1998–99 Harty Cup
| Dates | 14 October 1998 – 7 March 1999 | ||
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| Champions |  St Flannan's College (18th title) | ||
| Runners-up |  St Finbarr's College | ||
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The 1998–99 Harty Cup was the 79th staging of the Harty Cup since its establishment in hurling by the Munster Council of Gaelic Athletic Association in 1918.[1] The competition ran from 14 October 1998 to 7 March 1999.
St Flannan's College successfully defended its title[2] in the Harty Cup final on 7 March 1999 at Páirc Caoimhín Ó Luing in Feenagh, against St Finbarr's College, 1–14 to 1–08, in what was their fourth successive meeting in a final overall and a first meeting in 27 years for their 18th successive Harty Cup title overall and a consecutive title since the previous season.[3]
Results
[edit]Quarter-finals
[edit]| 11 November 1998 Quarter-final | St Colman's College | 2-07 - 0-03 | Midleton CBS | Castle Grounds |
| P O'Regan 1-1, C O'Kane 0-4, P Tobin 1-0, L Kearney 0-1, P Murray 0-1. | L Aherne 0-2, V Mounsey 0-1. |
| 11 November 1998 Quarter-final | St Flannan's College | 4-06 - 1-06 | Limerick CBS | MacDonagh Park |
| A Quinn 2-4, B Dunne 1-1, K McNamara 1-0, G Quinn 0-1. | M Cahill 1-0, K Tobin 0-3, W Walsh 0-2, K Holmes 0-1. |
| 2 December 1998 Quarter-final | St Finbarr's College | 3-16 - 2-02 | North Monastery | Páirc Uí Rinn |
| J Russell 0-5, F Hickey 1-1, R Murphy 1-1, K Foley 1-1, M O'Connor 0-4, C Fitzgerald 0-4. | B O'Leary 1-0, D McCarthy 1-0, S O'Sullivan 0-2. |
| Quarter-final | Our Lady's Secondary School | w/o - scr. | Thurles CBS |
Semi-finals
[edit]| 13 February 1999 Semi-final | St Flannan's College | 0-10 - 0-08 | St Colman's College | Páirc Caoimhín Ó Luing |
| A Quinn 0-5, B Dunne 0-3, G Quinn 0-1, R Conlon 0-1. | C O'Kane 0-5, D McNamara 0-1, J Culloty 0-1, B Carey 0-1. |
| 14 February 1999 Semi-final | Our Lady's Secondary School | 0-09 - 1-06 | St Finbarr's college | Michael Fox Park |
| T O'Connor 0-6, J Sweeney 0-2, D Murray 0-1. | J Gardiner 1-1, T Kenny 0-2, M O'Connor 0-1, R Murphy 0-1, F Hickey 0-1. |
| 21 February 1999 Semi-final replay | Our Lady's Secondary School | 1-06 - 2-05 | St Finbarr's college | Michael Fox Park |
| T O'Connor 0-4, M Cahill 1-0, B Fitzgerald 0-2. | F Hickey 1-1, J Gardiner 1-0, M O'Connor 0-2, T Kenny 0-1, J Russell 0-1. |
Final
[edit]| 7 March 1999 Final | St Flannan's College | 1-14 - 1-08 | St Finbarr's College | Páirc Caoimhín Ó Luing |
| A Quinn 0-7, B Dunne 1-1, B Gantley, T Griffin 0-2 each, G Quinn, R Conlon 0-1 each. | Report | K Foley 1-1, T Kenny 0-4, M O'Connor 0-3. |
References
[edit]- ^ "Rockwell College and the Harty Cup". Séamus J. King website. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
- ^ "Ennis burst into life to clinch Munster crown". Irish Independent. 16 March 1998. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
- ^ "Flannan's too hot for Finbarr's". Irish Independent. 8 March 1999. Retrieved 17 February 2018.