John Murphy (Cork hurler)

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John ‘Curtis’ Murphy
Personal information
Irish name Seán Ó Murchú
Sport Hurling
Position Forward
Born Blackrock, County Cork
Nickname Curtis
Club(s)
YearsClub
 Blackrock
Club titles
Cork titles 8
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCounty
1880s-1890s
 Cork
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 1
All-Irelands 1

John 'Curtis' Murphy was an Irish sportsman. He played hurling with his local club Blackrock and with the Cork senior inter-county team in the 1880s and 1890s. Murphy captained Cork to All-Ireland victory in 1893. [1] [2]

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Playing career

Club

Murphy played his club hurling with the famous Blackrock club in Cork and enjoyed success. He won his first senior county title in 1887 as ‘the Rockies’ captured the very first Cork county title. Murphy added further county titles to his collection in 1889 and 1891. Blackrock quickly became the standard-bearers in the county and Murphy had further county victories with the famous club in 1893, 1894, 1895, 1897 and 1898.

Inter-county

Blackrock’s victory in the county championship in 1893 allowed them to represent Cork in the inter-county series. For the second year in-a-row the Cork inter-county team contained a mix of players, including Murphy who, as a Blackrock player, was appointed captain. [1] That year Cork reached the Munster final where Limerick provided the opposition. On that occasion Cork retained their provincial title with a remarkable 5-3 to 0-0 victory, giving Murphy his first, and only, Munster title. The subsequent All-Ireland final pitted Cork against Kilkenny. It was the very first meeting of these two great rivals in the history of the championship. The game was fixed for Ashtown, however, upon arrival both teams refused to play there as somebody had neglected to mow the grass. After a long delay the goalposts were uprooted and both teams and their supporters headed to the Phoenix Park where the game took place after a delay. The game itself turned into a rout as Cork score 6-8 to Kilkenny’s 0-2. [3] It was Cork’s second All-Ireland title in-a-row and it was Murphy’s only one.

Sporting positions
Preceded by Cork Senior Hurling Captain
1893		Succeeded by
Achievements
Preceded by All-Ireland Senior Hurling
winning captain
1893 		Succeeded by

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References

  1. 1 2 "History- Cork Senior Captains – Cork GAA" . Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  2. ↑ Murphy, Eamonn (10 November 2022). "History of Cork's hurling captains: Seán O'Donoghue following in the footsteps of giants". echo live. Retrieved 17 February 2024.
  3. ↑ King, Seamus J. (1 April 2014). The Little Book of Hurling. The History Press. pp. 1897–1898. ISBN   978-0-7524-9934-5.
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