1948 Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship

1948 Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship
Dates4 April – 26 September 1948
Teams9
Champions Midleton (1st title)
Runners-up Shanballymore
Tournament statistics
Matches played8
Goals scored64 (8 per match)
Points scored73 (9.13 per match)
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The 1948 Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship was the 39th staging of the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1909.[1] The draw for the first round fixtures took place on 25 January 1948. The championship ran from 4 April to 26 September 1948.

The final was played on 26 September 1948 at Fermoy Sportsfield, between Midleton and Shanballymore, in what was their first ever meeting in the final.[2] Midleton won the match by 6–04 to 1–01 to claim their first ever championship title.[3][4]

Results

First round

4 April 1948 First round Shanballymore 6-07 - 2-03 Shamrocks Douglas Grounds
4 April 1948 First round Blackrock 6-01 - 4-04 Newtownshandrum Mallow Grounds
2 May 1948 First round Bandon 1-03 - 9-01 Oldcastletown Douglas Grounds

Second round

4 July 1948 Second round Buttevant 4-05 - 6-05 Midleton Fermoy Grounds

Semi-finals

11 July 1948 Semi-final Shanballymore 4-05 - 3-07 Oldcastletown Rathluirc Grounds
15 August 1948 Semi-final Blackrock 2-04 - 1-12 Midleton Riverstown Sportsfield

Final

26 September 1948 Final Midleton 6-04 - 1-01 Shanballymore Fermoy Sportsfield

References

  1. ↑ "Club Titles - Cork". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
  2. ↑ "Intermediate 'A' Hurling Roll of Honour". Cork GAA website. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
  3. ↑ "Past honours". Midleton GAA website. Retrieved 1 August 2025.
  4. ↑ "Golden oldies honoured by Shanballymore GAA club". The Avondhu. 28 November 2022. Retrieved 1 August 2025.