Mid Cork Junior A Hurling Championship

The Mid Cork Junior A Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the MKJ Oils Junior A Hurling Championship) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Muskerry Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1926 for junior hurling teams in the Muskerry region in County Cork, Ireland.

Mid Cork Junior A Hurling Championship
CodeHurling
Founded1925 (1925)
Region Muskerry (GAA)
No. of teams10
Title holders Ballinora (9th title)
Most titles Cloughduv (25 titles)
SponsorsMJK Oils
Official websiteMuskerry GAA

The series of games begin in May, with the championship culminating with the final in September. The championship includes a knock-out stage and a "back door" for teams defeated in the first round.

The Mid Cork Junior Championship is an integral part of the wider Cork Junior Hurling Championship. The winners and runners-up of the Mid Cork championship join their counterparts from the other six divisions to contest the county championship.

Nine clubs currently participate in the Mid Cork Championship. The title has been won at least once by ten different teams. The all-time record-holders are Cloughduv, who have won a total of 22 titles.

Ballinora are the title-holders after defeating Dripsey by 0-15 to 1-09 in the 2023 final.

Teams

2023 Teams
Team Location Colours Championship Titles Last Championship Title
Ballincollig Ballincollig Green and white 5 1990
Ballinora Ballinora Green and red 9 2023
Blarney Blarney Red and white 13 1993
Cloughduv Cloughduv Green and gold 25 2019
Donoughmore Donoughmore Black and white 0 -
Dripsey Dripsey Red and blue 1 2008
Éire Óg Ovens Red and white 7 1977
Grenagh Grenagh Blue and gold 11 2013
Inniscarra Inniscarra Blue and white 9 2020
Kilmichael Kilmichael Blue and gold 0 -

Qualification for subsequent competitions

The Mid Cork Junior A Championship winners qualify for the subsequent Cork Junior A Hurling Championship.

Roll of honour
# Team Wins Runner-up Years won Years runner-up
1 Cloughduv 25 10 1933, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1948, 1950, 1951, 1953, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1964, 1967, 1970, 1994, 2002, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019 1929, 1944, 1949, 1953, 1961, 1963, 1965, 2004, 2012, 2016
2 Aghabullogue 16 7 1937, 1949, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1998 1938, 1940, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1980, 2000
3 Blarney 13 17 1931, 1934, 1936, 1943, 1944, 1946, 1969, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1985, 1992, 1993 1939, 1947, 1948, 1951, 1955, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1976, 1984, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 2002, 2005, 2015
4 Grenagh 12 8 1958, 1966, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2012, 2013 1945, 1946, 1954, 1964, 1967, 2010, 2011, 2022
5 Inniscarra 9 14 1935, 1941, 1942, 1945, 1947, 1965, 1968, 1975, 2020 1937, 1956, 1957, 1966, 1969, 1970, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1992, 1996, 1997, 2009, 2021
Ballinora 9 10 1928, 1929, 1982, 1996, 1997, 2016, 2021, 2022, 2023 1927, 1979, 1981, 1987, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2006, 2018, 2020
7 Éire Óg 7 8 1930, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1971, 1972, 1977 1928, 1932, 1941, 1950, 1958, 1973, 1974, 2019
8 Ballincollig 5 7 1927, 1932, 1963, 1987, 1990 1942, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1986, 1994, 2003
9 Bride Valley 2 0 1925, 1926 -
10 Dripsey 1 2 2008 2007, 2023
11 Donoughmore 0 7 - 1933, 1935, 1943, 1952, 2001, 2008, 2013
Shournagh Valley 0 2 - 1934, 1936
Kilmichael 0 2 - 2014, 2017
Gleann na Laoi 0 1 - 1993
Unknown 0 4 - 1925, 1926, 1930, 1931

List of finals
Year Winners Runners-up
Club Score Club Score
2023 Ballinora 0-15 Dripsey 1-09
2022 Ballinora 0-16 Grenagh 0-11
2021 Ballinora 0-17 Inniscarra 1-10 [1]
2020 Inniscarra 1-18 Ballinora 1-15 [2]
2019 Cloughduv 1-11 Éire Óg 0-11 [3]
2018 Cloughduv 2-23 Ballinora 0-09
2017 Cloughduv Kilmichael
2016 Ballinora Cloughduv
2015 Cloughduv Blarney
2014 Cloughduv Kilmichael
2013 Grenagh Donoughmore
2012 Grenagh Cloughduv
2011 Cloughduv Grenagh
2010 Cloughduv Grenagh

Records and statistics

By decade

The most successful team of each decade, judged by the number of Mid Cork Junior A Hurling Championship titles, is as follows:

Gaps

Top ten longest gaps between successive championship titles:

2023 Championship

Group stage

Group 1

Pos Team Pld W D L Diff Pts Qualification
1 Ballinora 3 3 0 0 +48 6 Advance to Knockout Stage
2 Kilmichael 3 2 0 1 -5 4
3 Ballincollig 3 1 0 2 -24 2
4 Inniscarra 3 0 0 3 -19 0

Group 2

Pos Team Pld W D L Diff Pts Qualification
1 Dripsey 2 2 0 0 +28 4 Advance to Knockout Stage
2 Blarney 2 1 0 1 -8 2
3 Cloughduv 2 0 0 2 -20 0

Group 3

Pos Team Pld W D L Diff Pts Qualification
1 Grenagh 2 1 1 0 +16 3 Advance to Knockout Stage
3 Éire Óg 2 1 0 1 -15 2
2 Donoughmore 2 0 1 1 -1 1

Knockout stage
Quarter-Finals Semi-Finals Final
Ballinora
Grenagh 1-18 Grenagh
Blarney 1-08 Ballinora 0-15
Dripsey 1-09
Dripsey
Kilmichael 1-20 Kilmichael
Éire Óg 0-12

See also

References
  1. "Ballinora firepower enough to claim Muskerry junior title over Inniscarra". Echo Live. 24 October 2021. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  2. "Inniscarra edge a thrilling Muskerry JAHC final with victory over Ballinora". Echo Live. 24 October 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  3. "Cloughduv's hurling stock continues to soar after successful defence of Mid Cork JAHC title". The Southern Star. 24 October 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
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