| Dates | 19 April – 22 November 1970 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | 16 | ||
| Champions |  University College Cork (2nd title)Mick McCarthy (captain) | ||
| Runners-up |  MuskerryDerry McSweeney (captain) | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 15 | ||
| Goals scored | 86 (5.73 per match) | ||
| Points scored | 290 (19.33 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) | Tomás Ryan (0-38) | ||
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The 1970 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 82nd staging of the Cork Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The championship began on 19 April 1970 and ended on 22 November 1970.
Glen Rovers entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were defeated by University College Cork in the quarter-final.[1]
The final was played on 22 November 1970 at the Athletic Grounds in Cork, between University College Cork and Muskerry, in what was their first ever meeting in a final. University College Cork won the match by 2–12 to 0–15 to claim their second championship title overall and a first title in seven years.[2][3]
Muskerry's Tomás Ryan was the championship's top scorer with 0-38.
- ^ "Honours". Glen Rovers GAA website. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
- ^ "Classic county hurling finals: UCC denied Muskerry the double in 1970". Echo Live. 8 May 2020. Retrieved 24 June 2022.
- ^ "Senior Hurling Finals 1970 - Present". Cork GAA Finals website. Retrieved 9 August 2016.