1968 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship

The 1968 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship was the eighth staging of the All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1961.

1968 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship
All Ireland Champions
WinnersLondon (2nd win)
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-upDublin
Provincial Champions
MunsterLimerick
LeinsterDublin
UlsterDown
ConnachtRoscommon
1967
1969

London entered the championship as the defending champions.[1]

The All-Ireland final was played at Croke Park in Dublin on 29 September 1968 between London and Dublin, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. London won the match by 4–15 to 0–03 to claim their second All-Ireland title overall and a second title in succession.[2]

Munster Intermediate Hurling Championship

Munster quarter-finals

21 April 1968 Quarter-final Tipperary 2-03 - 4-02 Limerick MacDonagh Park
C Hartigan 1-0, M Cawley 1-0, M Heffernan 0-2, S Maher 0-1. P Fogarty 2-0, J McGrath 1-0, P Carroll 1-0, J Ryan 0-1, T Hickey 0-1.
21 April 1968 Quarter-final Cork 3-12 - 1-03 Kerry Castle Grounds
F Sheedy 2-2, F Kelleher 1-3, J Sheehy 0-3, L Walsh 0-2, A Twomey 0-1, N Gallagher 0-1. E O'Sullivan 1-0, T McEnery 0-2, D Lovett 0-1.
5 May 1968 Quarter-final Waterford 2-06 - 6-03 Clare Walsh Park
E Callaghan 1-6, M Gilmann 1-0. M Linnane 4-0, M Clune 1-3, J McNamara 1-0.

Munster semi-finals

12 May 1968 Semi-final Cork 3-09 - 4-02 Galway Gaelic Grounds
L McAuliffe 1-1, N Gallagher 1-0, J Murphy 1-0, F Kelleher 0-3, F Sheedy 0-3, T Meaney 0-2. H Conway 2-1, I Madden 2-0, S Stanley 0-1.
23 May 1968 Semi-final Clare 2-08 - 2-08 Limerick Cusack Park
M Clune 1-3, M Linnane 1-0, P Ryan 0-3, J Teefy 0-1, V Arthur 0-1. J McGrath 1-2, T McAuliffe 1-0, C McCarthy 0-3, J O'Donnell 0-1, T Hickey 0-1, P Carroll 0-1.
23 June 1968 Semi-final Limerick 0-13 - 1-02 Clare Gaelic Grounds
C McCarthy 0-4, P Carey 0-3, F Costello 0-2, P Ryan 0-2, A Hickey 0-1, M McLoughlin 0-1. J McNamara 1-0, S O'Leary 0-1, M Clune 0-1.

Munster final

11 August 1968 Final Limerick 3-08 - 1-06 Cork Gaelic Grounds
C McCarthy 1-5, R Martin 1-1, P Ryan 1-0, R Ryan 0-1, K Dermody 0-1. D Ryan 1-2, B O'Connell 0-2, J O'Mahony 0-1, L Walsh 0-1. Referee: M Slattery (Clare)

All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship

All-Ireland quarter-final

11 August 1968 Quarter-final Down 2-03 - 1-14 Roscommon St. Coman's Park
B Mitchell 1-1, R Fallon 1-0, F Kenny 0-2. B Falloona 1-4, P Braniff 0-7, H Dorrian 0-1, P Byers 0-1, J McGivern 0-1.

All-Ireland semi-finals

25 August 1968 Semi-final Limerick 3-06 - 3-10 London Gaelic Grounds
C McCarthy 1-2, M Fitzgerald 1-0, T Hickey 1-0, M O'Brien 0-2, E Prendeville 0-2. M Loughnane 1-1, M Kirwan 1-1, T Cleary 1-0, M Ryan 0-3, F Condon 0-3, S Lambe 0-2. Referee: M Slattery (Clare)
25 August 1968 Semi-final Down 1-07 - 0-14 Dublin McKenna Park
H Dorrian 1-3, P Braniff 0-2, R Faloona 0-1, C Duff 0-1. J Hackett 0-4, C Ryan 0-2, W Lee 0-2, L Heneberry 0-2, T Cunningham 0-2, S Doran 0-1, J Kenny 0-1.

All-Ireland final

29 September 1968 Final London 4-15 - 0-03 Dublin Croke Park
F Condon 0-10, S Lambe 1-3, T Connolly 1-1, M Kirwan 1-0, T Cleary 1-0, M Loughnane 0-1. G Hackett 0-1, J Kenny 0-1, C Ryan 0-1. Referee: J Dowling (Offaly)

References

  1. "Gifted hurler Patsy played in London's golden era". The Nationalist. 26 January 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
  2. "Patsy O'Neill". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 10 July 2022.
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