1974 Cork Senior Hurling Championship

1974 Cork Senior Hurling Championship

Dates	14 April – 15 September 1974
Teams	18
Champions	St. Finbarr's (24th title) Jim Power (captain)
Runners-up	Blackrock John Horgan (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	17
Goals scored	87 (5.12 per match)
Points scored	345 (20.29 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Willie Glavin (4-14)
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The 1974 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 86th staging of the Cork Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The championship began on 14 April 1974 and ended on 15 September 1974.

Blackrock entered the championship as the defending champions.

The final was played on 15 September 1974 at the Mardyke Grounds in Cork, between St. Finbarr's and Blackrock, in what was their first meeting in the final in three years. St. Finbarr's won the match by 2–17 to 2–14 to claim their 18th championship title overall and a first title in six years. ^{[1] [2] [3]}

Imokilly's Willie Glavin was the championship's top scorer with 4–14.

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted from the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship

• Cloughduv ^[4]

From Championship

Regraded to the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship

• St. Vincent's

Results

First round

Na Piarsaigh v Passage

14 April 1974First round	Na Piarsaigh	7-07 - 3-10	Passage	Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
	D Sheehan 4-0, J Gardiner 2-1, S Twomey 0-5, R McDonnell 1-0, T Mullins 0-1.		J O'Reilly 1-2, K Keane 1-1, J O'Reilly 0-4, D Keane 1-0, T Howard 0-1, B Meade 0-1, G O'Sullivan 0-1.

Mallow v Seandún

28 April 1974First round	Mallow	1-16 - 0-08	Seandún	Blarney
	P Buckley 0-11, B Barrett 1-1, P Moriarty 0-1, D Coakley 0-1, F O'Neill 0-1, N O'Regan 0-1.		P O'Sullivan 0-6, T O'Brien 0-1, J Good 0-1.	Referee: D O'Brien (Cobh)

Second round

Sarsfields v Na Piarsaigh

26 May 1974Second round	Sarsfields	0-17 - 3-05	Na Piarsaigh	Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
	B Murphy 0-4, T Murphy 0-4, J McEvoy 0-3, E Kelleher 0-2, R Fitzgerald 0-2, J Murphy 0-2.		S Twomey 1-2, R McDonnell 1-0, R Whitley 1-0, V Twomey 0-2, D Daly 0-1.

Mallow v Blackrock

12 May 1974Second round	Mallow	2-03 - 3-11	Blackrock	Coachford
	B Barrett 2-0, T Sheehan 0-1, J McSweeney 0-1, P Moriarty 0-1.		É O'Donoghue 3-6, D Buckley 0-1, R Cummins 0-1, P Moylan 0-1, J Russell 0-1, T Cashman 0-1.

Duhallow v Carrigdhoun

21 April 1974Second round	Duhallow	1-06 - 5-10	Carrigdhoun	Mallow
	P O'Connor 1-0, B Buckley 0-2, P Buckley 0-1, J O'Callaghan 0-1, R Quinn 0-1, B Daly 0-1.		JK Coleman 1-5, D Coleman 2-1, G Hanley 1-3, P Harrington 1-0, F Coleman 0-1.	Referee: T O'Riordan (Mallow)

Nemo Rangers v Glen Rovers

2 June 1974Second round	Nemo Rangers	5-08 - 2-14	Glen Rovers	Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
	N Morgan 1-4, L Murphy 2-0, D Calnan 1-1, W Barry 1-0, B Morgan 0-1, D Allen 0-1, K Murphy 0-1.		M Ryan 2-2, P Harte 0-5, J O'Sullivan 0-3, P Doherty 0-2, JJ O'Neill 0-1, L McAuliffe 0-1.	Referee: P Cronin (St. Finbarr's)

Carbery v Avondhu

28 April 1974Second round	Carbery	2-17 - 3-04	Avondhu	Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
	S O'Donovan 1-2, N Crowley 0-4, S Crean 1-0, G Long 0-3, J Gabriel 0-3, T Harrington 0-2, F Crowley 0-1, T Crowley 0-1, S O'Neill 0-1.		D Feehan 2-1, J McCarthy 1-1, W Walsh 0-2.	Referee: P Cronin (St. Finbarr's)

Cloughduv v St. Finbarr's

28 April 1974Second round	Cloughduv	0-03 - 1-11	St. Finbarr's	Ballinhassig
	C Kelly 0-2, J Kelly 0-1.		C McCarthy 0-5, J O'Shea 1-1, S Gillen 0-3, G McCarthy 0-2.	Referee: D Coleman

University College Cork v Imokilly

21 April 1974Second round	University College Cork	4-12 - 1-08	Imokilly
	W Glavin 2-6, Seán O'Farrell 2-2, D Buckley 1-1, M Aherne 0-2, J Fenton 0-1.		J Buckley 0-6, D O'Grady 1-0, W Barrett 0-1, O Cussen 0-1.	Referee: W Walsh (Mayfield)

Muskerry v Youghal

21 April 1974Second round	Muskerry	2-06 - 3-11	Youghal	Riverstown
	M Malone 1-3, J Allen 1-1, N Collins 0-2.		W Walsh 2-1, S O'Leary 1-4, R O'Sullivan 0-2, P Hegarty 0-2, J O'Malley 0-1, H Fouhy 0-1.

