1970 Croke Cup

Irish hurling competition 1970 Croke Cup 22 March - 26 April 1970 3 20px|border North Monastery 2 Des O'Grady 20px|Border Kilkenny CBS Ger Burke 2 8 37 20px|border Gerald Hanley (2-02) 1969 1969 Croke Cup 1971 1971 Croke Cup The 1970 Croke Cup was the 19th staging of the Croke Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1944. The competition ran from 22 March to 26 April 1970. St Finbarr's College were the defending champions, however, they were beaten ny Limerick CBS in the Harty Cup first round.https://www.rte.ie/archives/2014/0429/612295-all-ireland-colleges-hurling-final-1969/ Mícheál Ó Muircheartaigh Commentates on All-Ireland Colleges Senior Hurling Final 1969 RTÉ Archives website 26 June 2023https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/arid-20298110.html Cork says farewell to the mighty Canon Irish Examiner 17 November 2014 26 June 2023 Jim O'Sullivan Teams were reduced to 13-a-side. The final was played on 26 April 1970 at Fraher Field in Dungarvan, between the North Monastery and Kilkenny CBS, in what was their first ever meeting in the final.https://galwaybayfm.ie/sports/pres-athenry-defeats-kilkenny-cbs-croke-cup-hurling-semi-final/ Pres Athenry Defeats Kilkenny CBS In Croke Cup Hurling Semi-Final Galway Bay FM 19 March 2018 26 June 2023 The North Monastery won the match by 2–13 to 2–08 to claim their second Croke Cup title overall and a first title in 10 years.https://northmonastery.ie/harty-cup-1970/ Harty Cup – 1970 North Monastery website 26 June 2023https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/arid-40274579.html The Mon versus Críost Rí — ‘It was the biggest game a lot of us ever played in’ Irish Examiner 25 April 2021 26 June 2023 Michael Moynihan Gerald Hanley was the top scorer with 2-02. Qualification ProvinceChampionsConnachtPresentation CollegeLeinsterKilkenny CBSMunsterNorth Monastery Results Semi-final 22 March 1970 Semi-final Kilkenny CBS 3-07 - 1-09 Presentation College J Giles 1-1, R Dunne 1-0, B Young 1-0, T Neary 0-3, B O'Brien 0-1, G Burke 0-1. M Donoghue 1-3, F Burke 0-2, G Corley 0-2, G Holland 0-1, P Flannery 0-1. St Brendan's Park M Spain (Offaly) Final 26 April 1970 Final North Monastery 2-13 - 2-08 Kilkenny CBS G Hanley 2-2, S Greene 0-3, M Corbett 0-3, D Sexton 0-3, F Coughlan 0-1, S O'Connell 0-1. W Young 1-1, T Gaffney 1-0, T Neary 0-2, J O'Brien 0-2, S McGarry 0-1, T O'Brien 0-1, J Giles 0-1. Fraher Field J Moloney (Tipperary) References Category:1970 in Irish sport Croke Cup