Thread by @HurlingHistory

On this day in 1908 @RockiesCork and @MidletonGaa clashed in the @OfficialCorkGAA County Senior Hurling Championship Final at Queenstown. There was strangely very little reporting in the Cork Examiner for such an important fixture #corkhurlinghistory

There was a large attendance present on what was a fine autumn day in East Cork. The Rockies began the brightest and quickly opened up a six point lead (1-03 to no score) and then Andy “Dooric” Buckley scores goal number two for @RockiesCork #corkhurlinghistory

The Magpies then got off the mark with their opening goal but unfortunately the reporting on the remainder of the match is extremely limited, suffice to say that @RockiesCork emerged victorious on a final score line of @RockiesCork 4-11 to 2-03 for @MidletonGaa

The match referee was Mr. Matt O’Riordan, Chairman of the @OfficialCorkGAA County Board and the victorious team captain was Tom “Honest Man” Coughlan. Please see the below short match report and lineups #corkhurlinghistory

There had been a bitter dispute within @OfficialCorkGAA that year which arose out of the decision of the @MunsterGAA Council to fix the @OfficialCorkGAA v @LimerickCLG 1908 Munster Senior Championship First-Round fixtures for Ennis #corkhurlinghistory

This was not a popular decision with a number of leading clubs and players, with many players simply unable to travel such a large distance at that time. The fall out was that the @OfficialCorkGAA County Board decided to suspend a number of leading players #corkhurlinghistory

Among them was the inspirational @DungourneyGAA captain Jim “Jamesy” Kelleher and the East Cork Club eventually withdrew from that season’s @OfficialCorkGAA County Senior Hurling Championship as did the @GaaRedmonds Club #corkhurlinghistory

There were also several high profile footballers suspended which resulted in the @MacroomGAA Club withdrawing from the 1908 @OfficialCorkGAA County Senior Football Championship. The @KilleaghGAA Club from East Cork was also suspended by the County Board #corkhurlinghistory

The fall out from this saga was that all the above clubs withdrew the services of their players from the @OfficialCorkGAA Inter-County teams, the result being that both Senior teams were eliminated at the @MunsterGAA Senior Championship Semi-Final stage #corkhurlinghistory

The @OfficialCorkGAA Senior hurlers lost a classic encounter to @TipperaryGAA in Fermoy by just one point, while the 2-time defending @MunsterGAA Senior Football champions were sensationally defeated by @WaterfordGAA at Mallow #corkhurlinghistory