1978 Cork Intermediate Football Championship

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1978 Cork Intermediate Football Championship
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Champions Colours of Cavan.svg Castlehaven (1st title)
Runners-up Colours of Tipperary.svg St. Finbarr's
1977 (Previous)(Next) 1979

The 1978 Cork Intermediate Football Championship was the 43rd staging of the Cork Intermediate Football Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1909.

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The final was played on 20 August 1978 at Charlie Hurley Park in Bandon, between Castlehaven and St. Finbarr's, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Castlehaven won the match by 0-08 to 0-03 to claim their first ever championship title. [1] [2] [3]

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Final

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References

  1. "Intermediate Football Finals 1970-2005". Cork GAA results website. Retrieved 28 November 2021.
  2. "Ned Cleary created a GAA stronghold in Castlehaven and he changed an entire parish". The Southern Star. 14 March 2021. Retrieved 19 July 2022.
  3. "History". Castlehaven GAA website. Retrieved 19 July 2022.