1985 Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship

Dates

12 May 1985 – 18 August 1985

Teams

Champions

Éire Óg (1st title)
Mick Malone (captain)

Runners-up

Blackrock

Tournament statistics

Matches played

Goals scored

79 (3.95 per match)

Points scored

391 (19.55 per match)

Top scorer(s)

Pat Walsh (5-10)

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The 1985 Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship was the 76th staging of the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1909. The draw for the opening round fixtures took place on 27 January 1985. The championship began on 12 May 1985 and ended on 18 August 1985.

On 18 August 1985, Éire Óg won the championship following a 0-14 to 2-07 defeat of Blackrock in the final at Riverstown Sportsfield. This was their second championship title overall and their first title since 1979.

Pat Walsh was the championship's top scorer with 5-10.

Results

First round

Newtownshandrum v Bandon

12 May 1985 First round	Newtownshandrum	0-08 - 4-16	Bandon	Coachford Sportsfield
	D Coughlan 0-4, M Thompson 0-1, D Coughlan 0-1, C Connell 0-1, D Morrissey 0-1.		P Crowley 2-12, N Crowley 1-2, M Kelly 1-1, C Daly 0-1.

Castletownroche v Cloughduv

12 May 1985 First round	Castletownroche	1-11 - 3-05	Cloughduv	Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	Dave Relihan 0-6, M Hazelwood 1-0, E Walsh 0-1, J Power 0-1, W Magner 0-1, K McSweeney 0-1, N Flynn 0-1.		T Barry-Murphy 1-1, M Ring 1-0, G Murphy 1-0, D O'Leary 0-2, T Riordan 0-1, R Lynch 0-1.

St. Finbarr's v Tracton

26 May 1985 First round	St. Finbarr's	1-06 - 2-13	Tracton	Carrigaline
	N Murphy 1-0, M Kennedy 0-3, D Scanlon 0-2, F Scannell 0-1.		F Canty 1-4, K Kingston 1-3, DJ Kiely 0-4, M Quinn 0-1, L Kelly 0-1.

St. Vincent's v Inniscarra

1 June 1985 First round	St. Vincent's	0-09 - 6-14	Inniscarra	Blarney
	W McCarthy 0-3, T Kelly 0-2, T Virgo 0-2, J Hartigan 0-1, W Daly 0-1.		G Manley 3-3, J Riordan 3-0, P O'Connell 0-3, G O'Mahony 0-3, J Feeney 0-2, J O'Leary 0-1, P Maher 0-1, M O'Donovan 0-1.

Castletownroche v Cloughduv

1 June 1985 First round replay	Castletownroche	1-12 - 2-05	Cloughduv	Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	Dave Relihan 1-5, M Magnier 0-2, K McSweeney 0-2, W Magnier 0-1, W Walsh 0-1, F Fallon 0-1.		L Leahy 1-0, L Lynch 1-0, D O'Leary 0-2, G Buckley 0-2, N Downes 0-1.

Second round

Mallow v Midleton

12 May 1985 Second round	Mallow	0-09 - 1-13	Midleton	Moore Park
	T Coakley 0-3, E Carey 0-2, J Hayes 0-1, P Lawton 0-1, J Buckley 0-1, P Shine 0-1.		K Coakley 1-4, G Fitzgerald 0-3, L Williams 0-2, M O'Mahony 0-2, E Harty 0-1, A Goldspring 0-1.

Éire Óg v Passage

12 May 1985 Second round	Éire Óg	4-15 - 3-12	Passage	Carrigaline
	J O'Leary 1-3, M Flynn 1-2, M Kelleher 1-2, D Desmond 0-5, C Malone 1-0, M Malone 0-1, G Murphy 0-1.		B Meade 2-2, T O'Neill 1-0, P O'Sullivan 0-3, J O'Neill 0-3, G Hanley 0-2, J O'Sullivan 0-1, K Harrington 0-1.

Mayfield v Douglas

18 May 1995 Second round	Mayfield	2-07 - 3-08	Douglas	Church Road
	A Murphy 0-5, M Walsh 1-0, M O'Grady 1-0, S Hurley 0-1, J Nodwell 0-1.		N Delea 2-1, P Walsh 1-1, E Forde 0-2, P Daly 0-2, J Horgan 0-1, T Hurley 0-1.

Blackrock v Nemo Rangers

1 June 1985 Second round	Blackrock	2-09 - 1-10	Nemo Rangers	Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	M Kilcoyne 1-3, T Ahern 1-0, D Buckley 0-1, J Evans 0-1, P O'Neill 0-1, O Kavanagh 0-1, M Lyons 0-1, P Hayes 0-1.		S Hayes 1-2, F Golden 0-3, J Barry 0-2, B Sheehan 0-1, S Coughlan 0-1, D Murphy 0-1.

St. Catherine's v Bishopstown

1 June 1985 Second round	St. Catherine's	1-10 - 3-10	Bishopstown	Erin's Own Grounds
	C Clancy 1-1, D Walsh 0-3, P Clancy 0-3, M Mellerick 0-1, D O'Neill 0-1, J Murphy 0-1.		J Crowley 1-1, G O'Sullivan 1-1, B O'Driscoll 1-0, C Coffey 0-2, L Jones 0-2, B Murphy 0-2, E Murphy 0-1, G McCarthy 0-1.

Newcestown v Ballinhassig

2 June 1985 Second round	Newcestown	2-08 - 3-10	Ballinhassig	Innishannon Sportsfield
	D O'Leary 1-2, T Crowley 1-1, E Kenneally 0-3, G Long 0-1, P Kenneally 0-1.		S McCarthy 0-6, P Cussen 1-1, C Cottrell 1-1, B Coleman 1-1, D McCarthy 0-1.

