1951 Cork Junior Hurling Championship

The 1951 Cork Junior Hurling Championship was the 54th staging of the Cork Junior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board.

1951 Cork Junior Hurling Championship
Dates16 September - 28 October 1951
Teams7
Champions Castlemartyr (1st title)
Paddy Abernethy (captain)
Runners-up Cloughduv
Dan O'Connor (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored56 (9.33 per match)
Points scored41 (6.83 per match)
1950 (Previous) (Next) 1952

On 28 October 1951, Castlemartyr won the championship following a 6-05 to 2-07 defeat of Cloughduv in the final at the Cork Athletic Grounds.[1][2] This was their first ever championship title.[3][4]

Results

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Quarter-finals

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16 September 1951 Quarter-final Ballymartle 10-04 - 5-01 Courcey Rovers Kinsale Sportsfield
23 September 1951 Quarter-final Newtownshandrum 6-04 - 4-01 Castlemagner Buttevant Sportsfield
23 September 1951 Quarter-final Castlemartyr 7-02 - 3-04 Lough Rovers Clonmult Memorial Park

Semi-finals

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30 September 1951 Semi-final Cloughduv 5-03 - 3-03 Ballymartle Innishannon Sportsfield

Final

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References

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  1. ^ "The Castlemartyr connection: Ciarán Joyce and Mack Hansen putting East Cork village on the map". Irish Examiner. 15 February 2022. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Junior A County Hurling Finals 1971 - present". Cork GAA Finals website. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  3. ^ "History". Castlemartyr GAA website. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
  4. ^ "Castlemartyr roll of honour". East Cork GAA website. Retrieved 26 October 2021.