The 1971 Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship was the 62nd staging of the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1909. The draw for the opening round fixtures took place on 30 January 1972. The championship began on 11 April 1971 and ended on 7 November 1971.
| Date | 11 April - 7 November 1971 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | 15 | ||
| Champions |  Nemo Rangers (3rd title)Frank Cogan (captain) | ||
| Runners-up |  CarrigtwohillMichael Sheehan (captain) | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 15 | ||
| Goals scored | 93 (6.2 per match) | ||
| Points scored | 264 (17.6 per match) | ||
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On 7 November 1971, Nemo Rangers won the championship following a 4–11 to 2–03 defeat of Carrigtwohill in a final replay.[1][2][3] This was their third championship title overall and their first title since 1928.
Team changes
editTo Championship
editPromoted from the Cork Junior Hurling Championship
Entered their second team
From Championship
editPromoted to the Cork Senior Hurling Championship
Regraded to North Cork Junior A Hurling Championship
Results
editFirst round
edit| 11 April 1971 First round | Newtownshandrum | 2-10 - 4-10 | Nemo Rangers | Castletownroche GAA Grounds |
| A Noonan 1-4, P Morrissey 0-4, P Herlihy 1-0, M Naughton 0-1, J Buckley 0-1. | J Barrett 1-4, J O'Leary 1-1, S Buckley 1-1, P McCarthy 1-0, W Cogan 0-1, S Coughlan 0-1, D Allen 0-1, C O'Donovan 0-1. |
| 11 April 1971 First round | Kanturk | 1-03 - 3-17 | Midleton | Páirc Mac Gearailt |
| 25 April 1971 First round | Brian Dillons | 1-03 - 4-08 | Carrigtwohill | Páirc Uí Chonaill |
| 16 May 1971 First round | Tracton | 3-10 - 2-05 | Mallow | Cork Athletic Grounds |
| 4 June 1971 First round | Blackrock | 5-08 - 3-02 | Shamrocks | Carrigaline Park |
| 5 June 1971 First round | Ballincollig | 2-08 - 2-11 | Glen Rovers | Ballincollig GAA Grounds |
| 6 June 1971 First round | Cobh | 4-07 - 2-15 | Cloughduv | Cork Athletic Grounds |
- Castletownroche received a bye in this round.
Quarter-finals
edit| 11 July 1971 Quarter-final | Blackrock | 5-08 - 2-13 | Midleton | Carrigtwohill GAA Grounds |
| J Redmond 2-0, E O'Donoghue 1-3, S Geary 1-0, R Cummins 1-0, P Casey 0-2, P Doyle 0-1, W Cronin 0-1, A Creagh 0-1. | W Glavin 0-7, T O'Mahony 1-0, J O'Lomasney 1-0, P Fitzgerald 0-2, M Parker 0-2, W Coad 0-1, M O'Brien 0-1. |
| 11 July 1971 Quarter-final | Tracton | 3-04 - 0-18 | Cloughduv | Courcey Rovers GAA Grounds |
| 18 July 1971 Quarter-final | Glen Rovers | 3-09 - 4-12 | Carrigtwohill | Riverstown Sportsfield |
| P Murphy 1-6, P McCarthy 2-1, M O'Halloran 0-1, D Carroll 0-1. | M Sheehan 1-10, O O'Connor 2-1, M Roche 1-0, S Barry 0-1. |
| 30 July 1971 Quarter-final | Nemo Rangers | 3-10 - 3-03 | Castletownroche | Castlelyons GAA Grounds |
Semi-finals
edit| 8 August 1971 Semi-final | Carrigtwohill | 4-14 - 5-07 | Blackrock | Riverstown Sportsfield |
| M Sheehan 1-8, S Barry 1-2, MJ Roche 1-2, T Browne 1-2, | J Rothwell 3-0, J Redmond 1-2, E O'Donoghue 1-0, A Creagh 0-3, G Buckley 0-1, K Cummins 0-. |
| 3 October 1971 Semi-final | Nemo Rangers | 3-13 - 2-08 | Cloughduv | Ballinhassig GAA Grounds |
| D Allen 1-7, S Buckley 1-0, S Coughlan 1-0, B Morgan 0-3, N Morgan 0-1, B Cogan 0-1, J Leary 0-1. | C Kelly 1-5, P Lucey 1-0, N Dunne 0-1, G Kelly 0-1, S Cunningham 0-1. |
Final
edit| 31 October 1971 Final | Nemo Rangers | 4-13 - 8-01 | Carrigtwohill | Páirc Uí Chonaill |
| B Morgan 1-8, D Allen 3-0, S Coughlan 0-2, F Cogan 0-2, N Morgan 0-1. | S Barry 6-1. Two goals were scored from melees. |
| 7 November 1971 Final replay | Nemo Rangers | 4-11 - 2-03 | Carrigtwohill | Páirc Uí Chonaill |
| D Calnan 2-2, D Allen 1-2, N Morgan 1-1, B Morgan 0-3, S Buckley 0-2, S Coughlan 0-1. | P O'Connor 1-0, ML Roche 1-0, M Sheehan 0-1, S Barry 0-1, T Brown 0-1. |
References
edit- ^ "The History Of Nemo Rangers Hurling And Football Club". Nemo Rangers GAA website. Retrieved 9 August 2016.
- ^ "Intermediate Hurling Finals 1970 - 2003". Cork GAA Finals website. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- ^ "History - shallow water". Carrigtwohill GAA website. Retrieved 17 October 2020.
- ^ "History". Cloughduv GAA website. Retrieved 21 November 2021.
- ^ "Cork GAA had to mourn the passing of club stalwarts during shutdown". Echo Live. 8 June 2020. Retrieved 7 May 2022.