Bandon v Castletownroche

23 June 1985 Second round	Bandon	2-07 - 3-09	Castletownroche	Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	P Crowley 0-4, P Desmond 1-0, G O'Sullivan 1-0, R Wilmot 0-1, N Crowley 0-1, P O'Donovan 0-1.		Dan Relihan 2-2, K McSweeney 1-0, Dave Relihan 0-2, W Walsh 0-2, J Power 0-1.

Inniscarra v Tracton

23 June 1985 Second round	Inniscarra	1-10 - 0-05	Tracton	Ballinora
	G Manley 0-4, J Feeney 1-0, G O'Mahony 0-2, P O'Connell 0-2, P Maher 0-1, J Riordan 0-1.		M Quinn 0-3, DJ Kiely 0-1, B Long 0-1.

Quarter-finals

Douglas v Bishopstown

23 June 1985 Quarter-final	Douglas	4-08 - 1-12	Bishopstown	Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	P Walsh 3-4, J Grimes 1-2, P Lynch 0-2.		G McCarthy 1-5, E Murphy 0-5, C Coffey 0-1.

Éire Óg v Ballinhassig

23 June 1985 Quarter-final	Éire Óg	2-06 - 0-09	Ballinhassig	Ballinora
	D O'Flynn 1-1, M Flynn 1-0, J O'Leary 0-3, D Desmond 0-1, P O'Flynn 0-1.		S McCarthy 0-5, P Cussen 0-1, P Fleming 0-1, C Cottrell 0-1, M O'Keeffe 0-1.

Blackrock v Midleton

30 June 1985 Quarter-final	Blackrock	4-10 - 2-10	Midleton	Páirc Liam Mhic Cárthaigh
	T Lyons 2-0, P Hayes 1-2, M Everard 1-0, J Evans 0-3, B Cummins 0-1, K Murphy 0-1, P O'Neill 0-1, T Ahern 0-1, M Lyons 0-1.		G Fitzgerald 2-5, M O'Mahony 0-2, E Harty 0-1, D Crotty 0-1, G Smith 0-1.

Inniscarra v Castletownroche

14 July 1985 Quarter-final	Inniscarra	2-12 - 0-10	Castletownroche	Riverstown Sportsfield
	J Feeney 2-0, G Manley 0-3, P O'Connell 0-3, J O'Leary 0-2, G O'Mahony 0-1, J Riordan 0-1, P Maher 0-1, C Maher 0-1.		Dave Relihan 0-5, F Fallon 0-2, Dan Relihan 0-2, J Power 0-1.

Semi-finals

Blackrock v Douglas

26 July 1985 Semi-final	Blackrock	2-16 - 2-10	Douglas	Ballinlough
	M Lyons 1-2, O Kavanagh 1-1, P Hayes 0-3, B Healy 0-3, T Murphy 0-2, B Cummins 0-2, M Everard 0-1, J Evans 0-1, K Murphy 0-1.		P Walsh 1-5, F Bermingham 1-1, T Hurley 0-2, D Walsh 0-1, V Kelly 0-1.

Éire Óg v Inniscarra

27 July 1985 Semi-final	Éire Óg	4-09 - 3-07	Inniscarra	Coachford Sportsfield
	J O'Leary 1-5, D O'Flynn 1-1, M Kelleher 1-0, M Malone 1-0, J O'Flynn 0-2, D Desmond 0-1.		J O'Leary 2-1, J Feeney 1-0, P O'Connell 0-3, J O'riordan 0-1, G Manley 0-1, P Maher 0-1.

Final

Éire Óg v Blackrock

18 August 1985 Final	Éire Óg	0-14 - 2-07	Blackrock	Riverstown Sportsfield
	D Desmond 0-5, D O'Leary 0-3, M O'Flynn 0-2, M Malone 0-2, M Kelleher 0-2.		B Cummins 1-0, T Murphy 1-0, P Hayes 0-3, T Ahern 0-1, M Everard 0-1, E Kavanagh 0-1, M Lyons 0-1.

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Pat Walsh	Douglas	5-10	25	3	8.33
2	Pádraig Crowley	Bandon	2-16	22	2	11.00
3	Dave Relihan	Castletownroche	1-18	22	4	5.50
4	Ger Manley	Inniscarra	3-11	20	4	5.00
4	James O'Leary	Éire Óg	2-14	20	4	5.00
6	John Feeney	Inniscarra	4-02	14	4	3.50
6	Ger FitzGerald	Midleton	2-08	14	2	7.00
8	John Riordan	Inniscarra	3-03	12	4	3.00
	Paddy Hayes	Inniscarra	1-09	12	4	3.00
	Denis Desmond	Éire Óg	0-12	12	4	3.00

In a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Pádraig Crowley	Bandon	2-12	18	Newtownshandrum
2	Pat Walsh	Douglas	3-04	13	Bishopstown
3	Ger Manley	Inniscarra	3-03	12	St. Vincent's
4	Ger FitzGerald	Midleton	2-05	11	Blackrock
5	John Riordan	Inniscarra	3-00	9	St. Vincent's
6	Bernie Meade	Passage	2-02	8	Éire Óg
	Dan Relihan	Castletownroche	2-02	8	Bandon
	Dave Relihan	Castletownroche	1-05	8	Cloughduv
	Gabriel McCarthy	Bishopstown	1-05	8	Douglas
	Pat Walsh	Douglas	1-05	8	Blackrock
	James O'Leary	Éire Óg	1-05	8	Inniscarra

References

"Intermediate Hurling Finals 1970 - 2003". Cork GAA finals website. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
"Club history". Éire Óg GAA website. Retrieved 16 October 2020.
"More than just senior glory on Blackrock's radar". Irish Examiner. 28 September 2018. Retrieved 16 October 2020.

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