1998 Cork Senior Hurling Championship Dates 4 June 1998 – 1 November 1998 Teams 22 Champions Imokilly (2nd title) William O'Riordan (captain)Seánie O'Leary (manager)Runners-up Blackrock Fergal Ryan (captain)Michael O'Brien (manager)Matches played 23 Goals scored 66 (2.87 per match) Points scored 556 (24.17 per match) Top scorer(s) Brian Cunningham (3-23)
The 1998 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 110th staging of the Cork Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The draw for the opening fixtures took place on 14 December 1997. The championship ended on 1 November 1998.
Imokilly entered the championship as the defending champions .[1]
On 1 November 1998, Imokilly won the championship following a 1-10 to 1-05 defeat of Blackrock in the final.[2] This was their second championship title overall and their second in succession. It was the third year in-a-row that the championship title went to a divisional side.
Brian Cunningham of St. Finbarr's was the championship's top scorer with 3-23.
Team changes [ ]
To Championship [ ]
Promoted from the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship
Results [ ]
First round
Duhallow v Glen Rovers
6 June 1998 First round Duhallow 1-13 - 0-12 Glen Rovers Buttevant
R Kelleher 1-5, C O'Riordan 0-4, J Anderson 0-2, S McGrath 0-2.
T O'Mahony 0-3, C Buckley 0-3, T Burke 0-2, G Angland 0-2, W King 0-1, D Crowley 0-1.
Referee: L O'Flynn (Éire Óg)
Midleton v Muskerry
6 June 1998 First round Midleton 1-11 - 1-13 Muskerry Páirc Uí Rinn , Cork
M O'Connell 1-4, G Manley 0-3, V Reddy 0-2, M Quirke 0-1, D Quirke 0-1.
F Kelly 1-7, K Murray 0-4, J O'Mahony 0-1, J Hurley 0-1.
Referee: W Horgan (Brian Dillons)
University College Cork v Bishopstown
28 June 1998 First round University College Cork 2-17 - 1-11 Bishopstown Páirc Uí Chaoimh , Cork
J Enright 1-12, J Murphy 1-0, J Deane 0-2, J Murray 0-2, J Burke 0-1.
D O'Mahony 1-5, M Hayes 0-2, C Doyle 0-1, M Cogan 0-1, V Murray 0-1, K O'Donoghue 0-1.
Referee: P Spillane (Carrigtwohill)
Carrigdhoun v Cork Institute of Technology
6 July 1998 First round Carrigdhoun 3-11 - 1-08 Cork Institute of Technology Manning Park , Passage
G Cummins 0-4, N Murphy 1-0, M Kingston 1-0, B Hayes 1-0, R O'Donovan 0-3, J Kingston 0-2, A McCarthy 0-1, E Carey 0-1.
E O'Neill 1-4, F Cantwell 0-2, R Tynan 0-1, E Carey 0-1.
Referee: D O'Leary (Cloughduv)
Seandún v Erin's Own
10 July 1998 First round Seandún 3-16 - 1-10 Erin's Own Páirc Uí Rinn , Cork
J O'Driscoll 1-3, J Egan 1-2, T Twomey 1-1, B Egan 0-4, G Healy 0-3, T Finnegan 0-1, A Costello 0-1, M O'Driscoll 0-1.
P Kelly 0-4, P Collins 1-0, K Murphy 0-2, T O'Keeffe 0-1, T Kelleher 0-1, B Corcoran 0-1, J Corcoran 0-1.
Referee: G Harrington
Second round
Avondhu v Carbery
4 June 1998 Second round Avondhu 2-08 - 2-11 Carbery Coachford Sportsfield , Coachford
R O'Connell 0-5, R Sheehan 1-0, D Moher 1-0, F McCormack 0-2, B O'Driscoll 0-1.
C Murphy 1-4, M Walsh 1-1, D O'Donoghue 0-3, J Nyhan 0-1, P Condon 0-1, T Crowley 0-1.
