The 1973–74 Harty Cup was the 54th staging of the Harty Cup since the establishment in hurling by the Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1918.[1]

1973–74 Dr Harty Cup
Dates24 October 1973 – 31 March 1974
Teams11
ChampionsBorder St Finbarr's College (6th title)
Tadhg Murphy (captain)
Michael O'Brien (manager)
Runners-upBorder Limerick CBS
Finbarr Brougham (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played10
Goals scored70 (7 per match)
Points scored130 (13 per match)
Top scorer(s)Border Tadhg Murphy (6-20)
1972–73 (Previous) (Next) 1974–75

St Finbarr's College successfully defended its title[2][3] in the Harty Cup final. 10–11 to 2–02, on 31 March 1974 at Dr Mannix Sportsfield in Charleville, against Limerick CBS. It was their second successive meeting in the final overall after a hiatus from their first final meeting since 1967; and St Finbarr's College sixth successive Harty Cup title overall and a record-equalising fourth title in succession.[4]

Tadhg Murphy successfully defended his top scorer achievement of 6-20, from that of 1972.

Results

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First round

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24 October 1973 First round St Finbarr's College 5-13 - 0-03 North Monastery Cork Athletic Grounds
T Murphy 2-4, G McEvoy 2-1, P Regan 1-2, J Crowley 0-2, P Hayes 0-1, J Higgins 0-1, F Tobin 0-1, F Collins 0-1. P Horgan 0-2, J Nodwell 0-1.
28 October 1973 First round St Flannan's College 0-05 - 1-06 St Colman's College FitzGerald Park
D Hassett 0-1, M Ryan 0-1, T Hickey 0-1, B Smyth 0-1, F Hogan 0-1. J Hayes 1-0, PJ Stokes 0-3, P Corbett 0-2, P Barry 0-1.
14 November 1973 First round Coláiste Iognáid Rís 12-07 - 1-02 Coláiste Chríost Rí Cork Athletic Grounds
D Kavanagh 4-1, T Beckett 4-0, P O'Sullivan 3-0, T Cullinane 1-5, T Howard 0-1. R O'Sullivan 1-2.

Quarter-finals

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27 October 1973 Quarter-final Limerick CBS 5-09 - 2-06 De La Salle College Waterford Leahy Park
K Canty 2-4, K Herbert 1-4, T Treacy 1-0, B Skelly 1-0, L O'Connor 0-1. S Cooney 1-1, J Carpendale 1-0, DK Ryan 0-2, C Walsh 0-2, D Kirwan 0-1.
8 November 1973 Quarter-final Thurles CBS 3-10 - 3-09 Ennis CBS St Ailbe's Park
T McGrath 1-7, M Cooney 2-1, N Mockler 0-1, J Doyle 0-1. G O'Loughlin 1-2, D O'Connor 1-1, J Pine 1-0, D O'Loughlin 0-3, P O'Loughlin 0-2, P Hehir 0-1.
18 November 1973 Quarter-final St Finbarr's College 7-08 - 4-03 St Colman's College Clonmult Memorial Park
T Murphy 2-6, J Higgins 1-2, M O'Sullivan 1-0, P Hayes 1-0, F Collins 1-0, goal from a melee. PJ Stokes 1-1, P Corbett 1-1, S O'Mahony 1-0, G Hayes 1-0, P Barry 0-1.
13 February 1974 Quarter-final Coláiste Iognáid Rís 1-03 - 4-06 Templemore CBS Leahy Park
T Cullinane 1-0, P Sullivan 0-2, D Curtin 0-1. S Bourke 4-3, P Bourke 0-3.

Semi-finals

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6 March 1974 Semi-final Limerick CBS 1-06 - 2-01 Thurles CBS St Ailbe's Park
K Canty 1-2, P Hanrahan 0-3, D Brougham 0-1. K Dwyer 1-0, M Cooney 1-0, D Connolly 0-1.
13 March 1974 Semi-final St Finbarr's College 5-19 - 2-01 Templemore CBS Dr Mannix Sportsfield
F Tobin 2-1, T Murphy 0-7, J Higgins 1-3, K O'Driscoll 0-4, G McEvoy 1-0, P Regan 0-2, T Hourihane 0-1, F Collins 0-1. S Bourke 2-1.

Final

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31 March 1974 Final St Finbarr's College 10-11 - 2-02 Limerick CBS Dr Mannix Sportsfield
G McEvoy 4-2, T Murphy 2-3, JJ Murphy 3-0, F Tobin 1-1, J Crowley 0-2, K O'Driscoll 0-2, J Higgins 0-1. K Canty 2-1, K Herbert 0-1. Referee: J Moloney (Tipperary)

Statistics

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Top scorers

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Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average
1 Tadhg Murphy St Finbarr's College 6-20 38 4 9.50
2 Ger McEvoy St Finbarr's College 7-04 25 4 6.25
3 Séamus Bourke Templemore CBS 6-04 22 2 11.00
Kieran Canty Limerick CBS 5-07 22 3 7.33
5 Derry Kavanagh Coláiste Iognáid Rís 4-01 13 1 13.00

References

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  1. ^ "Rockwell College and the Harty Cup". Séamus J. King website. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Harty Cup roll of honour". Rebel Óg GAA website. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  3. ^ "It's half a century since a team from Cashel graced the Harty Cup final". Tipperary Live. 3 February 2023. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  4. ^ "Harty Cup hurling and a changing Ireland". Irish Examiner. 6 March 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2023.