1947 Cork Senior Hurling Championship

The 1947 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 59th staging of the Cork Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The draw for the opening round fixtures was made at the Cork Convention on 26 January 1947. The championship began on 6 April 1947 and ended on 19 October 1947.

1947 Cork Senior Hurling Championship

Dates	6 April 1947 – 19 October 1947
Teams	13
Champions	St. Finbarr's (14th title) Seán Condon (captain)
Runners-up	Sarsfields
Tournament statistics
Matches played	12
Goals scored	93 (7.75 per match)
Points scored	114 (9.5 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Micka Brennan (8-02)
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St. Finbarr's entered the championship as the defending champions.

On 19 October 1947, St. Finbarr's won the championship following a 4–6 to 4–4 defeat of Sarsfields in the final. This was their 14th championship title overall and their second title in succession.^[1]

Team changes

To Championship

Promoted to the Cork Senior Hurling Championship

• Carrigtwohill (drawn to play Imokilly in the first round but withdrew before the championship started and replaced by University College Cork)

From Championship

Withdrew from the Cork Senior Hurling Championship

• Army

Results

First round

Carrigdhoun v Nemo Rangers

6 April 1947 First round	Carrigdhoun	6-06 - 1-02	Nemo Rangers	Douglas
	T Fahy 2-0, C Harrington 1-1, T O'Callaghan 1-1, M O'Connell 1-0, D Finn 1-0, D Dunne 0-1, F Ahern 0-1, M Nestor 0-1, R Andrews 0-1.		B Murphy 1-1, J Christie 0-1.

Muskerry v St. Finbarr's

4 May 1947 First round	Muskerry	0-03 - 6-06	St. Finbarr's	Coachford Sportsfield, Coachford
	J Grady 0-2, D Moynihan 0-1.		A Beckett 2-0, W Beckett 2-0, D McCarthy 1-1, T Coughlan 1-0, H Gouldsborough 0-2, J Kenny 0-2, S Condon 0-1.

University College Cork v Imokilly

11 May 1947 First round	University College Cork	3-02 - 7-05	Imokilly	Clonmult Memorial Park, Midleton
	J Harris 1-1, B Murphy 1-1, J McCarthy 1-0.		WJ Daly 2-3, T O'Sullivan 2-0, M Fouhy 1-1, E Cleary 1-1, J Edwards 1-0.

Glen Rovers v Ballincollig

18 May 1947 First round	Glen Rovers	5-10 - 3-05	Ballincollig	The Mardyke, Cork
	C Ring 0-7, D O'Sullivan 1-1, D O'Donovan 1-0, D Twomey 1-0, J Hartnett 1-0, J Lynch 1-0, S O'Brien 0-1.		D McCarthy 1-1, P Healy 1-0, W Murphy 1-0, M O'Connor 0-1, V Lynch 0-1, S Dobbin 0-1.

Blackrock v Avondhu

1 June 1947 First round	Blackrock	3-05 - 6-09	Avondhu	Buttevant Sportsfield, Buttevant
	W Attridge 2-3, D Maher 1-0, D Murphy 0-1, K O'Riordan 0-1.		J McCann 1-0, P Galvin 1-1, M O'Toole 0-1, L Griffin 0-1, M Cronin 0-1.

Sarsfields v Carbery

1 June 1947 First round	Sarsfields	7-06 - 3-02	Carbery	Innishannon Sportsfield, Innishannon
	M Brennan 3-1, P O'Leary 2-3, P Barry 2-0, A Lotty 0-2.		L Ahern 2-0, P O'Riordan 1-0, C O'Neill 0-1, S O'Donovan 0-1.

Second round

Seandún v St. Finbarr's

17 August 1947 Second round	Seandún	1-04 - 6-03	St. Finbarr's	Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
	C Murphy 1-2, D Murphy 0-1, J O'Mahony 0-1.		D McCarthy 3-0, F O'Connor 2-0, A Beckett 1-0, W Beckett 0-1, J Goulding 0-1, S Condon 0-1.	Referee: J Buckley (Glen Rovers)

Glen Rovers v Sarsfields

17 August 1947 Second round	Glen Rovers	3-06 - 5-04	Sarsfields	Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
	J Lynch 1-2, D Twomey 1-1, J Kelly 1-0, C Ring 0-3.		M Dwyer 2-0, M Brennan 1-0, P Barry 1-0, J O'Neill 1-0, A Lotty 0-2, P O'Leary 0-2.

Carrigdhoun v Avondhu

24 August 1947 Second round	Carrigdhoun	4-03 - 4-04	Avondhu	Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
	D Dunne 2-0, J Jones 1-0, T Drinan 1-0, W Twomey 0-1, M Brennan 0-1, C Cottrell 0-1.		J Thornhill 1-0, D Murray 2-0, M Kearney 1-0, M O'Toole 0-3.	Referee: P Taylor (Nemo Rangers)

• Imokilly received a bye in this round.

Semi-finals

Sarsfields v Avondhu

28 September 1947 Semi-final	Sarsfields	8-06 - 2-03	Avondhu	Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
	P Barry 2-1, M Brennan 2-1, P O'Leary 1-2, M Dwyer 1-1, J O'Neill 1-0, J Barry 1-0, C Murphy 0-1.		T Galvin 1-0, M Kearney 1-0, M O'Toole 0-2, W Griffin 0-1.	Referee: P Taylor (Nemo Rangers)

St. Finbarr's v Imokilly

5 October 1947 Semi-final	St. Finbarr's	2-04 - 0-06	Imokilly	Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
	D McCarthy 1-0, J Goulding 1-0, J Sargent 0-1, J Kenny 0-1, H Gouldsborough 0-1, S Condon 0-1.		WJ Daly 0-3, JJ O'Boyle 0-1, J Edwards 0-1, P Abernethy 0-1.	Referee: C Murphy (Valley Rovers)

Final

St. Finbarr's v Sarsfields

19 October 1947 Final	St. Finbarr's	4-06 - 4-04	Sarsfields	Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
	J Sargent 2-0, P Gallagher 0-5, J Goulding 1-0, B Beckett 1-0, S Condon 0-1, S O'Callaghan 0-1.		M Brennan 2-0, P O'Leary 1-2, A Lotty 1-0, C Murphy 0-2.	Attendance: 23,493 Referee: C Murphy (Valley Rovers)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Top scorers overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Micka Brennan	Sarsfields	8-02	26	4	6.50
2	Pat O'Leary	Sarsfields	4-09	21	4	5.25

Top scorers in a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Micka Brennan	Sarsfields	3-01	10	Carbery
2	Willie John Daly	Imokilly	2-03	9	UCC
	Willie Attridge	Blackrock	2-03	9	Avondhu
	Pat O'Leary	Sarsfields	2-03	9	Carbery
3	Paddy Barry	Sarsfields	2-01	7	Avondhu
	Micka Brennan	Sarsfields	2-01	7	Avondhu
	Christy Ring	Glen Rovers	0-07	7	Ballincollig

Miscellaneous

• On 17 August 1947, Sarsfields recorded their first ever championship victory over Glen Rovers.

References

1. "St Finbarr's GAA Club 1934–1965". Cork Past and Present website. Retrieved 4 November 2017.