Cork hurling historian extraordinaire (well I think so anyway 😁), oh and I also write books, which are available for purchase on Amazon….see the below link.
My latest offering celebrating
@BandonGAA
victory in the 1974
@OfficialCorkGAA
County Intermediate Hurling Championship 50 years ago last Sunday. Any
@BandonGAA
supporters out there who would like to purchase a copy drop me a DM.
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4 All-Ireland Senior Hurling titles- 1976-78 and 1984.
9 Munster Senior Hurling titles.
4 National Hurling League titles.
2 All-Ireland U-21 Hurling titles - 1971 and 1973
2 All-Ireland Minor Hurling titles - 1969 and 1970
3 All-Stars - 1976-77 and 1984
One of the true greats
Croke Park, 16th of September 1990…a day of days, Meath finally defeated and the Double secured…it couldn’t really get much better that season….some memories ⚪️🟥
On this day 40 years ago
@OfficialCorkGAA
won the Centenary Year All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final at Semple Stadium in Thurles, in one of the iconic jerseys
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The great Jimmy Barry-Murphy celebrating after Kevin Hennessy goaled in the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final on this day in 1986. This was his final ever Championship appearance in the red and white jersey
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One of my favourite photos of the one and only Teddy Mac, leaping like a salmon at Fitzgerald Stadium in Killarney against the old enemy
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The iconic photo of the great JBM of the
@the_Barrs
as he celebrated Kevin Hennessy’s goal in the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final on this day in 1986. He collected his fifth winners medal on what would be his last ever appearance
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50 years ago this year, the great Ray Cummins of
@RockiesCork
and
@StMichaelsCork
won All-Star Awards in both codes, the only man to ever achieve this feat. When if ever will this achievement be equalled ?
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On this day in 1990
@OfficialCorkGAA
won the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final at
@CrokePark
to claim the first leg of what would be an incredible double…the summer to beat all summers…🟥⬜️
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On this day in 1986 at
@CrokePark
in the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final it was to be the swan song for one of
@OfficialCorkGAA
greatest ever stars, as the great Jimmy Barry-Murphy made his final Championship appearance in the famed red jersey
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On this day in 2010
@OfficialCorkGAA
ended a wait of 20 years to bring the Sam Maguire Cup back to the Rebel County after a narrow one-point victory over Down at Headquarters
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What a class photo this is of two of the
@OfficialCorkGAA
greats, manager Jimmy Barry-Murphy and Brian Corcoran his leader on the pitch, celebrating in the rain after the famous All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final victory in 1999
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“The Summer of Setana” - nice piece about the summer of 2003 (20 years ago already 🙀) when Setanta Ó hAilpín burst 💥onto the scene and left us with some great memories in his all too brief career in the red jersey
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On this day 25 years ago
@OfficialCorkGAA
and Galway clashed in the All-Ireland U-21 Hurling Championship Final at Semple Stadium, with victory going to the Rebel County on a final score line of 3-11 to 0-13
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On this day in 1989 at
@CrokePark
the Rebels won their first All-Ireland Senior Football Championship title for 16 years, with
@NemoRangersGAA
legend Dinny Allen raising aloft the Sam Maguire Cup
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The great JBM on the cover of the old Gaelic Sport publication edition of December 1973. He played a leading role, in what was his debut season at Senior level, scoring 5 goals as
@OfficialCorkGAA
brought Sam Maguire back to Leeside
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All-Ireland Senior Football champions on this day in 1989. That group of players gave us some fantastic days out from 1987-1995: 2 All-Ireland Senior Championship titles, 5 Finals in nine seasons and an unparalleled 7
@MunsterGAA
titles, great memories…
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The
@OfficialCorkGAA
captain Tomás O’Leary of
@ErinsOwn_GAA
holding aloft the Irish Press Cup after his sides victory over Galway in the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship Final at
@CrokePark
on this day in 2001
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One of the great hurling photos, from the 1962
@MunsterGAA
Senior Hurling Championship Semi-Final at Thurles, Ned Power of
@WaterfordGAA
emerging with the sliothar despite the best efforts of the great one. The colour added by
@timelesscolours
is just 👏👏👏
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On this day in 1978
@OfficialCorkGAA
completed their 3 in a row of All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship titles, as they defeated great rivals Kilkenny at
@CrokePark
on a final score line of 1-15 to 2-08
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On this day in 1977 at
@CrokePark
defending champions
@OfficialCorkGAA
won back to back All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship titles for the first time since 1954 as Wexford were defeated on a final score line of 1-17 to 3-08
