1959 Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship

The 1959 Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship was the 50th 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 25 January 1959. The championship ran from 12 April to 13 September 1959.

1959 Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship
Dates12 April - 13 September 1959
Teams14
ChampionsBorder Mallow (2nd title)
Barry Nagle (captain)
Runners-up St. Vincent's
1958 (Previous) (Next) 1960

On 13 September 1959, Mallow won the championship following a 2–08 to 3–03 defeat of St. Vincent's in the final.[1][2] This was their second championship title overall and a first title in 36 years.[3]

Results

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Quarter-finals

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28 June 1959 Quarter-final Tracton 4-07 - 3-08 Carrigaline Manning Park
5 July 1959 Quarter-final Mallow 3-11 - 5-02 Sarsfields Cork Athletic Grounds
19 July 1959 Quarter-final Midleton 3-07 - 4-10 St. Vincent's Cork Athletic Grounds
16 August 1959 Quarter-final Rathluirc 2-11 - 2-05 Passage Cork Athletic Grounds

Semi-finals

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30 August 1959 Semi-final Mallow 4-09 – 2-12 Rathluirc Buttevant Grounds
30 August 1959 Semi-final St. Vincent's 4-13 – 2-04 Tracton Carrigaline Grounds

Final

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13 September 1959 Final Mallow 2-08 – 3-03 St. Vincent's Cork Athletic Grounds
J Donoghue 1-2, T Moynihan 1-0, L Sheehan 0-2, B Nagle 0-2, J Murphy 0-1, D Buckley 0-1. H O'Mahony 1-1, B O'Neill 1-0, J Coughlan 1-0, P O'Rourke 0-1, B O'Shea 0-1.

References

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  1. ^ "Intermediate Hurling Finals 1909 - 1969". Cork GAA Finals website. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  2. ^ "Golden memories promised as Mallow fetes team of '59". The Corkman. 26 November 2009. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
  3. ^ "Cork GAA Jersey Wars: Clonakilty v Mallow". Echo Live. 26 November 2021. Retrieved 2 August 2021.