2008–09 Harty Cup
| Dates | September 2008 – 8 March 2009 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Champions | Thurles CBS (7th title) | ||
| Runners-up | St Caimin's CS | ||
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The 2008–09 Harty Cup was the 89th staging of the Harty Cup since its establishment in hurling by the Munster Council of Gaelic Athletic Association in 1918.[1]
De La Salle College Waterford were the defending champions.[2][3]
The final was played on 8 March 2009 at MacDonagh Park in Nenagh, between Thurles CBS and St Caimin's Community School, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Thurles CBS College won the match by 3–15 to 0–09 to claim their seventh Harty Cup title overall and a first title in 53 years.[4][5]
Knockout stage
Final
| 8 March 2009 Final | Thurles CBS | 3-15 - 0-09 | St Caimin's Community School | MacDonagh Park |
| D Butler & A McCormack 1-1 each, K Morris 0-4 (2f), M O'Brien 1-0, J O'Neill 0-3, D Fogarty 0-2, P Molloy, D Maher, M Bracken & P Greene 0-1 each. | Report | P Sheahan 0-8 (6f), D O'Connor 0-1. |
References
- ^ "Rockwell College and the Harty Cup". Séamus J. King website. Retrieved 27 July 2022.
- ^ "McGrath puts Harty joy down to team spirit". Irish Examiner. 10 March 2008. Retrieved 14 February 2026.
- ^ Larkin, Brendan (10 March 2008). "Master McGrath savours success as mighty De La Salle retain Harty Cup". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 14 February 2026.
- ^ "O'Neill leads charge as Thurles end 53-year famine". Irish Independent. 9 March 2009. Retrieved 14 February 2026.
- ^ Hogan, Liam (30 January 2006). "The changing landscape of the Harty Cup". The Nenagh Guardian. Retrieved 14 February 2026.