1970 Cork Junior Hurling Championship

1970 Cork Junior Hurling Championship
Dates	27 September - 29 November 1970
Teams	7
Champions	Cloughduv (1st title); John Dunlea (captain)
Runners-up	Courcey Rovers; Teddy Harrington (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	6
Goals scored	36 (6 per match)
Points scored	106 (17.67 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Connie Kelly (3-13)
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The 1970 Cork Junior Hurling Championship was the 73rd staging of the Cork Junior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board.

The final was played on 29 November 1970 at the Ballinhassig Grounds, between Cloughduv and Courcey Rovers, in what was their first ever meeting in the final.^[1]^[2] Cloughduv won the match by 3-15 to 2-04 to claim their second championship title overall and a first title in 30 years.^[3]^[4]

Cloughduv's Connie Kelly was the championship's top scorer with 3-13.

Qualification

Division	Championship	Champions
Avondhu	North Cork Junior A Hurling Championship	Rathluirc
Carbery	South West Junior A Hurling Championship	Courcey Rovers
Carrigdhoun	South East Junior A Hurling Championship	Ballinhassig
Duhallow	Duhallow Junior A Hurling Championship	Meelin
Imokilly	East Cork Junior A Hurling Championship	Killeagh
Muskerry	Mid Cork Junior A Hurling Championship	Cloughduv
Seandún	City Junior A Hurling Championship	Blackrock

Results

Quarter-finals

27 September 1970 Quarter-final	Blackrock	2-11 - 2-04	Ballinhassig	Minane Bridge Grounds
	J Redmond 1-4, J Hayes 1-4, A O'Leary 0-1, J O'Regan 0-1, E O'Donoghue 0-1.		Derry Coleman 1-4, M Hickey 1-0.

4 October 1970 Quarter-final	Rathluirc	7-06 - 1-20	Meelin	Kanturk Grounds
	J Madigan 3-0, T O'Grady 2-2, D Forde 2-0, J O'Shea 0-2, J Foley 0-1, B Gammell 0-1.		B Buckley 1-14, P Buckley 0-3, P McLoughlin 0-1, P O'Connor 0-1.

25 October 1970 Quarter-final	Courcey Rovers	4-13 - 3-04	Killeagh	Cork Athletic Grounds
	G Collins 1-8, O Crowley 1-3, L Hurley 1-0, A Hannon 1-0, T O'Mahony 0-1, T Harrington 0-1.		T Barry 1-1, N Treacy 1-1, J Moloney 1-0, J Foley 0-2.

Semi-finals

25 October 1970 Semi-final	Cloughduv	4-05 - 1-04	Blackrock	Kinsale Grounds
	C Kelly 1-4, P Lucey 1-1, M Walsh 1-0, D O'Riordan 1-0.		A O'Leary 1-1, J Hayes 0-2, J Redmond 0-2.

8 November 1970 Semi-final	Courcey Rovers	3-12 - 4-08	Rathluirc	Cork Athletic Grounds
	O Crowley 1-4, D O'Donovan 1-2, L Hurley 1-0, T O'Mahony 0-2, J O'Donovan 0-1, G Collins 0-1, J Crowley 0-1, T Harrington 0-1.		T O'Grady 1-2, J O'Shea 0-4, F O'Grady 1-0, J Foley 1-0, D Forde 1-0, K O'Shea 0-2.

Final

29 November 1970 Final	Cloughduv	3-15 - 2-04	Courcey Rovers	Ballinhassig Grounds
	C Kelly 2-9, M Walsh 1-0, G Kelly 0-2, N Dunne 0-2, T O'Mahony 0-1, T Kelly 0-1.		L Hurley 1-0, G Collins 1-0, J O'Donovan 0-2, A Hannon 0-1, O Crowley 0-1, T Harrington 0-1.	Referee: F Murphy (Blackrock)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Connie Kelly	Cloughduv	3-13	22	2	11.00
2	Brendan Buckley	Meelin	1-14	17	1	17.00
3	Gerry Collins	Courcey Rovers	2-09	15	3	5.00
4	Ollie Crowley	Courcey Rovers	2-08	14	3	4.66
5	Tommy O'Grady	Rathluirc	3-04	13	2	6.50

In a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Brendan Buckley	Meelin	1-14	17	Rathluirc
2	Connie Kelly	Cloughduv	2-09	15	Courcey Rovers
3	Gerry Collins	Courcey Rovers	1-08	11	Killeagh
4	John Madigan	Rathluirc	3-00	9	Meelin
5	Tommy O'Grady	Rathluirc	2-02	8	Meelin
6	John Redmond	Blackrock	1-04	7	Ballinhassig
	John Hayes	Blackrock	1-04	7	Ballinhassig
	Derry Coleman	Ballinhassig	1-04	7	Blackrock
	Connie Kelly	Cloughduv	1-04	7	Blackrock
	Ollie Crowley	Courcey Rovers	1-04	7	Rathluirc

References

^ "Junior A County Hurling Finals 1925 - 1970". Cork GAA Finals website. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
^ "Junior A HC". Cork GAA website. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
^ "Cloughduv's hurling stock continues to soar after successful defence of Mid Cork JAHC title". The Southern Star. 8 September 2019. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
^ "Barry-Murphy leading Cloughduv revival". Irish Examiner. 31 October 2009. Retrieved 26 October 2021.

[1] "Junior A County Hurling Finals 1925 - 1970". Cork GAA Finals website. Retrieved 7 March 2021.

[2] "Junior A HC". Cork GAA website. Retrieved 26 October 2021.

[3] "Cloughduv's hurling stock continues to soar after successful defence of Mid Cork JAHC title". The Southern Star. 8 September 2019. Retrieved 26 October 2021.

[4] "Barry-Murphy leading Cloughduv revival". Irish Examiner. 31 October 2009. Retrieved 26 October 2021.

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