1940 Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship

The 1940 Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship was the 31st staging of the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in [1909 Cork (city)|Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship|1909].
Ballincollig entered the championship as the defending champions.
The [|final] was played on 19 August 1940 at the Athletic Grounds in Cork, between Buttevant and Ballincollig, in what was their second meeting in the final overall and a first meeting in the final in 11 years. Buttevant won the match by 2–04 to 1–04 to claim their first ever championship title.