1940 Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship

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1940 Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship
Champions Colours of Kilkenny.svg Buttevant (1st title)
Batt Thornhill (captain)
Runners-up Colours of Limerick.svg Ballincollig
Willie Murphy (captain)
1939 (Previous)(Next) 1941

The 1940 Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship was the 31st staging of the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1909. [1]

Contents

Ballincollig entered the championship as the defending champions. [2] [3] [4]

The final was played on 19 August 1940 at the Athletic Grounds in Cork, between Buttevant and Ballincollig, in what was their second meeting in the final overall and a first meeting in the final in 11 years. [5] Buttevant won the match by 2–04 to 1–04 to claim their first ever championship title. [6]

Results

Final

19 August 1940Final Buttevant 2-04 – 1-04 Ballincollig Cork Athletic Grounds

References

  1. "Club Titles - Cork". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
  2. "History". Ballinora GAA website. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
  3. "Ballincollig GFC". Club Info. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
  4. "Ballincollig mourns the loss of one of Cork's oldest citizens; Joe Kavanagh passed away aged 105". Echo Live. 28 February 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
  5. "Intermediate 'A' Hurling Roll of Honour". Cork GAA website. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
  6. "Buttevant's proud tradition ever-present". The Corkman. 30 May 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2025.