1995 Cork Junior A Hurling Championship

1995 Cork Junior Hurling Championship
Dates	10 September – 22 October 1995
Teams	7
Champions	Killeagh (1st title); Mark Landers (captain)
Runners-up	Ballinhassig; Seán McCarthy (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	6
Goals scored	13 (2.17 per match)
Points scored	128 (21.33 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Joe Deane (2-17); Seán McCarthy (1-20)
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The 1995 Cork Junior Hurling Championship was the 98th staging of the Cork Junior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board. The championship ran from 10 September to 22 October 1995.

The final was played on 22 October 1995 at Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork between Killeagh and Ballinhassig, in what was their first ever meeting in the final.^[1]^[2] Killeagh won the match by 3-09 to 2-08 to claim their first ever championship title.^[3]^[4]

Killeagh's Joe Deane and Ballinhassig's Seán McCarthy were the championship's top scorers.

Qualification

Division	Championship	Champions
Avondhu	North Cork Junior A Hurling Championship	Kilworth
Carbery	West Cork Junior A Hurling Championship	Bandon
Carrigdhoun	South East Junior A Hurling Championship	Ballinhassig
Duhallow	Duhallow Junior A Hurling Championship	Banteer
Imokilly	East Cork Junior A Hurling Championship	Killeagh
Muskerry	Mid Cork Junior A Hurling Championship	Grenagh
Seandún	City Junior A Hurling Championship	Na Piarsaigh

Results

Quarter-finals

10 September 1995 Quarter-final	Grenagh	2-13 - 0-13	Banteer	Castle Grounds
	A Dorgan 1-5, P McDonnell 0-6, N O'Connell 1-0, P Coleman 0-1, M Kenny 0-1.		Colm Buckley 0-5, M Doyle 0-3, D Scanlon 0-2, J O'Mahony 0-1, MJ O'Keeffe 0-1, T O'Donoghue 0-1.	Referee: M O'Flaherty

23 September 1995 Quarter-final	Ballinhassig	0-19 - 3-09	Bandon	Innishannon Grounds
	S McCarthy 0-8, Damien McCarthy 0-4, Denis McCarthy 0-3, M Higgins 0-1, D Lombard 0-1, P Brennan 0-1, D Mullaney 0-1.		M Lyons 2-0, P Crowley 0-5, J Nyhan 1-0, D O'Donoghue 0-3, J O'Regan 0-1.	Referee: D O'Leary (Cloughduv)

23 September 1995 Quarter-final	Killeagh	0-12 - 0-05	Na Piarsaigh	Erin's Own Grounds
	J Deane 0-8, B Walsh 0-2, G Scully 0-2.		P Kelleher 0-3, D Kidney 0-1, T Allen 0-1.

Semi-finals

1 October 1995 Semi-final	Kilworth	1-08 - 1-11	Killeagh	St. Catherine's Park
	P Shanahan 1-2, S Carey 0-2, J Sheehan 0-1, C Carey 0-1, A Kenny 0-1, E Pierce 0-1.		J Deane 1-6, B Walsh 0-2, M Treacy 0-1, G Scully 0-1, A Leahy 0-1.	Referee: J Kearney (Na Piarsaigh)

15 October 1995 Semi-final	Ballinhassig	3-13 - 0-08	Grenagh	Ballyanly Grounds
	S McCarthy 1-7, P Brennan 1-1, J Aherne 1-1, Damien McCarthy 0-2, J Mullally 0-1, Denis McCarthy 0-1.		P McDonnell 0-5, A Dorgan 0-1, D O'Riordan 0-1, N O'Connell 0-1.	Referee: E Murphy (Douglas)

Final

22 October 1995 Final	Killeagh	3-09 - 0-08	Ballinhassig	Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	B Walsh 1-4, J Deane 1-3, A Leahy 1-0, M Landers 0-1, G Scully 0-1.		S McCarthy 0-5, P Brennan 0-2, G Aherne 0-1.	Referee: J Kearney (Na Piarsaigh)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Joe Deane	Killeagh	2-17	23	3	7.66
1	Seán McCarthy	Ballinhassig	1-20	23	3	7.66
3	Brendan Walsh	Killeagh	1-08	11	3	3.66
3	Pádraig McDonnell	Grenagh	0-11	11	2	5.50
5	Aidan Dorgan	Grenagh	1-06	9	2	4.50

In a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Seán McCarthy	Ballinhassig	1-07	10	Grenagh
2	Joe Deane	Killeagh	1-06	9	Kilworth
3	Aidan Dorgan	Grenagh	1-05	8	Banteer
	Seán McCarthy	Ballinhassig	0-08	8	Bandon
	Joe Deane	Killeagh	0-08	8	Na Piarsaigh
6	Brendan Walsh	Killeagh	1-04	7	Ballinhassig
7	Mick Lyons	Bandon	2-00	6	Ballinhassig
	Joe Deane	Killeagh	1-03	6	Ballinhassig
	Pádraig McDonnell	Grenagh	0-06	6	Banteer
10	Pat Shanahan	Kilworth	1-02	5	Killeagh
	Colm Buckley	Banteer	0-05	5	Grenagh
	Pádraig Crowley	Bandon	0-05	5	Ballinhassig
	Pádraig McDonnell	Grenagh	0-05	5	Ballinhassig
	Seán McCarthy	Ballinhassig	0-05	5	Killeagh

References

^ "Junior A HC". Cork GAA website. Retrieved 26 October 2021.
^ "Junior A County Hurling Finals 1971 - present". Cork GAA Finals website. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
^ "Classic county hurling finals: Killeagh didn't look back after 1995 junior victory". Echo Live. 25 May 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2021.
^ O'Riordan, Ian (8 September 1999). "Clubcall: The captains". Irish Times. Retrieved 30 January 2019.

[1] "Junior A HC". Cork GAA website. Retrieved 26 October 2021.

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

[3] "Classic county hurling finals: Killeagh didn't look back after 1995 junior victory". Echo Live. 25 May 2020. Retrieved 7 March 2021.

[4] O'Riordan, Ian (8 September 1999). "Clubcall: The captains". Irish Times. Retrieved 30 January 2019.

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