The 1936–37 Harty Cup was the 18th staging of the Harty Cup since its establishment by the Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1918.[1] The draw for the opening round fixtures took place on 19 October 1936. The competition ran from 18 February to 17 April 1937.

1936–37 Dr Harty Cup
Dates18 February – 17 April 1937
Teams7
ChampionsBorder North Monastery (6th title)
Runners-upBorder Mount Sion CBS
Tournament statistics
Matches played6
Goals scored53 (8.83 per match)
Points scored33 (5.5 per match)
1935–36 (Previous) (Next) 1937–38

North Monastery were the defending champions.[2][3]

The Harty Cup final was played on 17 April 1937 at the Castle Grounds in Lismore, between North Monastery and Mount Sion CBS, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. North Monastery won the match by 6–02 to 2–04 to claim their sixth Harty Cup title overall and a record fourth successive title.[4]

Results edit

First round edit

18 February 1937 First round Thurles CBS 3-04 - 7-02 North Monastery Deerpark Enclosure
21 February 1937 First round Limerick CBS 1-00 - 3-04 Rockwell College Gaelic Grounds
4 March 1937 First round Doon CBS 7-01 - 8-07 Mount Sion CBS Clonmel GAA Ground

Semi-finals edit

20 March 1937 Semi-final Ennis CBS 1-00 - 3-04 Mount Sion CBS Mitchelstown Grounds

Final edit

17 April 1937 Final North Monastery 6-02 - 4-04 Mount Sion CBS Castle Grounds

Statistics edit

Miscellaneous edit

  • Peader O'Callaghan became the first player to win four Dr Harty Cup medals. He remains the only player from the North Monastery to have achieved this feat.[5]

References edit

  1. ^ "Rockwell College and the Harty Cup". Séamus J. King website. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Harty Cup roll of honour". Rebel Óg GAA website. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
  3. ^ O'Flynn, Diarmuid (22 February 2014). "Carr hails Limerick upsurge". Irish Independent. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
  4. ^ "Harty Cup team – 1937". North Monastery website. Retrieved 14 February 2024.
  5. ^ "The best hurling team of the North Mon". Diarmuid O'Donovan website. Retrieved 14 February 2024.