Cork hurlers to wear blue like 100 years ago for 1916 commemorations

The Cork hurlers will swap their traditional red jerseys for this year’s Allianz Hurling League clash against Kilkenny for the colour scheme they wore 100 ago.

As part of the Cork County Board commemorations of the Easter Rising in 1916, the county hurlers will wear the colours Cork sported in the early part of the century, a blue jersey with a large yellow C on the front for the game on March 12th in Pairc Ui Rinn.

If it weren’t for the intervention of the Crown forces, Cork might still be in blue and yellow, but shortly before the Leesiders took on Tipperary in the Munster championship of 1919 the old county board offices in Cook Street in Cork were raided by those occupying elements and the jerseys were stolen.