 Born in Milltown, County Kerry, Johnny Quirke (1911-1983) played hurling for Blackrock and was a member of the Cork senior hurling team for 14 years, during which time he won four successive All-Ireland Championships between 1941 and 1944.He served as a Cork selector for many years and was deeply involved at all levels with the Blackrock club.In keeping with its sponsorship deal for all Cork hurling championships, Permanent TSB became the very first sponsor of the Cork Junior A Championship.