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Mid Cork Junior A Hurling Championship
Current season or competition:
2023 Mid Cork Junior A Hurling Championship
CodeHurling
Founded1925; 99 years ago (1925)
Region Muskerry (GAA)
No. of teams9
Title holders Ballinora (9th title)
First winner Bride Valley (1925)
Most titles Cloughduv (25 titles)
SponsorsMJK Oils
Official websiteMuskerry GAA

The Mid Cork Junior A Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the MKJ Oils Junior A Hurling Championship) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Muskerry Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1926 for junior hurling teams in the Muskerry region in County Cork, Ireland.

The series of games begin in May, with the championship culminating with the final in September. The championship includes a group stage and a knockout stage which guarantees each club 2 championship matches.

The Mid Cork Junior A Championship is an integral part of the wider Cork Junior A Hurling Championship. The winners of the Mid Cork championship join their counterparts from the other six divisions to contest the county championship.

Nine clubs currently participate in the Mid Cork Championship. The title has been won at least once by ten different teams. The all-time record-holders are Cloughduv, who have won a total of 25 titles.

Ballinora are the title-holders after defeating Dripsey by 0-15 to 1-09 in the 2023 final.

Teams

2024 Teams

Team Location Colours Position in 2023 In championship since Championship Titles Last Championship Title
Ballincollig Ballincollig Green and white Group stage 5 1990
Ballinora Ballinora Green and red Champions 9 2023
Blarney Blarney Red and white Quarter-finals 13 1993
Donoughmore Donoughmore Black and white Group stage 0 —
Dripsey Dripsey Red and blue Runners-up 2023 1 2008
Éire Óg Ovens Red and white Quarter-finals 7 1977
Grenagh Grenagh Blue and gold Semi-finals 2022 11 2013
Inniscarra Inniscarra Blue and white Group stage 2019 9 2020
Kilmichael Kilmichael Blue and gold Semi-finals 2012 0 —

Qualification for subsequent competitions

The Mid Cork Junior A Championship winners qualify for the subsequent Cork Junior A Hurling Championship.

Roll of honour

# Club Titles Runners-up Years won Years runners-up
1 Cloughduv 25 10 1933, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1948, 1950, 1951, 1953, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1964, 1967, 1970, 1994, 2002, 2006, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2019 1929, 1944, 1949, 1953, 1961, 1963, 1965, 2004, 2012, 2016
2 Aghabullogue 16 7 1937, 1949, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1973, 1974, 1976, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1998 1938, 1940, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1980, 2000
3 Blarney 13 17 1931, 1934, 1936, 1943, 1944, 1946, 1969, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1985, 1992, 1993 1939, 1947, 1948, 1951, 1955, 1968, 1971, 1972, 1976, 1984, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 2002, 2005, 2015
4 Grenagh 12 8 1958, 1966, 1995, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2012, 2013 1945, 1946, 1954, 1964, 1967, 2010, 2011, 2022
5 Inniscarra 9 14 1935, 1941, 1942, 1945, 1947, 1965, 1968, 1975, 2020 1937, 1956, 1957, 1966, 1969, 1970, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1992, 1996, 1997, 2009, 2021
Ballinora 9 10 1928, 1929, 1982, 1996, 1997, 2016, 2021, 2022, 2023 1927, 1979, 1981, 1987, 1995, 1998, 1999, 2006, 2018, 2020
7 Éire Óg 7 8 1930, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1971, 1972, 1977 1928, 1932, 1941, 1950, 1958, 1973, 1974, 2019
8 Ballincollig 5 7 1927, 1932, 1963, 1987, 1990 1942, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1986, 1994, 2003
9 Bride Valley 2 0 1925, 1926 —
10 Dripsey 1 2 2008 2007, 2023
11 Donoughmore 0 7 — 1933, 1935, 1943, 1952, 2001, 2008, 2013
Shournagh Valley 0 2 — 1934, 1936
Kilmichael 0 2 — 2014, 2017
Gleann na Laoi 0 1 — 1993

List of finals

Year Winners Runners-up #
Club Score Club Score
2024
2023 Ballinora 0-15 Dripsey 1-09
2022 Ballinora 0-16 Grenagh 0-11
2021 Ballinora 0-17 Inniscarra 1-10 [1]
2020 Inniscarra 1-18 Ballinora 1-15 [2]
2019 Cloughduv 1-11 Éire Óg 0-11 [3]
2018 Cloughduv 2-23 Ballinora 0-09
2017 Cloughduv Kilmichael
2016 Ballinora Cloughduv
2015 Cloughduv Blarney
2014 Cloughduv Kilmichael
2013 Grenagh Donoughmore
2012 Grenagh Cloughduv
2011 Cloughduv Grenagh
2010 Cloughduv Grenagh
2009 Cloughduv Inniscarra
2008 Dripsey Donoughmore
2007 Grenagh Dripsey
2006 Cloughduv Ballinora
2005 Grenagh Blarney
2004 Grenagh Cloughduv
2003 Grenagh Ballincollig
2002 Cloughduv Blarney
2001 Grenagh Donoughmore
2000 Grenagh Aghabullogue

Records and statistics

Teams

By decade

The most successful team of each decade, judged by the number of Mid Cork Junior A Hurling Championship titles, is as follows:

Gaps

Top ten longest gaps between successive championship titles:

See also

External links

References

  1. ^ "Ballinora firepower enough to claim Muskerry junior title over Inniscarra". Echo Live. 24 October 2021. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
  2. ^ "Inniscarra edge a thrilling Muskerry JAHC final with victory over Ballinora". Echo Live. 24 October 2021. Retrieved 27 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Cloughduv's hurling stock continues to soar after successful defence of Mid Cork JAHC title". The Southern Star. 24 October 2021. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
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