1969–70 Harty Cup

1969–70 Dr Harty Cup
Dates	19 October 1969 – 22 March 1970
Teams	11
Champions	North Monastery (14th title); Des O'Grady (captain)
Runners-up	Limerick CBS; Liam Foley (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	9
Goals scored	67 (7.44 per match)
Points scored	117 (13 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Gerry Hanley (6-10)
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The 1969–70 Harty Cup was the 50th staging of the Harty Cup since the establishment of the hurling competition by the Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1918.^[1] In a change to recent years, teams were reduced from 15 to 13-a-side. The competition contested from 19 October 1969 to 22 March 1970 at Dr Mannix Sportsfield in Charleville.

St Finbarr's College unsuccessfully defended its title in the first round losing to Limerick CBS.^[2]^[3]

North Monastery won the Harty Cup final on 22 March 1970, 6–05 to 4–07, against Limerick CBS, in what was their fourth overall meeting in the competition and second meeting in the final after a hiatus since 1955; and North Monastery's 14th successive Harty Cup title overall after their first title since 1961.^[4]^[5]

North Monastery's Gerry Hanley was the top scorer with 6–10.

Results

First round

19 October 1969 First round	St Finbarr's College	5-06 - 9-09	Limerick CBS	Dr Mannix Sportsfield
	N Crowley 2-2, T Fogarty 2-0, B Lynch 1-0, D O'Flynn 0-2, P O'Connell 0-1, S Kelly 0-1.		L O'Donoghue 3-3, L Foley 2-3, M McKeogh 2-1, P Neville 1-1, E Mitchell 1-0, S Scanlan 0-1.

25 October 1969 First round	De La Salle College Waterford	5-12 - 3-03	Thurles CBS	Clonmel GAA Ground
	L O'Brien 1-5, J Comerford 1-1, D Corcoran 0-4, E Dunphy 1-0, P McCarthy 1-0, D Twomey 1-0, J Cullinane 0-1, M O'Mara 0-1.		J Ryan 2-0, C O'Brien 1-1, J O'Dwyer 0-1, J Kane 0-1.

22 October 1969 First round	St Flannan's College	1-09 - 1-03	Coláiste Chríost Rí	FitzGerald Park
	J McKenna 1-5, E Ryan 0-1, C Honan 0-1, M Moroney 0-1, L Heffernan 0-1.		N Miller 1-1, M Doherty 0-1, S Coughlan 0-1.

26 October 1969 First round

St Colman's College

w/o - scr.

Mount Sion CBS

Walsh Park

2 November 1969 First round	North Monastery	7-13 - 4-01	Ennis CBS	Fr Con Buckley Park
	G Hanley 4-7, R Fitzgerald 1-2, F Coughlan 1-2, D O'Connell 1-1, S Greene 0-1.		M O'Connell 2-0, J Pilkington 1-0, C Ryan 1-0, M O'Leary 0-1.

Coláiste Iognáid Rís received a bye in this round.

Quarter-finals

23 November 1969 Quarter-final	De La Salle College Waterford	0-07 - 6-08	Limerick CBS	Leahy Park
	L O'Brien 0-2, E Dunphy 0-1, M O'Meara 0-1, D Corcoran 0-1, J Comerford 0-1, D Twomey 0-1.		M McKeogh 3-2, L O'Donoghue 2-2, L Foley 0-4, P Herbert 1-0.

27 November 1969 Quarter-final	North Monastery	4-06 - 4-04	Coláiste Iognáid Rís	Cork Athletic Grounds
	F Coughlan 2-0, G Hanley 1-2, Des O'Grady 1-0, M Corbett 0-3, D O'Brien 0-1.		P O'Connell 2-3, S Collins 1-0, B Cotter 1-0, D Collins 0-1.

St Colman's College and St Flannan's College received byes in this round.

Semi-finals

1 March 1970 Semi-final	North Monastery	0-08 - 1-02	St Flannan's College	Dr Mannix Sportsfield
	Des O'Grady 0-2, F Coughlan 0-2, G Hanley 0-1, K O'Connor 0-1, S Greene 0-1, K Fitzgerald 0-1.		D O'Dwyer 1-0, J McKenna 0-2.

8 March 1970 Semi-final	Limerick CBS	4-08 - 3-06	St Colman's College	Dr Mannix Sportsfield
	P Neville 2-0, D Mitchell 1-1, M McKeogh 1-0, M Sheehan 0-3, L Foley 0-3, L O'Donoghue 0-1.		S O'Leary 1-6, M Carroll 1-0, P Hogan 1-0.

Final

22 March 1970 Final	North Monastery	6-05 - 4-07	Limerick CBS	Dr Mannix Sportsfield
	S Greene 2-2, T Harris 1-0, G Hanley 1-0, Des O'Grady 1-0, S O'Connell 1-0, M Corbett 0-3.		P Neville 2-2, L Foley 1-2, T Scanlan 1-1, L O'Donoghue 0-1, M McKeogh 0-1.

Statistics

Top scorers

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Gerry Hanley	North Monastery	6-10	28	4	7.00
2	Martin McKeogh	Limerick CBS	6-04	22	4	5.50
2	Liam O'Donoghue	Limerick CBS	5-07	22	4	5.50
4	Liam Foley	Limerick CBS	3-12	21	4	5.25
5	Pat Neville	Limerick CBS	5-03	18	4	4.50
6	Frank Coughlan	North Monastery	3-04	13	4	3.25
7	Steve Greene	North Monastery	2-04	10	4	2.50
7	Liam O'Brien	De La Salle College	1-07	10	2	5.00
9	Pat O'Connell	Coláiste Iognáid Rís	2-03	9	1	9.00
9	Seánie O'Leary	St Colman's College	1-06	9	1	9.00

References

^ "Rockwell College and the Harty Cup". Séamus J. King website. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
^ "Harty Cup roll of honour". Rebel Óg GAA website. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
^ "Cork says farewell to the mighty Canon". Irish Examiner. 17 November 2014. 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.

[1] "Rockwell College and the Harty Cup". Séamus J. King website. Retrieved 27 July 2022.

[2] "Harty Cup roll of honour". Rebel Óg GAA website. Retrieved 29 November 2023.

[3] "Cork says farewell to the mighty Canon". Irish Examiner. 17 November 2014. Retrieved 29 November 2023.

[4] "1970 Harty Cup and All-Ireland College Winners". North Monastery website. 11 February 2024.

[5] "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.

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