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1997–98 Dr Harty Cup

Dates

15 October 1997 – 15 March 1998

Teams

Sponsor

Career Decisions

Champions

St Flannan's College (17th title)
Brian Clancy (captain)
John Minogue (manager)

Runners-up

Limerick CBS
Seán O'Connor (captain)
Pat Fleury (manager)

Tournament statistics

Matches played

Goals scored

30 (2 per match)

Points scored

295 (19.67 per match)

Top scorer(s)

Cathal McCarthy (2-19)

Neil Ronan (1-22)

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The 1997–98 Harty Cup was the 78th staging of the Harty Cup since its establishment in hurlng by the Munster Council of Gaelic Athletic Association in 1918. The competition ran from 15 October 1997 to 15 March 1998.

St Colman's College unsuccessfully defended its title, in the semi-finals losing to St Flannan's College.

St Flannan's College won in the Harty Cup final on 15 March 1998 at MacDonagh Park in Nenagh, against Limerick CBS, in what was their fifth successive meeting in a final overall, their first meeting in a final was in 1993.

0–12 to 0–05 to claim their 17th Harty Cup title overall and a first title in seven years.

Cathal McCarthy and Neil Ronan were the joint-top scorers.

Results

First round

St Colman's College v St Finbarr's College

15 October 1997 First round	St Colman's College	2-17 - 0-08	St Finbarr's College	Felix Sarsfield Memorial Park
	N Ronan 0-10, E Fitzgerald 1-5, S McCarthy 1-1, W O'Leary 0-1.		A Shanahan 0-5, T Kenny 0-1, M O'Connor 0-1, D McSweeney 0-1.

Midleton CBS v Nenagh CBS

15 October 1997 First round	Midleton CBS	0-11 - 0-07	Nenagh CBS	Clonmel GAA Ground
	D Leahy 0-5, M Lawton 0-1, J Flavin 0-1, N McCarthy 0-1, D Ring 0-1, S O'Farrell 0-1, L Ahern 0-1.		M McNamara 0-4, B Timmons 0-2, B McGrath 0-2.

Coláiste Chríost Rí v Lismore CBS

15 October 1997 First round	Coláiste Chríost Rí	3-12 - 0-00	Lismore CBS	Páirc Mac Gearailt
	C McCarthy 1-5, R O'Dwyer 1-4, E Byrne 1-2, A Fitzpatrick 0-1.

Ardscoil Rís v De La Salle College Waterford

15 October 1997 First round	Ardscoil Rís	3-09 - 0-08	De La Salle College Waterford	Cahir Grounds
	C Dolan 1-2, S Kerins 1-1, M Lynch 1-0, S Joyce 0-3, K Bermingham 0-2, R Liddane 0-1.		R Carroll 0-2, C Begadon 0-2, T Lannigan 0-2, M Frisby 0-1, J Mullane 0-1.

Limerick CBS v North Monastery

15 October 1997 First round	Limerick CBS	1-11 - 0-09	North Monastery	Fr Con Buckley Park
	M Cahill 1-2, K Tobin 0-3, S O'Connor 0-2, J Shanahan 0-1, K Holmes 0-1, P McCarthy 0-1, C Maher 0-1.		J Egan 0-5, S O'Driscoll 0-2, S O'Sullivan 0-1, E Barry 0-1.

St Clement's College v Scarriff Community School

15 October 1997 First round	St Clement's College	1-21 - 0-06	Scarriff Community School	MacDonagh Park
	C Fitzgerald 0-10, K Carey 0-6, D Bennis 1-0, C Moriarty 0-3, P Butler 0-1, O Foley 0-1.		M O'Brien 0-2, K McNamara 0-1, F McNamara 0-1, B O'Grady 0-1, K Mason 0-1.

Thurles CBS v Presentation De La Salle, Hospital

15 October 1997 First round	Thurles CBS	2-11 - 1-13	Presentation De La Salle, Hospital	Cappamore Grounds
	C Ryan 0-7, S Butler 1-1, PJ McCormack 1-0, C Everard 0-2, S Everard 0-1.		C Hickey 0-10, D Grimes 1-0, D Reale 0-2, G O'Shea 0-1.

St Flannan's College received a bye in this round after Charleville CBS withdrew.

