1998 Cork Junior A Hurling Championship

The 1998 Cork Junior A Hurling Championship was the 101st staging of the Cork Junior A Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board. The championship ran from 27 September to 15 November 1998.

1998 Cork Junior A Hurling Championship

Dates	27 September – 15 November 1998
Teams	7
Champions	Bride Rovers (1st title) Donal Ryan (captain) Seánie Barry (manager)
Runners-up	Freemount John Morrissey (captain) Pat Curtin (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	7
Goals scored	12 (1.71 per match)
Points scored	145 (20.71 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Colman Murphy (0-23)
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The final was played on 15 November 1998 at Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork, between Bride Rovers and Freemount, in what was their first ever meeting in the final.^[1] Bride Rovers won the match by 2-10 to 0-13 to claim their first ever championship title.^[2][3][4]

Ballinascarthy's Colman Murphy was the championship's top scorer with 0-23.

Qualification

Division	Championship	Champions
Avondhu	North Cork Junior A Hurling Championship	Dromina
Carbery	South West Junior A Hurling Championship	Ballinascarty
Carrigdhoun	South East Junior A Hurling Championship	Ballinhassig
Duhallow	Duhallow Junior A Hurling Championship	Freemount
Imokilly	East Cork Junior A Hurling Championship	Bride Rovers
Muskerry	Mid Cork Junior A Hurling Championship	Aghabullogue
Seandún	City Junior A Hurling Championship	Nemo Rangers

Results

Quarter-finals

Freemount v Aghabullogue

27 September 1998 Quarter-final	Freemount	1-12 - 1-06	Aghabullogue	O'Connell Memorial Park
	J O'Flynn 0-7, D Murphy 1-0, B Broderick 0-2, M Nunan 0-1, B Murphy 0-1, A Keane 0-1.		E Lynch 1-0, J McSweeney 0-3, C McSweeney 0-1, K Barry-Murphy 0-1, D Spillane 0-1.

Ballinascarthy v Dromina

27 September 1998 Quarter-final	Ballinascarthy	0-13 - 2-07	Dromina	Páirc Uí Rinn
	C Murphy 0-9, W Deasy 0-2, C O'Brien 0-1, K Ryan 0-1.		M Buckley 2-0, M Finn 0-5, A O'Shaughnessy 0-2.

Ballinascarthy v Dromina

4 October 1998 Quarter-final replay	Ballinascarthy	1-11 - 1-09	Dromina	Páirc Uí Rinn
	C Murphy 0-5, W Deasy 1-1, C O'Brien 0-2, J Kingston 0-2, K Ryan 0-1.		M Finn 1-3, P Gauld 0-2, G Buckley 0-2, J Hamilton 0-1, M Buckley 0-1.

Nemo Rangers v Ballinhassig

18 October 1998 Quarter-final	Nemo Rangers	1-09 - 0-11	Ballinhassig	Ted Hanley Memorial Park
	C McCarthy 0-6, A Cronin 1-1, I Murphy 0-1, S Calnan 0-1.		J O'Sullivan 0-6, D Lombard 0-1, D McCarthy 0-1, S McCarthy 0-1, A Holland 0-1, D Dineen 0-1.

Semi-finals

Bride Rovers v Ballinascarthy

10 October 1998 Semi-final	Bride Rovers	1-14 - 1-13	Ballinascarthy	Páirc Uí Rinn
	J O'Driscoll 1-4, B McHugh 0-3, T Broderick 0-2, P Murphy 0-2, S Ryan 0-1, J Murphy 0-1, M Hogan 0-1.		C Murphy 0-9, K Dineen 1-0, W Deasy 0-2, J Dineen 0-1, P Deasy 0-1.

Freemount v Nemo Rangers

1 November 1998 Semi-final	Freemount	1-10 - 0-07	Nemo Rangers	Ballyanley Grounds
	D Murphy 1-0, J O'Flynn 0-3, A Keane 0-3, B Broderick 0-2, G Withers 0-1, D Broderick 0-1.		C McCarthy 0-4, S Calnan 0-2, M Morgan 0-1.

Final

Bride Rovers v Freemount

15 November 1998 Final	Bride Rovers	2-10 - 0-13	Freemount	Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	T Broderick 1-1, P Murphy 0-4, S Ryan 1-0, D Ryan 0-3, J O'Driscoll 0-2.		B Broderick 0-4, D Broderick 0-3, J O'Flynn 0-3, J Broderick 0-1, A Keane 0-1, G Withers 0-1.	Referee: W Horgan (Brian Dillons)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Dromina's Martin Finn scored 1-08 during the championship.

Overall

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Colman Murphy	Ballinascarthy	0-23	23	3	7.66
2	John O'Flynn	Freemount	0-13	13	3	4.33
3	Martin Finn	Dromina	1-08	11	2	5.50
4	Colin McCarthy	Nemo Rangers	0-10	10	2	5.00
5	Jerome O'Driscoll	Bride Rovers	1-06	9	2	4.50

In a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Colman Murphy	Ballinascarthy	0-09	9	Dromina
	Colman Murphy	Ballinascarthy	0-09	9	Bride Rovers
3	Jerome O'Driscoll	Bride Rovers	1-04	7	Ballinascarthy
	John O'Flynn	Freemount	0-07	7	Aghabullogue
5	Martin Buckley	Dromina	2-00	6	Ballinascarthy
	Martin Finn	Dromina	1-03	6	Ballinascarthy
	Colin McCarthy	Nemo Rangers	0-06	6	Ballinhassig
	John O'Sullivan	Ballinhassig	0-06	6	Nemo Rangers
9	Martin Finn	Dromina	0-05	5	Ballinascarthy
	Colman Murphy	Ballinascarthy	0-05	5	Dromina

Miscellaneous

• Bride Rovers coach, Seánie Barry, was not present at the final due to his missionary work as a Roman Catholic priest in Malawi. He heard the result two hours after the match had ended.

References

1. "Junior A County Hurling Finals 1971 - present". Cork GAA Finals website. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
2. Tarrant, John (18 January 2023). "Photos show a mighty occasion at Freemount GAA celebration function". The Corkman. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
3. "Freemount aiming to reap some junior joy in county final". Echo Live. 14 August 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
4. "Freemount looking to bounce back". Echo Live. 16 July 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2023.