County U21 P1 & U21 A HC Finals Today!

Sunday 9th December

County U21 A Hurling Championship Final
Bride Rovers v Cloughduv
@ Pairc Ui Rinn @ 1.15pm

Paths to the Final

Bride Rovers 3-18, Newcestown 1-12 - Quarter-Final

Bride Rovers 3-18, Passage West 2-7 - Semi-Final

Cloughduv 1-18, Fermoy 3-10 - Semi-Final

Jim Sarsfields - U21 A Hurling Championship
Jim Sarsfield a native of Watergrasshill gave his whole life to the GAA and his passing in Oct 2013 ended a lifetime of service to his club Watergrasshill. Jim Played with his beloved Watergrasshill and along with his brother Felix kept the club going in tough times. Jim held all the officerships in the club and at the time of his death he was club president.
A man of deeply-held beliefs, he wasn't one to compromise on his convictions and at East Cork and County Board he was never afraid to speak his mind. Jim had many proud days as his club rose from Junior B to Junior A and winning the county Junior A Hurling championship in 1974 was a career highlight for the Jim Sarsfield and he celebrated that win for many a day. Jim was extremely proud too when the clubs pitch was named after his brother Felix who like Jim gave everything to his club. Jim s contribution to Watergrasshill GAA will never be fully quantified, buts it is safe to say he will never be forgotten and today’s trophy in his honour, is a fitting tribute to a man who gave so much and asked for nothing in return. We at county board are delighted to honour a very special man with a cup bearing his name that his family has presented to the County Board and will be presented to the winners of the u21 A County Hurling County Champions in the years ahead. Inniscarra were the first winners of the cup in Nov 2017.

County Premier 1 U21 Hurling Championship Final 
Fr O' Neills v Midleton
@ Pairc Ui Rinn @ 3.00pm

Paths to Final

Fr O' Neills 1-23 Glen Rovers 0-17 - Round 1

Fr O' Neills  1-19 Charleville 0-16 - Round 3

Fr O' Neills 0-18 Sarsfields 0-13 - Qtr-Final

Fr O' Neills 3-23 Blackrock 0-13- Semi-Final

Midleton 3-19 Shandrum 2-9 - Round 1

Midleton 2-20 Na Piarsaigh 1-9 - Qtr-Final

Midleton 1-18 Douglas 1-17 - Semi-Final

The Cup to be presented to the winners of the County Premier 1 U21 Hurling Championship is the Dick Barrett Cup 

Dick Barrett Cup - U21 A Hurling
This cup was presented to Cork County Board by the Dick Barrett Memorial Committee in 1974. Dick Barrett was born in 1889 in Hollyhill, near Ballineen. He qualified as a schoolteacher and when he got a teaching post in Upton, he became involved with the local GAA club there, Knockavilla. In fact, he was club secretary for a time, and was a staunch supporter of the idea that Knockavilla should retain its autonomy and not amalgamate with its parish neighbours, Valley Rovers. He was a member of the IRB and fought on the anti-Treaty side in the Civil War, meeting his death by execution in 1922.