The 1968 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship was the eighth staging of the All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1961.
| All Ireland Champions | |
|---|---|
| Winners | London (2nd win) |
| All Ireland Runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Dublin |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Limerick |
| Leinster | Dublin |
| Ulster | Down |
| Connacht | Roscommon |
← 1967 1969 → | |
London entered the championship as the defending champions.[1]
The All-Ireland final was played at Croke Park in Dublin on 29 September 1968 between London and Dublin, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. London won the match by 4–15 to 0–03 to claim their second All-Ireland title overall and a second title in succession.[2]
Munster quarter-finals
edit| 21 April 1968 Quarter-final | Tipperary | 2-03 - 4-02 | Limerick | MacDonagh Park |
| C Hartigan 1-0, M Cawley 1-0, M Heffernan 0-2, S Maher 0-1. | P Fogarty 2-0, J McGrath 1-0, P Carroll 1-0, J Ryan 0-1, T Hickey 0-1. |
| 21 April 1968 Quarter-final | Cork | 3-12 - 1-03 | Kerry | Castle Grounds |
| F Sheedy 2-2, F Kelleher 1-3, J Sheehy 0-3, L Walsh 0-2, A Twomey 0-1, N Gallagher 0-1. | E O'Sullivan 1-0, T McEnery 0-2, D Lovett 0-1. |
| 5 May 1968 Quarter-final | Waterford | 2-06 - 6-03 | Clare | Walsh Park |
| E Callaghan 1-6, M Gilmann 1-0. | M Linnane 4-0, M Clune 1-3, J McNamara 1-0. |
Munster semi-finals
edit| 12 May 1968 Semi-final | Cork | 3-09 - 4-02 | Galway | Gaelic Grounds |
| L McAuliffe 1-1, N Gallagher 1-0, J Murphy 1-0, F Kelleher 0-3, F Sheedy 0-3, T Meaney 0-2. | H Conway 2-1, I Madden 2-0, S Stanley 0-1. |
| 23 May 1968 Semi-final | Clare | 2-08 - 2-08 | Limerick | Cusack Park |
| M Clune 1-3, M Linnane 1-0, P Ryan 0-3, J Teefy 0-1, V Arthur 0-1. | J McGrath 1-2, T McAuliffe 1-0, C McCarthy 0-3, J O'Donnell 0-1, T Hickey 0-1, P Carroll 0-1. |
| 23 June 1968 Semi-final | Limerick | 0-13 - 1-02 | Clare | Gaelic Grounds |
| C McCarthy 0-4, P Carey 0-3, F Costello 0-2, P Ryan 0-2, A Hickey 0-1, M McLoughlin 0-1. | J McNamara 1-0, S O'Leary 0-1, M Clune 0-1. |
Munster final
edit| 11 August 1968 Final | Limerick | 3-08 - 1-06 | Cork | Gaelic Grounds |
| C McCarthy 1-5, R Martin 1-1, P Ryan 1-0, R Ryan 0-1, K Dermody 0-1. | D Ryan 1-2, B O'Connell 0-2, J O'Mahony 0-1, L Walsh 0-1. | Referee: M Slattery (Clare) |
All-Ireland quarter-final
edit| 11 August 1968 Quarter-final | Down | 2-03 - 1-14 | Roscommon | St. Coman's Park |
| B Mitchell 1-1, R Fallon 1-0, F Kenny 0-2. | B Falloona 1-4, P Braniff 0-7, H Dorrian 0-1, P Byers 0-1, J McGivern 0-1. |
All-Ireland semi-finals
edit| 25 August 1968 Semi-final | Limerick | 3-06 - 3-10 | London | Gaelic Grounds |
| C McCarthy 1-2, M Fitzgerald 1-0, T Hickey 1-0, M O'Brien 0-2, E Prendeville 0-2. | M Loughnane 1-1, M Kirwan 1-1, T Cleary 1-0, M Ryan 0-3, F Condon 0-3, S Lambe 0-2. | Referee: M Slattery (Clare) |
| 25 August 1968 Semi-final | Down | 1-07 - 0-14 | Dublin | McKenna Park |
| H Dorrian 1-3, P Braniff 0-2, R Faloona 0-1, C Duff 0-1. | J Hackett 0-4, C Ryan 0-2, W Lee 0-2, L Heneberry 0-2, T Cunningham 0-2, S Doran 0-1, J Kenny 0-1. |
All-Ireland final
edit| 29 September 1968 Final | London | 4-15 - 0-03 | Dublin | Croke Park |
| F Condon 0-10, S Lambe 1-3, T Connolly 1-1, M Kirwan 1-0, T Cleary 1-0, M Loughnane 0-1. | G Hackett 0-1, J Kenny 0-1, C Ryan 0-1. | Referee: J Dowling (Offaly) |
References
edit- ^ "Gifted hurler Patsy played in London's golden era". The Nationalist. 26 January 2014. Retrieved 10 July 2015.
- ^ "Patsy O'Neill". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 10 July 2022.