1959 Cork Senior Hurling Championship

The 1959 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 71st 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 25 January 1959. The championship began on 5 April 1959 and ended on 25 October 1959.

1959 Cork Senior Hurling Championship

Dates	5 April – 25 October 1959
Teams	14
Champions	Glen Rovers (17th title) John Lyons (captain)
Runners-up	Blackrock Jimmy Brohan (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	13
Goals scored	95 (7.31 per match)
Points scored	171 (13.15 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Christy Ring (6-12)
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Glen Rovers entered the championship as the defending champions.^[1]

The final was played on 25 October 1959 at the Athletic Grounds in Cork, between Glen Rovers and Blackrock, in what was their first meeting in the final in two years. Glen Rovers won the match by 3–11 to 3–05 to claim their 17th championship title overall and a second title in succession^[2][3][4]

Christy Ring from the Glen Rovers club was the championship's top scorer with 6–12.

Results

First round

Carbery v Carrigtwohill

5 April 1959 First round	Carbery	2-03 - 3-09	Carrigtwohill	Cork Athletic Grounds
	C Corcoran 1-1, M Farr 1-0, E Young 0-1, M Maguire 0-1.		P Roche 2-1, Driscoll 1-1, J Flynn 0-2, Paddy Hartnett 0-1, D Neville 0-1, Paul Hartnett 0-1, W Moore 0-1.	Referee: M Walsh (Mayfield)

Imokilly v Avondhu

5 April 1959 First round	Imokilly	6-05 - 5-07	Avondhu	Páirc Mac Gearailt
	P Fitzgerald 2-3, J Murphy 2-0, M O'Brien 1-1, S Daly 1-0, G Gorman 0-1.		M O'Toole 3-1, P Browne 2-3, W Galligan 0-2, P Behan 0-1.

Na Piarsaigh v Glen Rovers

12 April 1959 First round	Na Piarsaigh	3-04 - 11-05	Glen Rovers	Cork Athletic Grounds
	P Allen 2-2, D Sheehan 1-0, J Gould 0-2.		C Ring 4-3, J Young 2-1, B Carroll 2-1, J Daly 1-0, J Twomey 1-0, N Lynam 1-0.	Referee: M Walsh (Mayfield)

St. Finbarr's v University College Cork

19 April 1959 First round	St. Finbarr's	1-07 - 5-10	University College Cork	The Mardyke
	D Hurley 1-1, W Walsh 0-3, M Finn 0-2, M Ryan 0-1.		Henchy 2-5, M Mortell 1-1, Browne 1-0, Melee goal 1-0, S Long 0-1, Murphy 0-1, N Gallagher 0-1,

Sarsfields v Carrigdhoun

10 May 1959 First round	Sarsfields	5-06 - 3-08	Carrigdhoun	Cork Athletic Grounds
	P Barry 3-0, T Murphy 1-3, P O'Leary 1-1, T O'Sullivan 0-1, M Kenny 0-1.		S Kelly 1-5, D Lordan 1-0, T Brady 1-0, S Nyhan 0-2, T Kelly 0-1.

Blackrock v Duhallow

3 June 1959 First round	Blackrock	5-11 - 0-03	Duhallow	The Mardyke
	P O'Sullivan 1-5, T Delea 1-2, M Nurphy 1-2, N O'Connell 1-1, A Connolly 1-0, J Darmody 0-1.		D Donoghue 0-2, S Stokes 0-1.	Referee: T Cronin (St. Finbarr's)

Quarter-finals

Seandún v Muskerry

12 April 1959 Quarter-final	Seandún	6-06 - 2-01	Muskerry	Coachford
	J O'Reilly 2-0, V Barrett 1-2, B O'Shea 1-1, T Carroll 1-0, J Coughlan 1-0, P O'Rourke 0-2, S Fitzpatrick 0-1.		D Morrissey 1-1, P O'Brien 1-0.	Referee: P O'Leary (Sarsfields)

University College Cork v Carrigtwohill

5 July 1959 Quarter-final	University College Cork	4-10 - 5-04	Carrigtwohill	Clonmult Memorial Park
	P Henchy 2-3, S Long 2-1, T Riordan 0-2, JJ Browne 0-1, O Harrington 0-1, P O'Shea 0-1, T Gallagher 0-1.		J O'Connor 2-2, WJ Daly 1-0, P Roche 1-0, L Driscoll 1-0, J Flynn 0-2.	Referee: C Conway (Blarney)

Glen Rovers v Imokilly

30 August 1959 Quarter-final	Glen Rovers	4-08 - 1-05	Imokilly	Riverstown Sportsfield
	M Lynch 1-4, M Quane 2-0.			Referee: P Cronin (St. Finbarr's)

Blackrock v Sarsfields

13 September 1959 Quarter-final	Blackrock	3-07 - 2-03	Sarsfields	Cork Athletic Grounds
	J Fahy 1-3, F O'Mahony 1-2, F O'Regan 1-1, N O'Connell 0-1.		P Barry 2-1, D Hurley 0-1, T O'Sullivan 0-1.	Referee: P Cronin (St. Finbarr's)

Semi-finals

Glen Rovers v University College Cork

27 September 1959 Semi-final	Glen Rovers	4-06 - 2-10	University College Cork	Cork Athletic Grounds
	M Quane 2-1, C Ring 1-3, B Carroll 1-1, N Lynam 0-1.		JJ Browne 1-1, P Henchy 0-4, N Gallagher 1-0, T Riordan 0-2, D Murphy 0-2, S Long 0-1.	Referee: P Cronin (St. Finbarr's)

Blackrock v Seandún

27 September 1959 Semi-final	Blackrock	5-11 - 2-06	Seandún	Cork Athletic Grounds
	T Delea 2-0, J Bennett 1-2, N O'Connell 1-1, F O'Mahony 1-1, T Furlong 0-3, F O'Regan 0-2, J Fahy 0-1, M Cashman 0-1.		B O'Shea 1-1, T Carroll 1-0, V Barrett 0-3, E O'Connell 0-1, M O'Donoghue 0-1.	Referee: M Walsh (Mayfield)

Final

Glen Rovers v Blackrock

25 October 1959 Final	Glen Rovers	3-11 - 3-05	Blackrock	Cork Athletic Grounds
	C Ring 1-6; P Healy 2-2; J Twomey 0-2; E Goulding 0-1.		N O'Connell 1-1; F O'Mahoney 1-0; T Delea 1-0; J Bennett 0-2; J Fahy 0-1; F O'Regan 0-1.	Attendance: 23,882

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Top score overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Christy Ring	Glen Rovers	6-12	30	3	10.00
2	Tommy Delea	Blackrock	4-02	14	4	3.50
3	Mick Quane	Glen Rovers	4-01	13	3	4.33
	Noel O'Connell	Glen Rovers	3-04	13	4	3.25
	Pat Henchy	UCC	2-07	13	2	6.50

References

1. "We March Again" (PDF). Cork Past and Present website. Retrieved 4 November 2017.
2. "Senior Hurling Finals 1920 - 1969". Cork GAA Records website. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
3. "Club history". Glen Rovers GAA website. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
4. "The March Continues!" (PDF). Cork Past and Present website. Retrieved 4 November 2017.