1970–71 Harty Cup
| Dates | 25 October 1970 – 14 March 1971 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | 11 | ||
| Champions |  St Finabrr's College (3rd title)Barry Murphy (captain) | ||
| Runners-up |  St Flannan's College | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 10 | ||
| Goals scored | 69 (6.9 per match) | ||
| Points scored | 125 (12.5 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) | Pat Healy (6-06) | ||
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The 1970–71 Harty Cup was the 51st staging of the Harty Cup since the establishment of the hurling competition by the Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1918.[1] The draw for the opening round fixtures took place on 19 September 1970. The competition ran from 25 October 1970 to 14 March 1971.
North Monastery unsuccessfully defended its title losing to Coláiste Iognáid Rís in the first round.[2][3][4]
St Finbarr's College won the Harty Cup final 4–12 to 2–04 on 14 March 1971 played at Thurles Sportsfield against St Flannan's College at their second overall cup history meeting after a hiatus of 19 years. It was St Finbarr's College's third overall Harty Cup title, having won the first title two years previous.[5][6]
Coláiste Iognáid Rís's Pat Healy was the top scorer with 6-06.
Results
First round
| 25 October 1970 First round | Thurles CBS | 5-18 - 2-01 | Mount Sion CBS | Leahy Park |
| J Burke 1-9, T Lowry 2-3, J McCormack 1-1, M Butler 0-4, B Stakelum 1-0, J Keane 0-1. | A Fitzgerald 1-1, T Healy 1-0. |
| 28 October 1970 First round | St Colman's College | 7-11 - 4-05 | De La Salle College Waterford | Clonmel GAA Ground |
| E O'Sullivan 2-3, M Magner 2-1, D McGovern 0-5, T Hannon 1-1, M Lehane 1-0, G Lynes 1-0, E Sheehan 0-1. | L O'Brien 2-1, D Corcoran 2-0, M O'Meara 0-2, T Twomey 0-1, P McCarthy 0-1. |
| 11 November 1970 First round | North Monastery | 2-04 - 6-03 | Coláiste Iognáid Rís | Cork Athletic Grounds |
| T Collins 2-1, R Fitzgerald 0-2, S Greene 0-1. | P Healy 3-2, T Goulding 3-0, A Creagh 0-1. |
- St Finbarr's College, St Flannan's College, Limerick CBS, Coláiste Chríost Rí and Ennis CBS received byes in this round.
Quarter-finals
| 11 November 1970 Quarter-final | Limerick CBS | 3-02 - 3-09 | Ennis CBS | Fr Murphy Memorial Park |
| O Naughton 2-0, M Keogh 1-1 O Coffey 0-1. | H O'Connell 2-5, F Quinn 1-0, J Johnson 0-2, K McNamara 0-1, J Sheehan 0-1. |
| 14 November 1970 Quarter-final | St Finbarr's College | 3-08 - 1-03 | Thurles CBS | Fr Con Buckley Park |
| A Hickey 1-1, J O'Donovan 1-0, F O'Regan 1-0, D O'Dwyer 0-3, G Hennessy 0-3, T Fogarty 0-1. | J Cormack 1-0, L Hassett 0-2, J Burke 0-1. |
| 15 November 1970 Quarter-final | St Flannan's College | 4-09 - 2-02 | St Colman's College | St Ailbe's Park |
| J Treacy 3-3, C Honan 1-2, D O'Dwyer 0-2, T Crowe 0-2. | E O'Sullivan 2-1, D McGovern 0-1. |
| 2 December 19770 Quarter-final | Coláiste Chríost Rí | 1-05 - 3-08 | Coláiste Iognáid Rís | Cork Athletic Grounds |
| J Ryan 1-1, R O'Sullivan 0-3, K Doherty 0-1. | T Goulding 2-1, P Healy 1-2, P O'Connell 0-3, D McCarthy 0-1, P O'Sullivan 0-1. |
Semi-finals
| 21 February 1971 Semi-final | St Flannan's College | 2-07 - 1-04 | Ennis CBS | Dr Daly Memorial Park |
| C Honan 2-0, J Treacy 0-4, J Callinan 0-2, M Burke 0-1. | M O'Connell 0-4, N Glynn 1-0. |
| 28 February 1971 Semi-final | St Finbarr's College | 9-05 - 5-05 | Coláiste Iognáid Rís | Cork Athletic Grounds |
| J O'Donovan 3-0, T Fogarty 3-0, F O'Regan 2-1, M Crowley 1-1, G Hennessy 0-2, B Murphy 0-1. | P O'Sullivan 3-0, P Healy 2-2, T Goulding 0-2, A Creagh 0-1. |
Final
| 14 March 1971 Final | St Finbarr's College | 4-12 - 2-04 | St Flannan's College | Thurles Sportsfield |
| G Hennessy 1-4, T Fogarty 1-4, F O'Regan 1-0, S O'Donovan 1-0, D Dwyer 0-2, M Crowley 0-1, S Murphy 0-1. | S Treacy 1-1, T Crowe 1-0, P Scanlon 0-1, S Callinan 0-1, C Honan 0-1. |
Statistics
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pat Healy | Coláiste Iognáid Rís | 6-06 | 24 | 3 | 8.00 |
| 2 | John Treacy | St Flannan's College | 4-08 | 20 | 3 | 6.66 |
| 3 | Tony Goulding | Coláiste Iognáid Rís | 5-03 | 18 | 3 | 6.00 |
| 4 | Tom Fogarty | Coláiste Iognáid Rís | 4-05 | 17 | 3 | 5.66 |
| 5 | Éamonn O'Sullivan | St Colman's College | 4-04 | 16 | 2 | 8.00 |
| 6 | John O'Donovan | St Finbarr's College | 5-00 | 15 | 3 | 5.00 |
| 7 | Haulie O'Connell | St Flannan's College | 2-09 | 15 | 2 | 7.50 |
| 8 | John Burke | Thurles CBS | 1-10 | 13 | 2 | 6.50 |
| 9 | Finbarr O'Regan | St Finbarr's College | 4-01 | 13 | 3 | 4.33 |
| 10 | Colm Honan | St Flannan's College | 3-03 | 12 | 3 | 4.00 |
| Gerry Hennessy | St Finbarr's College | 1-09 | 12 | 3 | 4.00 |
References
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- ^ "Harty Cup roll of honour". Rebel Óg GAA website. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
- ^ "1970 Harty Cup and All-Ireland College Winners". North Monastery website. 11 February 2024.
- ^ "The Mon versus Críost Rí — 'It was the biggest game a lot of us ever played in'". Irish Examiner. 25 April 2021. Retrieved 11 February 2024.
- ^ "Cork says farewell to the mighty Canon". Irish Examiner. 17 November 2014. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
- ^ Moynihan, Michael (6 March 2020). "Harty Cup hurling and a changing Ireland". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 29 November 2023.