1998 Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship

1998 Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship

Dates	20 June 1998 – 8 November 1998
Teams	25
Sponsor	TSB Bank
Champions	File:Colours of Kerry.svg Castlelyons (1st title) Mick Spillane (captain) Pa Finn (manager)
Runners-up	File:Colours of Limerick.svg Killeagh Dick Walsh (captain) Niall Crowley (manager)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	26
Goals scored	80 (3.08 per match)
Points scored	601 (23.12 per match)
Top scorer(s)	File:Colours of Limerick.svg Joe Deane (3-24)
← 1997 (Previous) (Next) 1999 →

The 1998 Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship was the 89th staging of the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1909. The draw for the opening fixtures took place on 14 December 1997. The championship began on 20 June 1998 and ended on 8 November 1998.

On 8 November 1998, Castlelyons won the championship after a 2-12 to 2-09 defeat of Killeagh in the final at Páirc Uí Chaoimh. It was their first championship title in the grade.

Killeagh's Joe Deane was the championship's top scorer with 3-24.

Team changes

From Championship

Promoted to the Cork Senior Hurling Championship

• Cloyne

Regraded to the City Junior A Hurling Championship

• Bishopstown

To Championship

Promoted from the Cork Junior A Hurling Championship

• Castlelyons

Results

First round

Inniscarra v Ballymartle

20 June 1998 First round	Inniscarra	1-15 - 2-15	Ballymartle	Ballinora
	S Holland 0-4, J Lynch 1-0, J Olden 0-2, D O'Leary 0-2, T Ahern 0-2, J O'Mahony 0-1, C O'Mahony 0-1, D Holland 0-1, A Maher 0-1, T Murray 0-1.		G Cummins 0-7, P Coughlan 1-2, P Deasy 1-1, C Deasy 0-1, N Sheehan 0-1, M Fitzpatrick 0-1, K Lordan 0-1, B Dwyer 0-1.

Na Piarsaigh v Tracton

21 June 1998 First round	Na Piarsaigh	1-10 - 0-13	Tracton	Carrigaline
	D O'Sullivan 0-6, G Shaw 1-0, D Gardiner 0-1, K Butterworth 0-1, P Flynn 0-1, T Ó hAilpín 0-1.		DJ Kiely 0-3, F Lynch 0-2, L Kelly 0-2, P Murray 0-1, P O'Reilly 0-1, J Kingston 0-1, K Kingston 0-1, M Quinn 0-1, J Quinn 0-1.

Argideen Rangers v Blarney

26 June 1998 First round	Argideen Rangers	1-11 - 0-07	Blarney	Cloughduv
	M Walsh 0-5, M O'Callaghan 1-0, T Crowley 0-3, J Crowley 0-1, M Foley 0-1, B Harte 0-1.		J Hughes 0-3, JP Kearney 0-1, S O'Donoghue 0-1, B Sheehan 0-1, J Hurley 0-1.

Na Piarsaigh v Tracton

27 June 1998 First round replay	Na Piarsaigh	2-11 - 3-11	Tracton	Carrigaline
	D Gardiner 1-1, C O'Sullivan 1-0, D O'Sullivan 0-3, M McSweeney 0-3,		M Kingston 2-1, F Lynch 1-2, JP Kiely 0-4, F Walsh 0-3, P Murphy 0-1.

Cobh v Mallow

27 June 1998 First round	Cobh	4-10 - 5-16	Mallow	Watergrasshill
	M Daly 1-2, V O'Rourke 1-2, P Looney 1-1, B Meaney 1-0, D Barrett 0-1, R Meaney 0-1, B Kearney 0-1, C Crowe 0-1, P Meaney 0-1.		T O'Riordan 2-2, P Dineen 2-1, R O'Connell 0-7, J Hayes 1-0, F McCormack 0-3, R Sheehan 0-2, M Buckley 0-1.

Newcestown v Castlelyons

27 June 1998 First round	Newcestown	0-10 - 0-12	Castlelyons	Church Road
	P Condon 0-4, P Crowley 0-3, P Kenneally 0-2, E Kenneally 0-1.		E Fitzgerald 0-7, T McCarthy 0-2, S McAuliffe 0-1, M Spillane 0-1, P O'Brien 0-1.

Youghal v Delanys

28 June 1998 First round	Youghal	1-10 - 1-10	Delanys	Páirc Uí Chonaill
	T Coyne 1-2, N Hogan 0-4, C O'Brien 0-1, B Coleman 0-1, E Coleman 0-1, A Murphy 0-1.		J Egan 1-2, K Egan 0-3, G Healy 0-2, B Egan 0-1, D Quinlan 0-1, P Finnegan 0-1.

St. Vincent's v Aghabullogue

28 June 1998 First round	St. Vincent's	0-09 - 2-08	Aghabullogue	Blarney
	T O'Sullivan 0-4, B Coutts 0-2, D O'Brien 0-1, J Buckley 0-1, J Canniffe 0-1.		D O'Leary 1-5, D Murphy 1-0, J Healy 0-1, T Tarrant 0-1, Danny Buckley 0-1.

