1941 Cork Senior Hurling Championship

1941 Cork Senior Hurling Championship

Dates	6 April – 12 October 1941
Teams	12
Champions	Glen Rovers (8th title) Connie Buckley (captain)
Runners-up	Ballincollig Willie Murphy (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	11
Goals scored	88 (8 per match)
Points scored	86 (7.82 per match)
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The 1941 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 53rd staging of the Cork Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The draw for the opening round fixtures took place at the Cork Convention on 26 January 1941. The championship began on 6 April 1941 and ended on 12 October 1941.

Glen Rovers entered the championship as the defending champions.

The final was played on 12 October 1941 at the Athletic Grounds in Cork, between Glen Rovers and Ballincollig, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Glen Rovers won the match by 4–07 to 2–02 to claim their eighth championship title overall and an eighth title in succession.

Results

First round

Avondhu v Carbery

6 April 1941 First round	Avondhu	14-06 - 2-01	Carbery	The Mardyke
		J O'Regan 2-0, D Cullinane 0-1.	Pratt 1-1, Aherne 3-0, Lyons 1-1, Donovan 2-0,	Referee: J Buckley (Glen Rovers)

Carrigdhoun v Sarsfields

27 April 1941 First round	Carrigdhoun	3-00 - 7-05	Sarsfields	The Mardyke
	Andrews 1-0,

Muskerry v St. Finbarr's

4 May 1941 First round

Muskerry

1-02 - 3-08

St. Finbarr's

The Mardyke

Imokilly v Blackrock

25 May 1941 First round	Imokilly	2-02 - 5-06	Blackrock	Riverstown Sportsfield
				Referee: P Taylor (Fr. Matthew Hall)

Seandún v Glen Rovers

30 May 1941 First round	Seandún	4-03 - 7-06	Glen Rovers	Cork Athletic Grounds
			P Barry 2-0, C Buckley 2-0, D Moylan 1-0, C Sweeney 1-0, J Buckley 1-0, J Lynch 0-3, W Hickey 0-1.	Referee: D Harrington (Blarney)

Ballincollig v Mallow

8 June 1941 First round	Ballincollig	2-05 - 1-03	Mallow	The Mardyke
	P Healy 1-0, M O'Connor 1-0, G Murphy 0-3, J Burrowes 0-2.		C Clehane 1-0, M O'Leary 0-1, E McCarthy 0-1, M Sheehan 0-1.	Referee: P Taylor (Fr. Matthew Hall)

Second round

Sarsfields v Avondhu

29 June 1941 Second round	Sarsfields	3-04 - 3-02	Avondhu	The Mardyke
	P Garvan 2-0, M Brennan 1-0, D Beckett 0-1, P Campbell 0-1, W Campbell 0-1, W Beckett 0-1.		T Lyons 1-1, E Morrissey 1-0, J Pratt 0-1.	Referee: DJ Buckley (St. Anne's)

Glen Rovers v St. Finbarr's

13 July 1941 Second round	Glen Rovers	3-04 - 1-04	St. Finbarr's	Cork Athletic Grounds
	C Tobin 2-0, P Barry 1-0, J Looney 0-1, J Buckley 0-1, D Coughlan 0-1, J Lycnh 0-1,		V Lynch 1-0, J O'Mahony 0-3, S Condon 0-1.

• Ballincollig and Blackrock received byes in this round.

Semi-finals

Ballincollig v Blackrock

27 July 1941 Semi-final	Ballincollig	6-03 - 3-06	Blackrock	The Mardyke
	D McCarthy 2-0, P Healy 1-1, M O'Connor 1-0, C Radley 1-0, C Murphy 0-1, P Lynch 0-1.		T O'Sullivan 1-0, P Reidy 1-0, M Flynn 0-2, T Vaughan 0-1, P O'Keeffe 0-1, E Daly 0-1, J Leahy 0-1.	Referee: M Finnegan (Collins)

Glen Rovers v Sarsfields

31 August 1941 Semi-final	Glen Rovers	5-05 - 4-02	Sarsfields	The Mardyke
	J Buckley 2-1, D Coughlan 1-2, D Moylan 1-1, J Young 1-0, C Tobin 0-1.		D Beckett 3-1, W Beckett 1-0, W Campbell 0-1.

Final

Glen Rovers v Ballincollig

12 October 1941 Final	Glen Rovers	4-07 - 2-02	Ballincollig	Cork Athletic Grounds
	D Moylan 1-0; C Buckley 1-0; J Buckley 1-0; C Tobin 1-2; J Lynch 0-2; P Barry 0-1; C Ring 0-1; D McDonnell 0-1.		S Burrowes 1-0; D McCarthy 1-0; C Murphy 0-2.	Attendance: 12,000

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

• Glen Rovers win a record eighth title in a row.
• Connie Buckley wins his eighth medal. Making him the only member of the Glen Rovers side to play in all eight finals.
• Ballincollig qualified for the final for the first time in the club's history.
• Christy Ring won the first of his record fourteen county titles.
• Glen Rovers sister club St. Nicholas' also won the Cork Football Championship to complete the double for the second time in four seasons.