Referee: D Kirwan (Éire Óg)
Sarsfields v Glen Rovers
27 June 1998 Second round Sarsfields 2-11 - 1-14 Glen Rovers Páirc Uí Chaoimh , Cork
J O'Flynn 1-0, J Barry 1-0, P Gahan 0-3, J Murphy 0-2, T Óg Lynch 0-2, P Ryan 0-2, G McCarthy 0-1, B O'Callaghan 0-1.
C O'Riordan 0-6, R Kelleher 1-1, J Anderson 0-3, T Mulcahy 0-2, S McGrath 0-2.
Referee: L O'Flynn (Éire Óg)
St. Finbarr's v Muskerry
3 July 1998 Second round St. Finbarr's 3-18 - 2-13 Muskerry Páirc Uí Chaoimh , Cork
B Cunningham 0-9, C Duffy 1-2, F O'Mahony 1-1, C McCarthy 1-0, M Ryan 0-3, E Fitzpatrick 0-2, J Griffin 0-1.
K Murray 2-5, D O'Leary 0-2, B Sheehan 0-2, F Kelly 0-2, J O'Mahony 0-1, T O'Mahony 0-1.
Referee: W Horgan (Brian Dillons)
Kilbrittain v Seandún
18 July 1998 Second round Kilbrittain 2-06 - 2-18 Seandún Páirc Uí Chaoimh , Cork
D O'Connell 1-3, M Holland 1-1, N Crowley 0-1, J McSweeney 0-1.
B Egan 0-9, J Egan 1-2, J Horgan 1-0, G Healy 0-2, J O'Driscoll 0-2, T Twomey 0-2, M O'Driscoll 0-1.
Referee: P O'Neill (Shamrocks)
Imokilly v Cloyne
19 July 1998 Second round Imokilly 3-12 - 0-09 Cloyne Clonmult Memorial Park , Midleton
E Fitzgerald 2-1, T McCarthy 1-1, J Smiddy 0-3, D Irwin 0-2, M Walsh 0-2, D Barrett 0-1, M Landers 0-1, B Coleman 0-1.
E Canavan 0-6, D O'Sullivan 0-1, E O'Sullivan 0-1, P Cahill 0-1.
Referee: L O'Flynn (Éire Óg)
Blackrock v Carrigdhoun
25 July 1998 Second round Blackrock 0-18 - 2-08 Carrigdhoun Páirc Uí Rinn , Cork
A Browne 0-7, A Coughlan 0-6, B O'Keeffe 0-1, A Cummins 0-1, J O'Flynn 0-1, B Hennebrey 0-1, J Cashman 0-1.
R O'Donovan 0-5, N Murphy 1-0, A McCarthy 1-0, G Cummins 0-2, J Kingston 0-1.
Referee: D Kirwan (Éire Óg)
Na Piarsaigh v University College Cork
2 August 1998 Second round Na Piarsaigh 0-15 - 2-16 University College Cork Páirc Uí Chaoimh , Cork
M Mullins 0-8, T Ó hAilpín 0-2, G Daly 0-2, T O'Sullivan 0-1, K Lynch 0-1, C Connery 0-1.
J Enright 1-8, J Deane 1-1, D Bennett 0-4, J Murphy 0-2, E Enright 0-1.
Referee: D O'Leary (Cloughduv)
Sarsfields v Glen Rovers
2 August 1998 Second round replay Sarsfields 0-12 - 3-17 Glen Rovers Páirc Uí Chaoimh , Cork
P Ryan 0-5, J Murphy 0-3, B O'Callaghan 0-1, J J Barry 0-1, P Roche 0-1, J Flynn 0-1.
C O'Riordan 1-6, S McGrath 1-6, R Kelleher 1-2, D Cooper 0-1, K O'Callaghan 0-1, G O'Riordan 0-1.
Referee: L O'Flynn (Éire Óg)
Quarter-finals
Carbery v St. Finbarr's
1 August 1998 Quarter-final Carbery 0-16 - 1-13 St. Finbarr's Riverstick
C Murphy 0-8, D O'Donoghue 0-3, M Walsh 0-2, K Long 0-1, T Coffey 0-1, J Crowley 0-1.
