Cork–Limerick Gaelic football rivalry

Cork-Limerick
Locale County Cork
County Limerick
Teams Cork
Limerick
First meeting Cork 3-5 - 0-0 Limerick
1894 Munster semi-final
(17 July 1894)
Latest meeting Cork 3-17 - 0-8 Limerick
2013 Munster quarter-final
(25 May 2013)
Statistics
Meetings total 28
Most wins Cork (26)
All-time series Cork 26-2 Limerick

The Cork-Limerick rivalry is a Gaelic football rivalry between Irish inter-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.

References

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