1998 Cork Junior A Hurling Championship

1998 Cork Junior A Hurling Championship
Dates	27 September – 15 November 1998
Teams	7
Champions	Bride Rovers (1st title); Donal Ryan (captain); Seánie Barry (manager)
Runners-up	Freemount; John Morrissey (captain); Pat Curtin (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	7
Goals scored	12 (1.71 per match)
Points scored	145 (20.71 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Colman Murphy (0-23)
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The 1998 Cork Junior A Hurling Championship was the 101st staging of the Cork Junior A Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board. The championship ran from 27 September to 15 November 1998.

The final was played on 15 November 1998 at Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork, between Bride Rovers and Freemount, in what was their first ever meeting in the final.^[1] Bride Rovers won the match by 2-10 to 0-13 to claim their first ever championship title.^[2]^[3]^[4]

Ballinascarthy's Colman Murphy was the championship's top scorer with 0-23.

Qualification

Division	Championship	Champions
Avondhu	North Cork Junior A Hurling Championship	Dromina
Carbery	South West Junior A Hurling Championship	Ballinascarty
Carrigdhoun	South East Junior A Hurling Championship	Ballinhassig
Duhallow	Duhallow Junior A Hurling Championship	Freemount
Imokilly	East Cork Junior A Hurling Championship	Bride Rovers
Muskerry	Mid Cork Junior A Hurling Championship	Aghabullogue
Seandún	City Junior A Hurling Championship	Nemo Rangers

Results

Quarter-finals

27 September 1998 Quarter-final	Freemount	1-12 - 1-06	Aghabullogue	O'Connell Memorial Park
	J O'Flynn 0-7, D Murphy 1-0, B Broderick 0-2, M Nunan 0-1, B Murphy 0-1, A Keane 0-1.		E Lynch 1-0, J McSweeney 0-3, C McSweeney 0-1, K Barry-Murphy 0-1, D Spillane 0-1.

27 September 1998 Quarter-final	Ballinascarthy	0-13 - 2-07	Dromina	Páirc Uí Rinn
	C Murphy 0-9, W Deasy 0-2, C O'Brien 0-1, K Ryan 0-1.		M Buckley 2-0, M Finn 0-5, A O'Shaughnessy 0-2.

4 October 1998 Quarter-final replay	Ballinascarthy	1-11 - 1-09	Dromina	Páirc Uí Rinn
	C Murphy 0-5, W Deasy 1-1, C O'Brien 0-2, J Kingston 0-2, K Ryan 0-1.		M Finn 1-3, P Gauld 0-2, G Buckley 0-2, J Hamilton 0-1, M Buckley 0-1.

18 October 1998 Quarter-final	Nemo Rangers	1-09 - 0-11	Ballinhassig	Ted Hanley Memorial Park
	C McCarthy 0-6, A Cronin 1-1, I Murphy 0-1, S Calnan 0-1.		J O'Sullivan 0-6, D Lombard 0-1, D McCarthy 0-1, S McCarthy 0-1, A Holland 0-1, D Dineen 0-1.

Semi-finals

10 October 1998 Semi-final	Bride Rovers	1-14 - 1-13	Ballinascarthy	Páirc Uí Rinn
	J O'Driscoll 1-4, B McHugh 0-3, T Broderick 0-2, P Murphy 0-2, S Ryan 0-1, J Murphy 0-1, M Hogan 0-1.		C Murphy 0-9, K Dineen 1-0, W Deasy 0-2, J Dineen 0-1, P Deasy 0-1.

1 November 1998 Semi-final	Freemount	1-10 - 0-07	Nemo Rangers	Ballyanley Grounds
	D Murphy 1-0, J O'Flynn 0-3, A Keane 0-3, B Broderick 0-2, G Withers 0-1, D Broderick 0-1.		C McCarthy 0-4, S Calnan 0-2, M Morgan 0-1.

Final

15 November 1998 Final	Bride Rovers	2-10 - 0-13	Freemount	Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	T Broderick 1-1, P Murphy 0-4, S Ryan 1-0, D Ryan 0-3, J O'Driscoll 0-2.		B Broderick 0-4, D Broderick 0-3, J O'Flynn 0-3, J Broderick 0-1, A Keane 0-1, G Withers 0-1.	Referee: W Horgan (Brian Dillons)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Colman Murphy	Ballinascarthy	0-23	23	3	7.66
2	John O'Flynn	Freemount	0-13	13	3	4.33
3	Martin Finn	Dromina	1-08	11	2	5.50
4	Colin McCarthy	Nemo Rangers	0-10	10	2	5.00
5	Jerome O'Driscoll	Bride Rovers	1-06	9	2	4.50

In a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Colman Murphy	Ballinascarthy	0-09	9	Dromina
1	Colman Murphy	Ballinascarthy	0-09	9	Bride Rovers
3	Jerome O'Driscoll	Bride Rovers	1-04	7	Ballinascarthy
3	John O'Flynn	Freemount	0-07	7	Aghabullogue
5	Martin Buckley	Dromina	2-00	6	Ballinascarthy
	Martin Finn	Dromina	1-03	6	Ballinascarthy
	Colin McCarthy	Nemo Rangers	0-06	6	Ballinhassig
	John O'Sullivan	Ballinhassig	0-06	6	Nemo Rangers
9	Martin Finn	Dromina	0-05	5	Ballinascarthy
9	Colman Murphy	Ballinascarthy	0-05	5	Dromina

Miscellaneous

Bride Rovers coach, Seánie Barry, was not present at the final due to his missionary work as a Roman Catholic priest in Malawi. He heard the result two hours after the match had ended.

References

^ "Junior A County Hurling Finals 1971 - present". Cork GAA Finals website. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
^ Tarrant, John (18 January 2023). "Photos show a mighty occasion at Freemount GAA celebration function". The Corkman. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
^ "Freemount aiming to reap some junior joy in county final". Echo Live. 14 August 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2023.
^ "Freemount looking to bounce back". Echo Live. 16 July 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2023.

[1] "Junior A County Hurling Finals 1971 - present". Cork GAA Finals website. Retrieved 7 March 2021.

[2] Tarrant, John (18 January 2023). "Photos show a mighty occasion at Freemount GAA celebration function". The Corkman. Retrieved 3 April 2023.

[3] "Freemount aiming to reap some junior joy in county final". Echo Live. 14 August 2021. Retrieved 3 April 2023.

[4] "Freemount looking to bounce back". Echo Live. 16 July 2022. Retrieved 3 April 2023.

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