Blackrock–St Finbarr's Hurling Rivalry
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The Blackrock–St Finbarr's rivalry is a
hurling Hurling ( ga, iománaíocht, ') is an outdoor team game of ancient Gaelic Irish origin, played by men. One of Ireland's native Gaelic games, it shares a number of features with Gaelic football, such as the field and goals, the number of pla ...
rivalry between
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city club teams
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and St Finbarr's. It is considered to be one of the biggest rivalries in Cork hurling. Regarded as two of Cork club hurling's "big three", with
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making up the trio, a county final between "the Rockies" and "the Barrs" is historically regarded as a special occasion.


History


Formation

Formed as
St Finbarr's National Hurling & Football Club St Finbarr's National Hurling & Football Club or St Finbarr's Hurling and Football Club is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in the Togher area of Cork city, County Cork, Ireland. St Finbarr's, who play in royal blue and gold jerseys, ...
in Togher in 1876, the club had been active and competitive in the years before the establishment of the
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in 1884. They entered a team in the inaugural
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in
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and claimed their first title in
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. Formed as Cork Nationals in
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in 1883, the club predates the foundation of the
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by one year. They entered a team in the inaugural
Cork County Championship Cork or CORK may refer to: Materials * Cork (material), an impermeable buoyant plant product ** Cork (plug), a cylindrical or conical object used to seal a container ***Wine cork Places Ireland * Cork (city) ** Metropolitan Cork, also known as G ...
in
1887 Events January–March * January 11 – Louis Pasteur's anti-rabies treatment is defended in the Académie Nationale de Médecine, by Dr. Joseph Grancher. * January 20 ** The United States Senate allows the Navy to lease Pearl Har ...
, eventually being declared champions without having to play the final. They quickly established themselves as one of the preeminent teams, not only in Cork but in the country, and claimed ten championships in 21 years. Both St. Finbarr's and Blackrock are the only two teams that have never been relegated or faced regrading from senior level.


Honours, results and records


Honours


Recent results


References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Blackrock-St Finbarr's hurling rivalry St Finbarr's Rivalry Cork Senior Hurling Championship St Finbarr's National Hurling & Football Club