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(l to r): Ray Cummins, Paddy Geary, Brian Tobin, Simon Murphy, Pat Moylan, Bernard Hurley, Frank Norberg.

This photo which was featured in the Evening Echo this week shows the seven Rockies players on the 1966 Cork minor team who were defeated by Wexford in the All-Ireland Final.

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Memory Lane Pictures Part 1

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Take a trip down memory lane with the first in a series of random photo collections from various club events and matches from down through the years. If you would like to send photos for inclusion, please email info@blackrockhurlingclub.com. See below for the gallery:

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History Flashback: 1999 County Final

Rampant Rockies leave sad students awe struck

by Brendan Larkin
The Cork Examiner

Páirc Uí Chaoimh. October 31st 1999
Blackrock 3-17 UCC 0-8 

FAMED Blackrock will never win a county title as comprehensively but it did not lessen the sweetness of their 30th success at Pairc Uí Chaoimh yesterday. Such occasions can preclude quality hurling, but the Rockies had over 10,000 spectators in awe with a near perfect display of hurling which left the students of UCC completely crestfallen. 
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Canon O'Brien Interview

Below is an interview with Canon O'Brien after he coached Cork to All-Ireland Glory in the classic 1990 final. Before the 1990 Munster final, Tipperary manager Babs Keating remarked "donkeys don't win derbies", which O'Brien exploited to motivate his players to victory. The Canon last coached The Rockies to a county in 1999 after a gap of 14 years and is our current Club President.

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