1978 Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship

1978 Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship

Dates	7 May - 13 August 1978
Teams	15
Champions	Midleton (3rd title) John Fenton (captain)
Runners-up	Newtownshandrum Simon Morrissey (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	14
Goals scored	67 (4.79 per match)
Points scored	256 (18.29 per match)
Top scorer(s)	John Fenton (1-18)
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The 1978 Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship was the 69th staging of the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1909. The draw for the opening round fixtures took place at the Cork Convention on 5 February 1978. The championship ran from 7 May to 13 August 1978.

Ballinhassig were the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Newtownshandrum in the quarter-finals. ^{[1] [2]}

The final was played on 11 August 1978 at Páirc Mhic Gearailt in Fermoy, between Midleton and Newtownshandrum, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. ^[3] Midleton won the match by 1–12 to 1–10 to claim their third championship title overall and a first title in 16 years. ^{[4] [5] [6]}

Midleton's John Fenton was the championship's top scorer with 1-18.

Results

First round

Ballinhassig v Blackrock

7 May 1978First round	Ballinhassig	2-13 - 1-11	Blackrock	Crosshaven Grounds
	B Coleman 1-3, D Coleman 0-6, D Brosnan 1-1, J Reynolds 0-2, JL O'Sullivan 0-1.		P Moylan 0-7, P Kavanagh 1-1, W Aherne 1-0, P O'Neill 0-1, S Grady 0-1, S Carroll 0-1.

Inniscarra v Passage

7 May 1978First round	Inniscarra	4-12 - 6-05	Passage	Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	T Ryan 1-7, G Keohane 2-1, F Cooper 1-0, P McDonnell 0-2, F O'Mahony 0-1, M Healy 0-1.		D Keane 2-0, G O'Sullivan 1-2, M Keane 1-1, J O'Sullivan 1-0, P Quigley 1-0, J McCarthy 0-2.

Newcestown v Newtownshandrum

7 May 1978First round

Newcestown

2-06 - 5-09

Newtownshandrum

Banteer Sportsfield

Cloughduv v Bishopstown

7 May 1978First round	Cloughduv	3-08 - 4-09	Bishopstown	Coachford Sportsfield
	T Dunne 1-2, T Kelly 1-2, M Walsh 1-0, D O'Leary 0-3, P Lucey 0-1.		E Murphy 1-6, D Murphy 1-1, K Twomey 1-0, P Doyle 1-0, D O'Brien 0-1, J Crowley 0-1.

Mallow v Éire Óg

7 May 1978First round	Mallow	1-07 - 3-10	Éire Óg	Páirc Uí Chaoimh
			C Malone 2-0, J O'Leary 0-5, M Flynn 1-1, D Flynn 0-2, M Malone 0-2.

St. Vincent's v Watergrasshill

7 May 1978First round	St. Vincent's	4-05 - 1-19	Watergrasshill	Riverstown Sportsfield
				Referee: A Murphy (Glanmire)

Ballyhea v St. Finbarr's

14 May 1978First round	Ballyhea	1-12 - 2-10	St. Finbarr's	Páirc Mhic Gearailt
	P Ryan 0-8, D Ryan 1-0, D Sullivan 0-2, W Shanahan 0-1, E McSweeney 0-1.		D Harrington 1-1, F O'Mahony 1-1, S Gillen 0-4, J Murphy 0-2, B Collins 0-2.

• Midleton received a bye in this round.

Quarter-finals

Inniscarra v Midleton

4 June 1978Quarter-final	Inniscarra	0-06 - 1-11	Midleton	Riverstown Sportsfield
	T Ryan 0-4, G Keohane 0-1, T Cremin 0-1.		J Fenton 1-5, T McCarthy 0-3, J Glavin 0-2, D Hurley 0-1.

Ballinhassig v Newtownshandrum

11 June 1978Quarter-final	Ballinhassig	3-08 - 5-08	Newtownshandrum	Páirc Mhic Gearailt
	D Coleman 2-2, D Brosnan 1-0, ? 0-3, Reynolds 0-2, TF Hayes 0-1.		PJ Greensmith 2-0, D Morrissey 2-0, P Noonan 1-0, D Herlihy 0-2, J Buckley 0-1.

St. Finbarr's v Watergrasshill

11 June 1978Quarter-final	St. Finbarr's	3-03 - 1-11	Watergrasshill	Riverstown Sportsfield
	S Gillen 2-3, T O'Connor 1-0.		J Higgins 1-6, J Ryan 0-2, D Kearney 0-1, D Murphy 0-1, S O'Riordan 0-1.

Bishopstown v Éire Óg

1 July 1978Quarter-final	Bishopstown	1-06 - 4-15	Éire Óg	Inniscarra Grounds
	D Murphy 1-0, E Murphy 0-3, R Murphy 0-1, D Healy 0-1, D O'Brien 0-1.		D O'Flynn 3-2, D Desmond 0-6, D O'Flynn 1-2, J O'Leary 0-3, M Malone 0-2.

Semi-finals

Newtownshandrum v Watergrasshill

2 July 1978Semi-final	Newtownshandrum	3-12 - 2-02	Watergrasshill	Castletownroche Grounds
	D Coughlan 1-5, L Bowles 1-2, B O'Connor 1-0, D Morris 0-1, P Greensmeith 0-1, P Noonan 0-1, P Herlihy 0-1, D Herlihy 0-1.		J Ryan 2-0, J Higgins 0-1, D Kearney 0-1.

Midleton v Éire Óg

8 July 1978Semi-final	Midleton	2-09 - 1-10	Éire Óg	Church Road
	J Fenton 0-6, T McCarthy 1-0, S O'Farrell 1-0, W Glavin 0-1, S O'Brien 0-1, G Glavin 0-1.		D Desmond 0-5, C Malone 1-0, D Flynn 0-2, L O'Leary 0-1, M Malone 0-1, M Flynn 0-1.

Final

Midleton v Newtownshandrum

13 August 1978Final	Midleton	1-12 - 1-10	Newtownshandrum	Páirc Mhic Gearailt
	J Fenton 0-7, D Hurley 1-2, D Mulcahy 0-1, J Hartnett 0-1, T McCarthy 0-1.		PJ Greensmith 1-0, J Buckley 0-3, D Coughlan 0-3, D Herlihy 0-2, P Coughlan 0-1, P Herlihy 0-1.	Referee: W Horgan (Brian Dillons)

References

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