B Cunningham 1-5, B O'Shea 0-2, A O'Regan 0-1, F Lehane 0-1, M Ryan 0-1, P McSweeney 0-1, C Duffy 0-1, K Kelleher 0-1.
Referee: L O'Flynn (Éire Óg)
Imokilly v Seandún
2 August 1998 Quarter-final Imokilly 2-11 - 1-05 Seandún Páirc Uí Rinn , Cork
E Fitzgerald 0-4, M Landers 1-0, J O'Connor 1-0, T McCarthy 0-3, M Daly 0-2, S O'Farrell 0-1, B Coleman 0-1.
M Barry 1-0, B Egan 0-3, T Twomey 0-1, K Hyland 0-1.
Referee: G Harrington (Carrigaline)
Blackrock v St. Catherine's
8 August 1998 Quarter-final Blackrock 1-09 - 0-11 St. Catherine's Carrigtwohill
A Coughlan 0-5, C O'Flaherty 1-0, J O'Flynn 0-2, J Cashman 0-1, A Brown 0-1.
C Clancy 0-8, K Morrison 0-2, C Casey 0-1.
Referee: W Horgan (Brian Dillons)
St. Finbarr's v Carbery
15 August 1998 Quarter-final replay St. Finbarr's 3-13 - 0-14 Carbery Riverstick
B Cunningham 2-5, M Barry 1-0, B O'Shea 0-2, P McSweeney 0-2, F O'Mahony 0-1, A O'Regan 0-1, M Ryan 0-1, C McCarthy 0-1.
C Murphy 0-7, D O'Donoghue 0-3, P Kenneally 0-2, J Crowley 0-1, M Walsh 0-1.
Referee: L O'Flynn (Éire Óg)
Glen Rovers v University College Cork
30 August 1998 Quarter-final Glen Rovers 0-16 - 0-14 University College Cork Páirc Uí Chaoimh , Cork
C O'Riordan 0-4, K O'Callaghan 0-4, J Anderson 0-2, T Murphy 0-2, S McGrath 0-2, T Mulcahy 0-1, R Kelleher 0-1.
J Deane 0-6, D Bennett 0-3, D McGrath 0-2, S Fitzpatrick 0-2, S Ryan 0-1.
Referee: J Motherway (Aghada)
Semi-finals
Imokilly v St. Finbarr's
30 August 1998 Semi-final Imokilly 3-17 - 3-08 St. Finbarr's Páirc Uí Chaoimh , Cork
E Fitzgerald 1-7, M Daly 1-2, T McCarthy 0-5, M Landers 1-1, J O'Connor 0-1, R Dwane 0-1.
E Fitzpatrick 2-0, B Cunningham 0-4, C McCarthy 1-0, A O'Regan 0-2, P McSweeney 0-1, J McCarthy 0-1.
Referee: L O'Flynn (Éire Óg)
Blackrock v Glen Rovers
11 October 1998 Semi-final Blackrock 1-14 - 1-11 Glen Rovers Páirc Uí Chaoimh , Cork
A Browne 1-5, J O'Flynn 0-3, A Coughlan 0-3, D Dempsey 0-2, J Cashman 0-1.
C O'Riordan 0-4, R Kelleher 1-0, D Cooper 0-2, J Anderson 0-2, S McGrath 0-2, C O'Callaghan 0-1.
Final
Imokilly v Blackrock
1 November 1998 Final Imokilly 1-10 - 1-5 Blackrock Páirc Uí Chaoimh , Cork
S O'Farrell (1-1), M Landers (0-3), D Barrett (0-2), T McCarthy (0-1), M Daly (0-1), B Coleman (0-1), E Fitzgerald (0-1).
Report
A Browne (1-1), J O'Flynn (0-1), A Coughlan (0-1), B O'Keeffe (0-1), J Cashman (0-1).
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