1966 Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship

1966 Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship

Dates	3 April – 11 September 1966
Teams	18
Champions	Cloyne (1st title) Donal Clifford (captain)
Runners-up	Cobh
Tournament statistics
Matches played	16
Goals scored	118 (7.38 per match)
Points scored	213 (13.31 per match)
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The 1966 Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship was the 57th staging of the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1909. ^[1] The draw for the first round fixtures took place on 30 January 1966. The championship ran from 3 April to 11 September 1966.

The final was played on 11 September 1966 at Clonmult Memorial Park in Midleton, between Cloyne and Cobh, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. ^[2] Cloyne won the match by 4–14 to 3–06 to claim their first ever championship title. ^{[3] [4]}

Results

First round

Bandon v Tracton

10 April 1966First round

Bandon

2-04 - 6-02

Tracton

Kinsale Grounds

Éire Óg v Glen Rovers

25 May 1966First round	Éire Óg	0-06 - 6-09	Glen Rovers	The Mardyke
	C Sheehan 0-2, T Brady 0-2, H Aherne 0-1, M Murphy 0-1.		JJ Kelly 3-0, P Harte 1-2, D O'Driscoll 1-2, P Murphy 0-4, T McEvoy 1-0, D Lynch 0-1.

Second round

Youghal v Castlemartyr

3 April 1966Second round

Youghal

w/o - scr.

Castlemartyr

Clonmult Memorial Park

Carrigaline v Nemo Rangers

10 April 1966Second round	Carrigaline	4-07 - 3-04	Nemo Rangers	Douglas Grounds
	J Foster 1-3, B Cogan 1-1, P Farrell 1-1, T O'Mahony 1-0, C Cooney 0-2.		R Sisk 3-1, S McCarthy 0-2, P Harrington 0-1.

Shamrocks v Ballincollig

10 April 1966Second round	Shamrocks	3-05 - 5-03	Ballincollig	Douglas Grounds
	R Sisk 1-1, N Sisk 1-0, N Hanley 1-0, J Flynn 0-2, P O'Driscoll 0-1, N O'Mahony 0-1.		T Murphy 1-2, J Holmes 1-1, T Dwyer 1-0, B Fitton 1-0, G O'Regan 1-0.

Ballymartle v Sarsfields

8 May 1966Second round	Ballymartle	8-07 - 2-04	Sarsfields	Cork Athletic Grounds
	D Lordan 3-0, P O'Donovan 2-1, O Hurley 1-4, B Coleman 1-0, S Nyhan 0-2.		P Ryan 1-0, J Shanahan 1-0, R Doyle 0-1, L Higgins 0-2, J Hurley 0-1.

Cloyne v Ballinhassig

15 May 1966Second round	Cloyne	4-08 - 5-02	Ballinhassig	Cork Athletic Grounds
	P Ring 1-6, D Daly 2-0, S Daly 1-0, D Motherway 0-1, M Ahern 0-1.		Derry Coleman 3-0, Donie Coleman 1-1, J Murphy 1-0, J Holland 0-1.

Castletownroche v Midleton

18 May 1966Second round

Castletownroche

2-08 - 2-07

Midleton

Riverstown Sportsfield

Cobh v Mallow

5 June 1966Second round	Cobh	3-12 - 3-10	Mallow	Cork Athletic Grounds
	T Meaney 1-6, J O'Connor 1-0, D O'Brien 1-0, M Meaney 0-3, S O'Connor 0-1, J Clifford 0-1, P Leahy 0-1.		L Sheehan 1-6, J Lenihan 1-0, M O'Donovan 1-0, K Sheehan 0-2, P Carey 0-1, S McAuliffe 0-1

Glen Rovers v Tracton

26 June 1966Second round

Glen Rovers

4-07 - 3-02

Tracton

Carrigaline Grounds

Quarter-finals

Cloyne v Ballymartle

19 June 1966Quarter-final	Cloyne	3-10 - 2-04	Ballymartle	Cork Athletic Grounds
	J Ahern 2-0, D Daly 1-1, P Ring 0-4, D Clifford 0-2, N Foley 0-1, D Motherway 0-1, M O'Brien 0-1.		O Hurley 1-2, B Coleman 1-0, P Donovan 0-1, D Lordan 0-1.

Ballincollig v Castletownroche

26 June 1966Quarter-final	Ballincollig	4-06 - 3-08	Castletownroche	Cork Athletic Grounds
	T O'Dwyer 2-0, T Murphy 1-3, D Fitton 1-1, J Barry-Murphy 0-1, B Murphy 0-1.		R Browne 3-2, W Walsh 0-3, C O'Flynn 0-1, R O'Sullivan 0-1, M Farrell 0-1.

Cobh v Carrigaline

3 July 1966Quarter-final

Cobh

6-12 - 7-01

Carrigaline

Manning Park

Youghal v Glen Rovers

31 July 1966Quarter-final	Youghal	4-09 - 0-04	Glen Rovers	Clonmult Memorial Park
	M Holland 2-1, F Cooper 2-0, G Walsh 0-3, S Delacour 0-3, P Hegarty 0-2.		M Kenneally 0-2, JJ Kelly 0-2.

Semi-finals

Cloyne v Ballincollig

31 July 1966Semi-final	Cloyne	8-02 - 3-07	Ballincollig	Cork Athletic Grounds
	J Aherne 4-0, D Daly 2-0, D Clifford 1-1, M Aherne 1-1.		T Murphy 1-3, D Nangle 1-1, T O'Dwyer 1-0, D Fitton 0-2, W Fitton 0-1.

Cobh v Youghal

21 August 1966Semi-final	Cobh	3-12 - 3-11	Youghal	Clonmult Memorial Park
	T Meaney 0-6, L McGrath 1-1, K Ryan 1-1, J O'Connell 1-0, J Clifford 0-3, M Meaney 0-1.		P Hegarty 0-7, M Holland 1-1, W Walsh 1-0, F Cooper 1-0, S Delacour 0-2, G Walsh 0-1.

Final

Cloyne v Cobh

11 September 1966Final	Cloyne	4-14 - 3-06	Cobh	Clonmult Memorial Park
	P Ring 0-8, J Daly 2-1, M O'Brien 1-2, D Daly 1-0, D Clifford 0-3.		J O'Brien 2-1, L McGrath 1-1, J Ryan 0-2, M Meaney 0-1, T Meaney 0-1.	Referee: M Walsh (Mayfield)

References

1. "Club Titles - Cork". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
2. "Intermediate 'A' Hurling Roll of Honour". Cork GAA website. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
3. "Cloyne GAA president Philip 'Bunty' Cahill passes away". Irish Examiner. 13 September 2021. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
4. "Cloyne regain Cork IHC, as Rebels have a great year". The Avondhu. 11 June 2020. Retrieved 1 August 2025.