler	Youghal	7-02	23	6	3.83
7	Dan Calnan	Nemo Rangers	4-11	23	4	5.75
9	Mick Coyne	Youghal	0-22	22	7	3.14
10	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
6	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
9	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

Miscellaneous

Midleton return to the senior championship for the first time since 1964.

References

"Glen Rovers v Blackrock: A reminder of the halcyon days of Cork hurling". Irish Examiner. 2 October 2020. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
"Cork tried hurling and football groups stages at club level from 1978 to '80". Echo Live. 29 April 2021. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
"Senior Hurling Finals 1970 - Present". Cork GAA Finals website. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
"History". Midleton GAA website. Retrieved 11 July 2022.

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