1941 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
The 1941 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 53rd staging of the Cork Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The draw for the opening round fixtures took place at the Cork Convention on 26 January 1941. The championship began on 6 April 1941 and ended on 12 October 1941.
Dates | 6 April – 12 October 1941 | ||
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Teams | 12 | ||
Champions | ![]() Connie Buckley (captain) | ||
Runners-up | ![]() Willie Murphy (captain) | ||
Tournament statistics | |||
Matches played | 11 | ||
Goals scored | 88 (8 per match) | ||
Points scored | 86 (7.82 per match) | ||
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Glen Rovers entered the championship as the defending champions.[1]
The final was played on 12 October 1941 at the Athletic Grounds in Cork, between Glen Rovers and Ballincollig, in what was their first ever meeting in the final.[2] Glen Rovers won the match by 4–07 to 2–02 to claim their eighth championship title overall and an eighth title in succession.[3][4][5]
Results
First round
6 April 1941 First round | Avondhu | 14-06 - 2-01 | Carbery | The Mardyke |
J O'Regan 2-0, D Cullinane 0-1. | Pratt 1-1, Aherne 3-0, Lyons 1-1, Donovan 2-0, | Referee: J Buckley (Glen Rovers) |
27 April 1941 First round | Carrigdhoun | 3-00 - 7-05 | Sarsfields | The Mardyke |
Andrews 1-0, |
4 May 1941 First round | Muskerry | 1-02 - 3-08 | St. Finbarr's | The Mardyke |
25 May 1941 First round | Imokilly | 2-02 - 5-06 | Blackrock | Riverstown Sportsfield |
Referee: P Taylor (Fr. Matthew Hall) |
30 May 1941 First round | Seandún | 4-03 - 7-06 | Glen Rovers | Cork Athletic Grounds |
P Barry 2-0, C Buckley 2-0, D Moylan 1-0, C Sweeney 1-0, J Buckley 1-0, J Lynch 0-3, W Hickey 0-1. | Referee: D Harrington (Blarney) |
8 June 1941 First round | Ballincollig | 2-05 - 1-03 | Mallow | The Mardyke |
P Healy 1-0, M O'Connor 1-0, G Murphy 0-3, J Burrowes 0-2. | C Clehane 1-0, M O'Leary 0-1, E McCarthy 0-1, M Sheehan 0-1. | Referee: P Taylor (Fr. Matthew Hall) |
Second round
29 June 1941 Second round | Sarsfields | 3-04 - 3-02 | Avondhu | The Mardyke |
P Garvan 2-0, M Brennan 1-0, D Beckett 0-1, P Campbell 0-1, W Campbell 0-1, W Beckett 0-1. | T Lyons 1-1, E Morrissey 1-0, J Pratt 0-1. | Referee: DJ Buckley (St. Anne's) |
13 July 1941 Second round | Glen Rovers | 3-04 - 1-04 | St. Finbarr's | Cork Athletic Grounds |
C Tobin 2-0, P Barry 1-0, J Looney 0-1, J Buckley 0-1, D Coughlan 0-1, J Lycnh 0-1, | V Lynch 1-0, J O'Mahony 0-3, S Condon 0-1. |
- Ballincollig and Blackrock received byes in this round.
Semi-finals
27 July 1941 Semi-final | Ballincollig | 6-03 - 3-06 | Blackrock | The Mardyke |
D McCarthy 2-0, P Healy 1-1, M O'Connor 1-0, C Radley 1-0, C Murphy 0-1, P Lynch 0-1. | T O'Sullivan 1-0, P Reidy 1-0, M Flynn 0-2, T Vaughan 0-1, P O'Keeffe 0-1, E Daly 0-1, J Leahy 0-1. | Referee: M Finnegan (Collins) |
31 August 1941 Semi-final | Glen Rovers | 5-05 - 4-02 | Sarsfields | The Mardyke |
J Buckley 2-1, D Coughlan 1-2, D Moylan 1-1, J Young 1-0, C Tobin 0-1. | D Beckett 3-1, W Beckett 1-0, W Campbell 0-1. |
Final
12 October 1941 Final | Glen Rovers | 4-07 - 2-02 | Ballincollig | Cork Athletic Grounds |
D Moylan 1-0; C Buckley 1-0; J Buckley 1-0; C Tobin 1-2; J Lynch 0-2; P Barry 0-1; C Ring 0-1; D McDonnell 0-1. | S Burrowes 1-0; D McCarthy 1-0; C Murphy 0-2. | Attendance: 12,000 |
Championship statistics
Miscellaneous
- Glen Rovers win a record eighth title in a row.
- Connie Buckley wins his eighth medal. Making him the only member of the Glen Rovers side to play in all eight finals.
- Ballincollig qualified for the final for the first time in the club's history.
- Christy Ring won the first of his record fourteen county titles.
- Glen Rovers sister club St. Nicholas' also won the Cork Football Championship to complete the double for the second time in four seasons.
References
- "Club history". Glen Rovers GAA website. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- "Senior Hurling Finals 1920 - 1969". Cork GAA Records website. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- "It's 80 years since Glen Rovers amazing hurling eight in a row". Echo Live. 16 June 2021. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
- O'Sullivan, Jim (7 October 2015). "Páirc Uí Rinn hosts historic county final as Sars and Glen Rovers meet again". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
- "Glen are part of the fabric of Cork hurling". Echo Live. 21 December 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
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