1941 Cork Senior Hurling Championship

The 1941 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 53rd staging of the Cork Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The draw for the opening round fixtures took place at the Cork Convention on 26 January 1941. The championship began on 6 April 1941 and ended on 12 October 1941.

1941 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
Dates6 April – 12 October 1941
Teams12
Champions Glen Rovers (8th title)
Connie Buckley (captain)
Runners-up Ballincollig
Willie Murphy (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played11
Goals scored88 (8 per match)
Points scored86 (7.82 per match)
1940 (Previous) (Next) 1942

Glen Rovers entered the championship as the defending champions.[1]

The final was played on 12 October 1941 at the Athletic Grounds in Cork, between Glen Rovers and Ballincollig, in what was their first ever meeting in the final.[2] Glen Rovers won the match by 4–07 to 2–02 to claim their eighth championship title overall and an eighth title in succession.[3][4][5]

Results

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First round

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6 April 1941 First round Avondhu 14-06 - 2-01 Carbery The Mardyke
J O'Regan 2-0, D Cullinane 0-1. Pratt 1-1, Aherne 3-0, Lyons 1-1, Donovan 2-0, Referee: J Buckley (Glen Rovers)
27 April 1941 First round Carrigdhoun 3-00 - 7-05 Sarsfields The Mardyke
Andrews 1-0,
4 May 1941 First round Muskerry 1-02 - 3-08 St. Finbarr's The Mardyke
25 May 1941 First round Imokilly 2-02 - 5-06 Blackrock Riverstown Sportsfield
Referee: P Taylor (Fr. Matthew Hall)
30 May 1941 First round Seandún 4-03 - 7-06 Glen Rovers Cork Athletic Grounds
P Barry 2-0, C Buckley 2-0, D Moylan 1-0, C Sweeney 1-0, J Buckley 1-0, J Lynch 0-3, W Hickey 0-1. Referee: D Harrington (Blarney)
8 June 1941 First round Ballincollig 2-05 - 1-03 Mallow The Mardyke
P Healy 1-0, M O'Connor 1-0, G Murphy 0-3, J Burrowes 0-2. C Clehane 1-0, M O'Leary 0-1, E McCarthy 0-1, M Sheehan 0-1. Referee: P Taylor (Fr. Matthew Hall)

Second round

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29 June 1941 Second round Sarsfields 3-04 - 3-02 Avondhu The Mardyke
P Garvan 2-0, M Brennan 1-0, D Beckett 0-1, P Campbell 0-1, W Campbell 0-1, W Beckett 0-1. T Lyons 1-1, E Morrissey 1-0, J Pratt 0-1. Referee: DJ Buckley (St. Anne's)
13 July 1941 Second round Glen Rovers 3-04 - 1-04 St. Finbarr's Cork Athletic Grounds
C Tobin 2-0, P Barry 1-0, J Looney 0-1, J Buckley 0-1, D Coughlan 0-1, J Lycnh 0-1, V Lynch 1-0, J O'Mahony 0-3, S Condon 0-1.

Semi-finals

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27 July 1941 Semi-final Ballincollig 6-03 - 3-06 Blackrock The Mardyke
D McCarthy 2-0, P Healy 1-1, M O'Connor 1-0, C Radley 1-0, C Murphy 0-1, P Lynch 0-1. T O'Sullivan 1-0, P Reidy 1-0, M Flynn 0-2, T Vaughan 0-1, P O'Keeffe 0-1, E Daly 0-1, J Leahy 0-1. Referee: M Finnegan (Collins)
31 August 1941 Semi-final Glen Rovers 5-05 - 4-02 Sarsfields The Mardyke
J Buckley 2-1, D Coughlan 1-2, D Moylan 1-1, J Young 1-0, C Tobin 0-1. D Beckett 3-1, W Beckett 1-0, W Campbell 0-1.

Final

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12 October 1941 Final Glen Rovers 4-07 - 2-02 Ballincollig Cork Athletic Grounds
D Moylan 1-0; C Buckley 1-0; J Buckley 1-0; C Tobin 1-2; J Lynch 0-2; P Barry 0-1; C Ring 0-1; D McDonnell 0-1. S Burrowes 1-0; D McCarthy 1-0; C Murphy 0-2. Attendance: 12,000

Championship statistics

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Miscellaneous

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References

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  1. ^ "Club history". Glen Rovers GAA website. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  2. ^ "Senior Hurling Finals 1920 - 1969". Cork GAA Records website. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
  3. ^ "It's 80 years since Glen Rovers amazing hurling eight in a row". Echo Live. 16 June 2021. Retrieved 3 November 2021.
  4. ^ O'Sullivan, Jim (7 October 2015). "Páirc Uí Rinn hosts historic county final as Sars and Glen Rovers meet again". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  5. ^ "Glen are part of the fabric of Cork hurling". Echo Live. 21 December 2021. Retrieved 31 December 2021.