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Just one of my favourite photos, an ecstatic Jimmy Barry-Murphy and Brian Corcoran celebrating in the rain at
@CrokePark
after victory over Kilkenny in the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final on this day in 1999
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Congratulations to
@the_Barrs
on winning their 9th Cork County Senior Football Championship title after a gap of 33 years. The club also have 25 Senior Hurling titles making them the most successful club in terms of Senior Championship titles in the County
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From 1973 to 1980
@the_Barrs
Jimmy Barry-Murphy played in a grand total of 15 Munster Senior Championship Finals - 6 Hurling and 9 Football (including replay in 1976). What an incredible athlete and this is another stat that is unlikely to ever be equaled
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The retuning hero…the
@ErinsOwn_GAA
legend Brian Corcoran slotted over a wonder point to wrap up the days scoring in the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final against reigning champions Kilkenny at
@CrokePark
on this day 20 years ago
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Six foot two, eyes of blue…the one and only Jimmy Barry-Murphy celebrating on this day in 1984 as
@OfficialCorkGAA
secured the Centenary All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship title at Semple Stadium in Thurles
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The
@MidletonGaa
Mid-Field maestro John Fenton striking for a shock early goal in the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final on this day in 1986 at
@CrokePark
The great Brian Corcoran celebrating with the
@KilleaghGAA
legend Joe Deane after slotting over a fantastic point to complete the days scoring in the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final on this day in 2004
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Ray Cummins - One of the great if not the greatest ever dual stars of the
@officialgaa
, 11 consecutive
@MunsterGAA
Senior Championships (1969-1979), 4 All-Ireland Senior Hurling titles, 1 Senior Football title, 5 NHL titles, 5 All-Stars across both codes including both codes in
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Here we see two multiple All-star winning hurlers from the 1970s in action during the 1975 Munster hurling Final. Pat Hartigan attempts to block a shot from Cork's Ray Cummins at a packed Gaelic Grounds
On this day at
@CrokePark
in 1989, the Sam Maguire Cup was won for the third time…great memories from that era when I was first brought to Inter-County games with my Dad.…🟥⬜️
On this day in 1976
@OfficialCorkGAA
and Wexford clashed in the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final at
@CrokePark
with the Rebels clinching the first of what would be three consecutive titles, the final score line was
@OfficialCorkGAA
2-21 to 4-11 for Wexford
Some more shots from All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final day at
@CrokePark
on this day in 2010 as
@bantryblues
star Graham Canty captained the county to its 7th All-Ireland Senior Football Championship title
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The joy of victory….Deano and Brian Corcoran embracing after
@OfficialCorkGAA
victory over Kilkenny in the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final at
@CrokePark
on this day 20 years ago, the pair scored 0-07 between them…
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On this day in 1978
@OfficialCorkGAA
defeated great rivals Kilkenny to win the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final, to complete a memorable 3 in-a-row, the team captain was the great Charlie McCarthy of
@the_Barrs
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On this day in 1978
@OfficialCorkGAA
completed their 3 in a row of All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship titles, as they defeated great rivals Kilkenny at
@CrokePark
on a final score line of 1-15 to 2-08
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Action shots from the
@OfficialCorkGAA
County Senior Hurling Championship Final on this day in 1977. The stadium looks to have been absolutely packed, hard to believe it was for a club match
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Action shots from the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final victory over fierce rivals Meath at
@CrokePark
on this famous day in 1990
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Interesting article on the great Tom Cashman of
@RockiesCork
and
@OfficialCorkGAA
from the old Gaelic Sport publication in 1984 prior to the Centenary All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final
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50 years ago this coming October 14th,
@RockiesCork
were crowned
@OfficialCorkGAA
County Senior Hurling champions as they defeated Glen Rovers at the old Cork Athletic Grounds. I hope to have a commemorative book out this Autumn
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Ultimately it wasn’t to be for the Rebels but on this day 25 years ago, Joe Kavanagh of
@NemoRangersGAA
scored one of the greatest All-Ireland Football Championship Final goals
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Excellent article on one of the
@RockiesCork
and
@OfficialCorkGAA
greats Tom Cashman, son of the Rockies legend Mick Cashman, he won 4 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship titles (1977, 1978, 1984 and 1986 as captain) among many other honours corkhurlinghistory
Great photo of Aidan Walsh of
@KanturkGAA
leaping to the skies to win the ball in the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final at
@CrokePark
on this day in 2010
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