| Dates | 27 May 2005 – 16 October 2005 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | 24 | ||
| Sponsor | Evening Echo | ||
| Champions |  Newtownshandrum (3rd title)Brendan Mulcahy (captain) Bernie O'Connor (manager) | ||
| Runners-up |  CloyneDonal Óg Cusack (captain) Tomás O'Brien (manager) | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 33 | ||
| Goals scored | 89 (2.7 per match) | ||
| Points scored | 809 (24.52 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) | Paudie O'Sullivan (3-19) | ||
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The 2005 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 117th staging of the Cork Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The draw for the 2005 fixtures took place at the Cork Convention on 12 December 2004. The championship began on 27 May 2005 ended on 16 October 2005.
Na Piarsaigh were the defending champions, however, they were defeated by University College Cork at the quarter-final stage.[1]
On 16 October 2005, Newtownshandrum won the championship following a 0–15 to 0–09 defeat of Cloyne in the final.[2] This was their third championship title overall and their first in two championship seasons.
Cloyne's Paudie O'Sullivan was the championship's top scorer with 3–19.
- ^ O'Flynn, Diarmuid (1 November 2004). "Piarsaigh storm to Cork title". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 16 December 2017.
- ^ "Newtown's all-star cast back in business". Irish Independent. 17 October 2005. Retrieved 16 December 2017.