Youghal v Delanys

4 July 1998 First round replay	Youghal	1-10 - 0-11	Delanys	Páirc Uí Chonaill
	T Coyne 0-6, M Walsh 1-1, E Coleman 0-2, B O'Connell 0-1.		K Egan 0-4, P O'Connell 0-2, J Egan 0-2, B Egan 0-1, M O'Driscoll 0-1, D McElhinney 0-1.

Glen Rovers v Cloughduv

12 July 1998 First round	Glen Rovers	1-10 - 2-13	Cloughduv	Ballinhassig
	B McGuckin 1-2, C Buckley 0-4, N Harte 0-2, A Goulding 0-2.		K Murray 2-3, J Grainger 0-3, D Slyne 0-2, P Dunlea 0-2, J Riordan 0-1, T O'Mahony 0-1, T Barry-Murphy 0-1.

Ballincollig v Douglas

25 July 1998 First round	Ballincollig	0-15 - 0-09	Douglas	Ballinhassig
	P O'Mahony 0-7, T O'Leary 0-2, O Dineen 0-2, J Dwyer 0-1, J Miskella 0-1, D Murphy 0-1, F Kelly 0-1.		T Twomey 0-6, B McLoughlin 0-2, D Larkin 0-1.

Second round

Milford v Éire Óg

20 June 1998 Second round	Milford	1-17 - 4-12	Éire Óg	Mallow
	R Geary 1-5, P Buckley 0-4, D O'Brien 0-3, M Fitzgibbon 0-1, G Fitzgibbon 0-1, N Geary 0-1, P O'Brien 0-1, P Madigan 0-1.		T Cronin 1-3, M Sheehan 1-2, C Óg Sheehan 1-1, J Malone 1-1, P Coakley 0-3, J Murphy 0-1, K Sheehan 0-1.

Carrigtwohill v Valley Rovers

27 June 1998 Second round	Carrigtwohill	3-09 - 3-07	Valley Rovers	Páirc Uí Rinn
	S Barry 2-0, M Fitzgerald 0-4, S O'Farrell 1-0, N McCarthy 0-3, J O'Connor 0-2.		R o'Donovan 2-2, D Kiely 1-3, C O'Donovan 0-1, J Burke 0-1.

Killeagh v St. Finbarr's

4 July 1998 Second round	Killeagh	1-15 - 0-11	St. Finbarr's	Carrigtwohill
	J Deane 0-7, A Leahy 1-1, D Irwin 0-3, M Landers 0-2, K Scully 0-1, A Budds 0-1.		B O'Shea 0-6, J McCarthy 0-2, J Doolan 0-1, A Maher 0-1, P Forde 0-1.

Ballymartle v Aghabullogue

18 July 1998 Second round	Ballymartle	2-07 - 1-08	Aghabullogue	Ovens
	M Fitzpatrick 1-1, C Deasy 1-1, P Coughlan 0-2, A McCarthy 0-1, C Sheehan 0-1, G Cummins 0-1.		D O'Leary 0-6, T Tarrant 1-0, David Buckley 0-1.

Argideen Rangers v Mallow

19 July 1998 Second round	Argideen Rangers	1-13 - 2-13	Mallow	Church Road
	M Walsh 1-5, J Crowley 0-3, B Harte 0-2, T Crowley 0-1, M O'Callaghan 0-1, M Foley 0-1.		R O'Connell 1-6, S Buckley 1-0, P Dineen 0-2, J Walsh 0-1, T O'Riordan 0-1, P Buckley 0-1, R Sheehan 0-1, C O'Callaghan 0-1.

Youghal v Ballincollig

9 August 1998 Second round	Youghal	2-12 - 1-13	Ballincollig	Páirc Lios gCúl
	T Coyne 0-6, E Coleman 1-0, C O'Brien 1-0, A Murphy 0-2, M Downing 0-1, P O'Brien 0-1, JP Joyce 0-1, B Hogan 0-1.		P O'Mahony 0-10, D Beale 1-0, M O'Brien 0-1, J O'Dwyer 0-1, E Dineen 0-1.

Tracton v Aghada

9 August 1998 Second round	Tracton	0-15 - 1-15	Aghada	Páirc Uí Chonaill
	F Walsh 0-6, TJ Kiely 0-4, F Lynch 0-3, K Kingston 0-1, M Kingston 0-1.		R Lewis 0-11, P Cashman 1-0, C Counihan 0-2, D Devoy 0-1, R Dwane 0-1.

Castlelyons v Cloughduv

5 September 1998 Second round	Castlelyons	3-12 - 3-11	Cloughduv	Páirc Uí Rinn
	T McCarthy 2-2, E Fitzgerald 0-6, M Spillane 1-1, P Cashman 0-2, D Sheehan 0-1.		K Murray 0-7, T O'Mahony 1-1, J Grainger 1-0, D O'Leary 1-0, S McAuliffe 0-1, T Barry-Murphy 0-1, P Dunlea 0-1.