Quarter-finals

St Colman's College v Midleton CBS

12 November 1997 Quarter-final	St Colman's College	1-22 - 2-06	Midleton CBS	Felix Sarsfield Memorial Park
	N Ronan 1-8, C O'Kane 0-4, P Davern 0-4, D McNamara 0-3, E Fitzgerald 0-2, S McCarthy 0-1.		M O'Connell 1-0, S Farrell 1-0, J Flavin 0-3, D Ring 0-2, E O'Sullivan 0-1.

St Flannan's College v Thurles CBS

12 November 1997 Quarter-final	St Flannan's College	3-11 - 1-04	Thurles CBS	Cappamore Grounds
	S Mullane 1-1, M Greaney 1-0, H Flavin 1-0, B Clancy 0-3, J Casey 0-3, G Quinn 0-2, G Considine 0-1, C Shouldice 0-1.		P Butler 1-0, C Ryan 0-2, S Butler 0-2.

St Clement's College v Limerick CBS

12 November 1997 Quarter-final	St Clement's College	0-10 - 0-10	Limerick CBS	Gaelic Grounds
	C Fitzgerald 0-4, K Carey 0-2, O Foley 0-2, C Moriarty 0-1, P O'Reilly 0-1.		K Tobin 0-4, J Shanahan 0-2, S O'Connor 0-2, C Godfrey 0-1, P McCarthy 0-1.

Coláiste Chríost Rí v Ardscoil Rís

12 November 1997 Quarter-final	Coláiste Chríost Rí	2-08 - 0-11	Ardscoil Rís	Micheal Fox Park
	C McCarthy 1-6, W Cummins 1-0, R Dwyer 0-1, A Fitzpatrick 0-1.		C Dolan 0-3, R Liddane 0-2, S Kerins 0-2, K Farrell 0-1, J Galvin 0-1, B Meskell 0-1, K Bermingham 0-1.

St Clement's College v Limerick CBS

26 November 1997 Quarter-final replay	St Clement's College	1-08 - 3-06	Limerick CBS	Gaelic Grounds
	K Carey 1-1, C Fitzgerald 0-4, C Moriarty 0-2, P Butler 0-1.		K Tobin 0-4, C Godfrey 1-0, C Maher 1-0, J Shanahan 1-0, K Holmes 0-2.

Semi-finals

Limerick CBS v Coláiste Chríost Rí

8 February 1998 Semi-final	Limerick CBS	2-11 - 2-10	Coláiste Chríost Rí	Fr Con Buckley Park
	K Tobin 1-4, P McCarthy 1-1, M Cahill 0-2, B O'Connor 0-2, W Walsh 0-1, G Godfrey 0-1.		C McCarthy 0-8, E Byrne 1-1, R McCarthy 1-1.

St Flannan's College v St Colman's College

15 February 1998 Semi-final	St Flannan's College	0-10 - 0-08	St Colman's College	Páirc Caoimhín Ó Luing
	J Casey 0-3, S Mullane 0-2, M Greaney 0-1, B Clancy 0-1, H Flavin 0-1, T Carmody 0-1, R Conlon 0-1.		N Ronan 0-4, E Fitzgerald 0-3, S McCarthy 0-1.

Final

St Flannan's College v Limerick CBS

15 March 1998 Final	St Flannan's College	0-12 - 0-05	Limerick CBS	MacDonagh Park
	J Casey 0-4 (all frees), G Considine 0-3,T Carmody and C O'Reilly 0-2 each, S Mullane 0-1. St Michael's:	Report	K Tobin 0-4 (two frees), J Shanahan 0-1.

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Cathal McCarthy	Coláiste Chríost Rí	2-19	25	3	8.33
1	Neil Ronan	St Colman's College	1-22	25	3	8.33
3	Kevin Tobin	Limerick CBS	1-19	22	5	4.40
4	Conor Fitzgerald	St Clement's College	0-18	18	3	6.00
5	Eoin Fitzgerald	St Colman's College	1-10	13	3	4.33

References

"Rockwell College and the Harty Cup". Séamus J. King website. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
"Memories from the Archives – March 1997". The Avondhu. 26 March 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
"St Colman's are rampant". Irish Times. 17 March 1997. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
"Ennis burst into life to clinch Munster crown". Irish Independent. 16 March 1998. Retrieved 17 February 2018.

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