1978 Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship

1978 Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship
Dates	7 May - 13 August 1978
Teams	15
Champions	Midleton (3rd title); John Fenton (captain)
Runners-up	Newtownshandrum; Simon Morrissey (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	14
Goals scored	67 (4.79 per match)
Points scored	256 (18.29 per match)
Top scorer(s)	John Fenton (1-18)
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Dates7 May - 13 August 1978

Teams15

Champions

Midleton (3rd title)
John Fenton (captain)

Runners-up

Newtownshandrum
Simon Morrissey (captain)

The 1978 Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship was the 69th staging of the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1909. The draw for the opening round fixtures took place at the Cork Convention on 5 February 1978. The championship ran from 7 May to 13 August 1978.

Ballinhassig were the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Newtownshandrum in the quarter-finals.^[1]^[2]

The final was played on 11 August 1978 at Páirc Mhic Gearailt in Fermoy, between Midleton and Newtownshandrum, in what was their first ever meeting in the final.^[3] Midleton won the match by 1–12 to 1–10 to claim their third championship title overall and a first title in 16 years.^[4]^[5]^[6]

Midleton's John Fenton was the championship's top scorer with 1-18.

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7 May 1978 First round	Ballinhassig	2-13 - 1-11	Blackrock	Crosshaven Grounds
	B Coleman 1-3, D Coleman 0-6, D Brosnan 1-1, J Reynolds 0-2, JL O'Sullivan 0-1.		P Moylan 0-7, P Kavanagh 1-1, W Aherne 1-0, P O'Neill 0-1, S Grady 0-1, S Carroll 0-1.

7 May 1978 First round	Inniscarra	4-12 - 6-05	Passage	Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	T Ryan 1-7, G Keohane 2-1, F Cooper 1-0, P McDonnell 0-2, F O'Mahony 0-1, M Healy 0-1.		D Keane 2-0, G O'Sullivan 1-2, M Keane 1-1, J O'Sullivan 1-0, P Quigley 1-0, J McCarthy 0-2.

7 May 1978 First round	Cloughduv	3-08 - 4-09	Bishopstown	Coachford Sportsfield
	T Dunne 1-2, T Kelly 1-2, M Walsh 1-0, D O'Leary 0-3, P Lucey 0-1.		E Murphy 1-6, D Murphy 1-1, K Twomey 1-0, P Doyle 1-0, D O'Brien 0-1, J Crowley 0-1.

7 May 1978 First round	Mallow	1-07 - 3-10	Éire Óg	Páirc Uí Chaoimh
			C Malone 2-0, J O'Leary 0-5, M Flynn 1-1, D Flynn 0-2, M Malone 0-2.

7 May 1978 First round	St. Vincent's	4-05 - 1-19	Watergrasshill	Riverstown Sportsfield
				Referee: A Murphy (Glanmire)

1978 Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship

First round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

References

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14 May 1978 First round	Ballyhea	1-12 - 2-10	St. Finbarr's	Páirc Mhic Gearailt
	P Ryan 0-8, D Ryan 1-0, D Sullivan 0-2, W Shanahan 0-1, E McSweeney 0-1.		D Harrington 1-1, F O'Mahony 1-1, S Gillen 0-4, J Murphy 0-2, B Collins 0-2.

4 June 1978 Quarter-final	Inniscarra	0-06 - 1-11	Midleton	Riverstown Sportsfield
	T Ryan 0-4, G Keohane 0-1, T Cremin 0-1.		J Fenton 1-5, T McCarthy 0-3, J Glavin 0-2, D Hurley 0-1.

11 June 1978 Quarter-final	Ballinhassig	3-08 - 5-08	Newtownshandrum	Páirc Mhic Gearailt
	D Coleman 2-2, D Brosnan 1-0, ? 0-3, Reynolds 0-2, TF Hayes 0-1.		PJ Greensmith 2-0, D Morrissey 2-0, P Noonan 1-0, D Herlihy 0-2, J Buckley 0-1.

11 June 1978 Quarter-final	St. Finbarr's	3-03 - 1-11	Watergrasshill	Riverstown Sportsfield
	S Gillen 2-3, T O'Connor 1-0.		J Higgins 1-6, J Ryan 0-2, D Kearney 0-1, D Murphy 0-1, S O'Riordan 0-1.

1 July 1978 Quarter-final	Bishopstown	1-06 - 4-15	Éire Óg	Inniscarra Grounds
	D Murphy 1-0, E Murphy 0-3, R Murphy 0-1, D Healy 0-1, D O'Brien 0-1.		D O'Flynn 3-2, D Desmond 0-6, D O'Flynn 1-2, J O'Leary 0-3, M Malone 0-2.

2 July 1978 Semi-final	Newtownshandrum	3-12 - 2-02	Watergrasshill	Castletownroche Grounds
	D Coughlan 1-5, L Bowles 1-2, B O'Connor 1-0, D Morris 0-1, P Greensmeith 0-1, P Noonan 0-1, P Herlihy 0-1, D Herlihy 0-1.		J Ryan 2-0, J Higgins 0-1, D Kearney 0-1.

8 July 1978 Semi-final	Midleton	2-09 - 1-10	Éire Óg	Church Road
	J Fenton 0-6, T McCarthy 1-0, S O'Farrell 1-0, W Glavin 0-1, S O'Brien 0-1, G Glavin 0-1.		D Desmond 0-5, C Malone 1-0, D Flynn 0-2, L O'Leary 0-1, M Malone 0-1, M Flynn 0-1.

13 August 1978 Final	Midleton	1-12 - 1-10	Newtownshandrum	Páirc Mhic Gearailt
	J Fenton 0-7, D Hurley 1-2, D Mulcahy 0-1, J Hartnett 0-1, T McCarthy 0-1.		PJ Greensmith 1-0, J Buckley 0-3, D Coughlan 0-3, D Herlihy 0-2, P Coughlan 0-1, P Herlihy 0-1.	Referee: W Horgan (Brian Dillons)