Quarter-finals

Mallow v Ballymartle

2 August 1998 Quarter-final	Mallow	4-13 - 2-13	Ballymartle	Páirc Uí Rinn
	F McCormack 1-4, T Dineen 1-4, R Sheehan 1-1, M Browne 1-1, T O'Riordan 0-1, J Hayes 0-1, M Buckley 0-1.		G Cummins 1-9, P Coughlan 1-1, M Allen 0-1.

Carrigtwohill v Éire Óg

16 August 1998 Quarter-final	Carrigtwohill	0-11 - 0-10	Éire Óg	Church Road
	M Fitzgerald 0-3, N Gubbins 0-2, N McCarthy 0-2, S Barry 0-1, J Barrett 0-1, J O'Connor 0-1, S O'Farrell 0-1.		T Cronin 0-5, M Sheehan 0-2, J Malone 0-1, P Coakley 0-1, C Sheehan 0-1.

Killeagh v Aghada

16 August 1998 Quarter-final	Killeagh	3-14 - 1-13	Aghada	Youghal
	J Deane 2-6, J Irwin 1-2, M Landers 0-2, G Scully 0-2, K Scully 0-2.		Peter Cashman 1-2, R Dwane 0-4, R Lewis 0-4, D Devoy 0-1, M Lewis 0-1, C Counihan 0-1.

Castlelyons v Youghal

27 September 1998 Quarter-final	Castlelyons	2-13 - 1-10	Youghal	St. Catherine's Park
	T McCarthy 0-6, S McAuliffe 1-0, P Murphy 1-0, E Fitzgerald 0-2, D Sheehan 0-2, P Cashman 0-1, P Cotter 0-1, M Spillane 0-1.		B Coleman 1-3, T Coyne 0-2, A Murphy 0-2, E Coleman 0-1, M Downing 0-1, B Hogan 0-1.

Semi-finals

Killeagh v Carrigtwohill

26 September 1998 Semi-final	Killeagh	3-14 - 2-11	Carrigtwohill	Ballymacoda
	J Deane 0-7, K Scully 2-0, G Scully 1-0, M Landers 0-3, A Budds 0-2, J Fitzgerald 0-1, D Irwin 0-1.		J O'Connor 1-3, M Fitzgerald 0-4, S McCarthy 1-0, N McCarthy 0-1, N Gubbins 0-1, S O'Farrell 0-1, S Cuddigan 0-1.

Castlelyons v Mallow

11 October 1998 Semi-final	Castlelyons	2-10 - 1-12	Mallow	Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	E Fitzgerald 1-5, P O'Brien 1-0, T McCarthy 0-3, P Cashman 0-1, D Sheehan 0-1.		R O'Connell 0-8, T O'Riordan 1-1, F McCormack 0-2, F Buckley 0-1.

Final

Castlelyons v Killeagh

8 November 1998 Final	Castlelyons	2-12 - 2-09	Killeagh	Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	E Fitzgerald 0-5, P Murphy 1-1, P O'Brien 1-0, S McAuliffe 0-2, D Sheehan 0-1, M Spillane 0-1, P Cashman 0-1, T McCarthy 0-1.		J Deane 1-4, J Fitzgerald 1-0, M Landers 0-2, D Irwin 0-1, A Leahy 0-1, L Collins 0-1.	Referee: J Motherway (Killeagh)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Joe Deane	Killeagh	3-24	33	4	8.25
2	Eoin Fitzgerald	Castlelyons	1-25	28	5	5.60
3	Ray O'Connell	Mallow	1-21	24	3	8.00
4	Timmy McCarthy	Castlelyons	2-14	20	3	5.00
	Ger Cummins	Ballymartle	1-17	20	3	5.00
6	Tony Coyne	Youghal	1-16	19	4	4.75
7	Podsie O'Mahony	Ballincollig	0-17	17	2	8.50
8	Kevin Murray	Cloughduv	2-10	16	2	8.00
9	Richie Lewis	Aghada	0-15	15	2	7.50
10	Tadhg O'Riordan	Mallow	3-05	14	4	3.50
	Denis O'Leary	Aghabullogue	1-11	14	2	7.00

In a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Joe Deane	Killeagh	2-06	12	Aghada
	Ger Cummins	Ballymartle	1-09	12	Mallow
3	Richie Lewis	Aghada	0-11	11	Tracton
4	Podsie O'Mahony	Ballincollig	0-10	10	Youghal
5	Kevin Murray	Cloughduv	2-03	9	Glen Rovers
	Ray O'Connell	Mallow	1-06	9	Argideen Rangers
7	Tadhg O'Riordan	Mallow	2-02	8	Cobh
	Ray O'Donovan	Valley Rovers	2-02	8	Carrigtwohill
	Timmy McCarthy	Castlelyons	2-02	8	Cloughduv
	Denis O'Leary	Aghabullogue	1-05	8	St. Vincent's
	Ronan Geary	Milford	1-05	8	Éire Óg
	Michael Walsh	Argideen Rangers	1-05	8	Mallow
	Eoin Fitzgerald	Castlelyons	1-05	8	Mallow
	Ray O'Connell	Mallow	0-08	8	Castlelyons