1934 Cork Senior Hurling Championship

1934 Cork Senior Hurling Championship

Dates	25 March 1934 – 7 October 1934
Teams	17
Champions	Glen Rovers (1st title) Josa Lee (captain)
Runners-up	St. Finbarr's
Tournament statistics
Matches played	14
Goals scored	67 (4.79 per match)
Points scored	103 (7.36 per match)
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The 1934 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 46th 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 28 January 1934. The championship began on 25 March 1934 and ended on 7 October 1934.

St. Finbarr's were the defending champions. Divisional side Seandún fielded a team in the championship for the first time.

On 7 October 1934, Glen Rovers won the championship following a 3–2 to 0–6 defeat of St. Finbarr's in the final. This was their first championship title ever and the first of eight successive championship titles. ^[1]

Results

First round

Avondhu v Carrigtwohill

25 March 1934First round

Avondhu

2-00 - 3-02

Carrigtwohill

St. Patrick's Athletic Grounds, Fermoy

Éire Óg v Carbery

25 March 1934First round

Éire Óg

2-04 - 1-04

Carbery

Bandon Sportsfield, Bandon

Muskerry v Nemo Rangers

8 April 1934First round

Muskerry

2-01 - 1-02

Nemo Rangers

The Mardyke, Cork

Midleton v St. Finbarr's

15 April 1933First round

Midleton

0-03 - 5-03

St. Finbarr's

Riverstown Sportsfield, Glanmire

Glen Rovers v Mallow

22 April 1934First round

Glen Rovers

5-06 - 3-00

Mallow

The Mardyke, Cork

Sarsfields v Blackrock

29 April 1934First round

Sarsfields

4-06 - 8-05

Blackrock

Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork

Redmonds v Seandún

6 May 1934First round

Redmonds

0-03 - 2-08

Seandún

The Mardyke, Cork

Carrigdhoun v University College Cork

First round

Carrigdhoun

w/o - scr.

University College Cork

Second round

St. Colman's v Éire Óg

17 June 1934Second round

St. Colman's

3-03 - 4-04

Éire Óg

Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork

Carrigtwohill v Muskerry

1 July 1934Second round

Carrigtwohill

3-06 - 3-05

Muskerry

The Mardyke, Cork

St. Finbarr's v Carrigdhoun

5 August 1934Second round

St. Finbarr's

2-04 - 0-01

Carrigdhoun

Douglas Sportsfield, Douglas

Glen Rovers v Blackrock

26 August 1934Second round

Glen Rovers

3-06 - 0-01

Blackrock

The Mardyke, Cork

Semi-finals

Glen Rovers v Seandún

9 September 1934Semi-final

Glen Rovers

2-06 - 1-03

Seandún

Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork

St. Finbarr's v Carrigtwohill

16 September 1934Semi-final

St. Finbarr's

3-05 - 2-04

Carrigtwohill

Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork

Final

Glen Rovers v St. Finbarr's

7 October 1934Final	Glen Rovers	3-02 - 0-06	St. Finbarr's	Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
	P Murphy 2-0, B Barrett 1-0, P Dowling 0-1, J Lee 0-1.		DB Murphy 0-3, DP Murphy 0-2, W Stanton, 0-1.	Attendance: 18,516 Referee: T Daly (Clare)

Statistics

Miscellaneous

• Seandún fielded a team in the championship for the first time.
• Seandún became the first divisional team to reach the semi-final stage of the championship.
• An attendance of 18,516 was officially returned for the final, however, thousands more are believed to have entered the grounds through various unauthorised entrances and it was estimated that almost 25,000 people were present. It was a new attendance record for a final.
• Glen Rovers and St Finbarr's face each-other in the final for the first time.
• Glen Rovers win their first senior title

References

1. 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.