1969–70 Harty Cup

Hurling tournament 1969–70 Dr Harty Cup 19 October 1969 – 22 March 1970 11 20px|Border North Monastery 14 Des O'Grady 20px|Border Limerick CBS Liam Foley 9 67 117 20px|Border Gerry Hanley (6-10) 1968–69 1968–69 Harty Cup 1970–71 1970–71 Harty Cup 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.https://www.seamusjking.com/sjk-articles/2014/8/28/span-classposttitlerockwell-college-and-the-harty-cupspan-rockwell-college-annual-1988-pp-45-48 Rockwell College and the Harty Cup Séamus J. King website 27 July 2022 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.https://rebelog.ie/harty-cup-roll-of-honor/ Harty Cup roll of honour Rebel Óg GAA website 29 November 2023https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/arid-30904870.html Cork says farewell to the mighty Canon Irish Examiner 17 November 2014 29 November 2023 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.https://northmonastery.ie/harty-cup-1970/ 1970 Harty Cup and All-Ireland College Winners North Monastery website 11 February 2024https://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 11 February 2024 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 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. Dr Mannix Sportsfield 25 October 1969 First round De La Salle College Waterford 5-12 - 3-03 Thurles CBS 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. Clonmel GAA Ground 22 October 1969 First round St Flannan's College 1-09 - 1-03 Coláiste Chríost Rí 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. FitzGerald Park 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 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. Fr Con Buckley Park 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 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. Leahy Park 27 November 1969 Quarter-final North Monastery 4-06 - 4-04 Coláiste Iognáid Rís 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. Cork Athletic Grounds 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 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. Dr Mannix Sportsfield 8 March 1970 Semi-final Limerick CBS 4-08 - 3-06 St Colman's College 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. Dr Mannix Sportsfield Final 22 March 1970 Final North Monastery 6-05 - 4-07 Limerick CBS 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. Dr Mannix Sportsfield Statistics Top scorers Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average1Gerry HanleyNorth Monastery6-102847.002Martin McKeoghLimerick CBS6-042245.50Liam O'DonoghueLimerick CBS5-072245.504Liam FoleyLimerick CBS3-122145.255Pat NevilleLimerick CBS5-031844.506Frank CoughlanNorth Monastery3-041343.257Steve GreeneNorth Monastery2-041042.50Liam O'BrienDe La Salle College1-071025.009Pat O'ConnellColáiste Iognáid Rís2-03919.00Seánie O'LearySt Colman's College1-06919.00 References Category:1970 in Irish sport Harty Cup