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Cork–Limerick Gaelic football rivalry

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Cork-Limerick
LocationCounty Cork
County Limerick
TeamsCork
Limerick
First meetingCork 3-5 - 0-0 Limerick
1894 Munster semi-final
(17 July 1894)
Latest meetingCork 1-16 - 0-11 Limerick
2019 Munster semi-final
(10 July 2021)
Statistics
Meetings total31
Most winsCork (29)
All-time seriesCork 29-3 Limerick

The Cork-Limerick rivalry is a Gaelic football rivalry between Irish county teams Cork and Limerick, who first played each other in 1894. It is a rivalry that has been dominated by Cork.[1] Cork's home ground is Páirc Uí Chaoimh and Limerick's home ground is the Gaelic Grounds.

While Cork have 37 Munster titles and Limerick have just one provincial triumph, they have also enjoyed success in the All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, having won 9 championship titles between them to date.

All-time results

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Legend

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Cork win
Limerick win
Drawn game

Senior

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No. Date Winners Score Runners-up Venue Stage
1. 17 July 1894 Cork 3-5 - 0-0 Limerick Cork Park Munster Semi-Final
2. 14 March 1897 Limerick 1-2 - 1-1 Cork Tipperary Munster Quarter-Final
3. 25 September 1898 Cork 1-2 - 1-1 Limerick Tipperary Munster Final
4. 19 April 1903 Cork 1-9 - 1-9 Limerick Tipperary Munster Final
5. 8 December 1907 Cork 2-5 - 0-2 Limerick Limerick Munster Quarter-Final
6. 2 August 1908 Cork 0-16 - 0-3 Limerick Ennis Munster Quarter-Final
7. 24 August 1913 Cork 3-3 - 0-3 Limerick Tipperary Munster Semi-Final
8. 8 July 1917 Cork 1-1 - 0-0 Limerick Markets Field Munster Semi-Final
9. 19 July 1925 Cork 1-3 - 1-1 Limerick Buttevant Munster Quarter-Final
10. 26 May 1935 Cork 2-3 - 0-4 Limerick Charleville Munster Semi-Final
11. 29 May 1938 Cork 2-7 - 2-3 Limerick Seán Treacy Park Munster Semi-Final
12. 3 June 1951 Cork 2-13 - 2-4 Limerick Buttevant Munster Quarter-Final
13. 20 June 1965 Limerick 2-5 - 0-6 Cork Fitzgerald Stadium Munster Semi-Final
14. 26 June 1966 Cork 5-10 - 1-0 Limerick Fitzgerald Stadium Munster Semi-Final
15. 8 June 1980 Cork 5-19 - 1-6 Limerick Páirc Uí Chaoimh Munster Semi-Final
16. 21 June 1987 Cork 1-14 - 0-11 Limerick Páirc Uí Chaoimh Munster Semi-Final
17. 29 May 1988 Cork 0-9 - 1-3 Limerick Páirc na nGael Munster Semi-Final
18. 27 May 1990 Cork 4-15 - 1-3 Limerick Páirc Uí Chaoimh Munster Semi-Final
19. 12 May 1996 Cork 2-19 - 1-6 Limerick FitzGerald Park Munster Quarter-Final
20. 20 June 1999 Cork 4-13 - 1-6 Limerick Páirc Uí Rinn Munster Semi-Final
21. 20 May 2000 Cork 3-13 - 2-8 Limerick FitzGerald Park Munster Quarter-Final
22. 11 May 2003 Limerick 0-16 - 0-6 Cork Páirc Uí Chaoimh Munster Quarter-Final
23. 11 June 2006 Cork 0-9 - 0-5 Limerick Gaelic Grounds Munster Semi-Final
24. 20 May 2007 Cork 2-14 - 1-7 Limerick Páirc Uí Chaoimh Munster Quarter-Final
25. 15 June 2008 Cork 2-6 - 0-11 Limerick Gaelic Grounds Munster Semi-Final
26. 5 July 2009 Cork 2-6 - 0-11 Limerick Páirc Uí Chaoimh Munster Final
27. 24 July 2010 Cork 1-11 - 0-16 Limerick Gaelic Grounds All Ireland Qualifier Round 4
28. 25 May 2013 Cork 3-17 - 0-08 Limerick Gaelic Grounds Munster Quarter-Final
29. 9 July 2016 Cork 2-12 - 0-10 Limerick Semple Stadium All Ireland Qualifier Round 3
30. 8 June 2019 Cork 3-18 - 0-6 Limerick Páirc Uí Rinn Munster Semi-Final
31. 10 July 2021 Cork 1-16 - 0-11 Limerick Gaelic Grounds Munster Semi-Final

References

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  1. ^ "6 burning issues at the heart of inter-Munster rivalries". Daily Edge. 17 July 2014. Retrieved 29 March 2016.