Quarter-finals

Imokilly v Youghal

12 May 1974Quarter-final	Imokilly	6-09 - 3-06	Youghal	Castlemartyr
	M Aherne 3-0, W Glavin 1-4, T Canavan 1-1, D Buckley 1-0, Seán O'Farrell 0-2, Séamus O'Farrell 0-1, J Fenton 0-1.		A Regan 2-0, S O'Leary 1-1, R O'Sullivan 0-2, H Fouhy 0-2, P Hegarty 0-1.	Referee: M Walsh (Mayfield)

St. Finbarr's v Carbery

2 June 1974Quarter-final	St. Finbarr's	1-12 - 1-07	Carbery	Cloughduv
	C Cullinane 1-2, G McCarthy 0-3, C Roche 0-2, J O'Shea 0-1, J McCarthy 0-1, C McCarthy 0-1, E Fitzgerald 0-1, W Grady 0-1.		N Crowley 0-6, S O'Donovan 1-0, R Wilmot 0-1.

Blackrock v Sarsfields

15 June 1974Quarter-final	Blackrock	6-20 - 3-02	Sarsfields	Riverstown
	R Cummins 2-2, P Kavanagh 2-2, É O'Donoghue 1-3, P Moylan 0-6, N Keeffe 1-1, D Collins 0-4, F Cummins 0-1, T Cashman 0-1.		B Cotter 1-0, J McEvoy 1-0, É Kelleher 1-0, B Óg Murphy 0-1, M McCarthy 0-1.	Referee: M Keane (Cloughduv)

Nemo Rangers v Carrigdhoun

16 June 1974Quarter-final	Nemo Rangers	3-15 - 4-10	Carrigdhoun	Manning Park, Passage
	N Morgan 1-3, D Calnan 1-3, J O'Leary 1-3, D Allen 0-5, S Buckley 0-1.		JK Coleman 1-2, T Fogarty 1-2, F Coleman 1-0, D Coleman 1-0, B Coleman 0-2, G Hanley 0-2, K O'Donovan 0-1, G Webb 0-1.	Referee: P Cronin (St. Finbarr's)

Semi-finals

Imokilly v St. Finbarr's

7 July 1974Semi-final	Imokilly	1-12 - 2-11	St. Finbarr's	Clonmult Memorial Park, Midleton
	W Galvin 1-4, Seán O'Farrell 0-2, D Clifford 0-2, T Canavan 0-1, Séamus O'Farrell 0-1, G O'Driscoll 0-1, P O'Connor 0-1.		C McCarthy 1-2, S Gillen 0-4, S Looney 1-0, É Fitzpatrick 0-3, J Barry-Murphy 0-1, G McCarthy 0-1.	Referee: M Walsh (Mayfield)

Blackrock v Nemo Rangers

8 September 1974Semi-final	Blackrock	2-14 - 3-09	Nemo Rangers	Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
	É O'Sullivan 2-2, D Collins 0-6, P Moylan 0-2, É O'Donoghue 0-2, M Waters 0-1, T Cashman 0-1.		D Allen 1-1, D Calnan 0-4, N Morgan 1-0, D Murphy 1-0, J Barrett 0-2, B Morgan 0-2.	Referee: D O'Brien (Cobh)

Final

St. Finbarr's v Blackrock

15 September 1974Final	St. Finbarr's	2-17 - 2-14	Blackrock	The Mardyke, Cork
	C McCarthy 2-3, C Roche 0-4, S Looney 0-4, J Barry-Murphy 0-2, G McCarthy 0-2, S Gillen 0-1, É Fitzpatrick 0-1.		P Moylan 0-6, É O'Sullivan 1-2, J Russell 1-1, F Cummins 0-3, D Collins 0-2.

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Top scorers overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Willie Glavin	Imokilly	4-14	26	3	8.66
2	Éamonn O'Donoghue	Blackrock	4-11	23	4	7.75
3	Charlie McCarthy	St. Finbarr's	3-11	20	4	5.00
4	Noel Morgan	Nemo Rangers	3-07	16	3	5.33
5	Pat Moylan	Blackrock	0-15	15	4	3.75
6	Éamonn O'Sullivan	Blackrock	3-04	13	2	6.50
	John Kevin Coleman	Carrigdhoun	2-07	13	2	6.50
8	Donal Sheehan	Na Piarsaigh	4-00	12	2	6.00
	Seán O'Farrell	Imokilly	2-06	12	3	4.00
	Donie Collins	Blackrock	0-12	12	4	3.00

Top scorers in a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Éamonn O'Donoghue	Blackrock	3-06	15	Mallow
2	Donal Sheehan	Na Piarsaigh	4-00	12	Passage
	Willie Glavin	Imokilly	2-06	12	UCC
4	Pat Buckley	Mallow	0-11	11	Blackrock
5	Mick Aherne	Imokilly	3-00	9	Youghal
	Charlie McCarthy	St. Finbarr's	2-03	9	Blackrock
7	Mick Ryan	Glen Rovers	2-02	8	Nemo Rangers
	Seán O'Farrell	UCC	2-02	8	Imokilly
	Ray Cummins	Blackrock	2-02	8	Sarsfields
	Pat Kavanagh	Blackrock	2-02	8	Sarsfields
	Éamonn O'Sullivan	Blackrock	2-02	8	Nemo Rangers
	John Kevin Coleman	Carrigdhoun	1-05	8	Duhallow

Miscellaneous

• The semi-final between Blackrock and Nemo Rangers is the last championship game played at the Cork Athletic Grounds.
• The final was played at the Mardyke due to the construction of the new Páirc Uí Chaoimh

References

1. "Senior Hurling Finals 1970 - Present". Cork GAA Finals website. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
2. "The Barrs - a history". St. Finbarr's GAA website. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
3. "Barrs and Rockies resume hostilities for classic contest". Irish Examiner. 27 July 2002. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
4. "History". Cloughduv GAA website. Archived from the original on 29 August 2014. Retrieved 9 August 2016.