1944 Cork Senior Hurling Championship

The 1944 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 56th 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 30 January 1944. The championship began on 30 April 1944 and ended on 22 October 1944.

1944 Cork Senior Hurling Championship

Dates	30 April 1944 - 22 October 1944
Teams	11
Champions	Glen Rovers (9th title) Din Joe Buckley (captain)
Runners-up	St. Finbarr's
Tournament statistics
Matches played	11
Goals scored	72 (6.55 per match)
Points scored	110 (10 per match)
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St. Finbarr's were the defending champions.

On 22 October 1944, Glen Rovers won the championship following a 5-7 to 3-3 defeat of St. Finbarr's in the final. This was their 9th championship title overall and their first in three championship seasons.[1]

Results

First round

Sarsfields v University College Cork

30 April 1944 First round

Sarsfields

4-06 - 2-03

University College Cork

Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork

Muskerry v Glen Rovers

7 May 1944 First round	Muskerry	1-02 - 3-07	Glen Rovers	The Mardyke, Cork
	D O'Donoghue 1-0, C Moynihan 0-1, J Leahy 0-1.		D Leahy 1-2, J Lynam 1-0, D O'Donovan 1-0, P O'Leary 0-3, C Ring 0-2.

Ballincollig v Carrigdhoun

14 May 1944 First round

Ballincollig

6-03 - 4-01

Carrigdhoun

The Mardyke, Cork

Carbery v Carrigtwohill

28 May 1944 First round

Carbery

2-03 - 7-05

Carrigtwohill

Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork

Army v St. Finbarr's

28 May 1944 First round

Army

3-03 - 2-07

St. Finbarr's

Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork

• Blackrock received a bye in this round.

Second round

Blackrock v Sarsfields

21 May 1944 Second round

Blackrock

2-03 - 1-07

Sarsfields

Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork

Glen Rovers v Ballincollig

20 August 1944 Second round	Glen Rovers	8-07 - 3-05	Ballincollig	The Mardyke, Cork
	C Tobin 4-1, J Buckley 2-0, D Leahy 2-0, C Ring 0-2, J Kelly 0-2, J Murphy 0-1.		D McCarthy 1-1, P Healy 1-0, V Lynch 1-0, M Kavanagh 0-2, M O'Connor 0-1, D Lynch 0-1.

• Carrigtwohill and St. Finbarr's received byes in this round.

Semi-finals

St. Finbarr's v Carrigtwohill

17 September 1944 Semi-final

St. Finbarr's

3-09 - 3-09

Carrigtwohill

Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork

Glen Rovers v Sarsfields

24 September 1944 Semi-final	Glen Rovers	5-08 - 1-04	Sarsfields	Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
	C Tobin 2-1, C Ring 0-5, Twomey 1-0, D Leahy 1-0, J Lynam 0-2.		A Lotty 1-1, M Brennan 0-1, Bowman 0-1, Barry 0-1.	Referee: D Maher (Blackrock)

St. Finbarr's v Carrigtwohill

8 October 1944 Semi-final replay

St. Finbarr's

4-06 - 0-02

Carrigtwohill

Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork

Final

Glen Rovers v St. Finbarr's

22 October 1944 Final	Glen Rovers	5-07 - 3-03	St. Finbarr's	Athletic Grounds, Cork
	D Leahy 1-0; C Tobin 1-1; J Buckley 1-0; J Lynam 1-0; C Ring 0-5; D Twomey 0-1; 1-0 scored by a defender.		P O'Flaherty 1-0; J O'Sullivan 1-0; D McCarthy 0-1; T O'Sullivan 1-0; T Mulcahy 0-1; S Condon 0-1.

References

1. "We March Again" (PDF). Cork Past and Present website. Retrieved 4 November 2017.