1978–79 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship

All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship 1978–79
Championship Details
Dates	28 January 1979 – 25 March 1979
Teams	5
All Ireland Champions
Winners	Blackrock (3rd win)
Captain	John Horgan
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-up	Ballyhale Shamrocks
Captain	Denis Shefflin
Provincial Champions
Munster	Blackrock
Leinster	Ballyhale Shamrocks
Ulster	McQuillan's
Connacht	Ardrahan
	← 1977–78 1979–80 →

The 1978–79 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship was the ninth season of the All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier club hurling tournament. The All-Ireland series began on 28 January 1979 and ended on 25 March 1979.

St. Finbarr's were the defending champions, however, they failed to qualify.^[1] Blackrock won the title after defeating Ballyhale Shamrocks by 5-7 to 5-5 in the final.^[2]

Results

Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship

First round

22 October 1978 First round	Naomh Moninne	0-08 - 1-21	Kilmessan	Dundalk
	P Murphy 0-5, T Ryan 0-2, O Reilly 0-1.		E O'Neill 0-12, C Killeen 1-1, C Maguire 0-3, T Horan 0-2, G Hynes 0-1, N O'Riordan 0-1, B White 0-1.

22 October 1978 First round	Carnew Emmets	6-11 - 1-05	Carlow Town	Aughrim County Ground, Aughrim
	M Doyle 2-2, P Doyle 2-0, S Brennan 1-2, T Collins 1-0, M Doyle 0-3, S Doyle 0-2, P Brennan 0-1, M Doyle 0-1.		O Mullins 1-0, M Power 0-3, P Dunbar 0-1, W Power 0-1.

22 October 1978 First round	Brownstown	2-11 - 2-10	St. Brigid's	Cusack Park, Mullingar
	J Leonard 2-5, J Henry 0-2, J Fitzsimons 0-2, P Shaw 0-2.		P White 1-4, S Barry 1-2, M Power 0-1, M O'Connell 0-1, D Rankin 0-1, J O'Connell 0-1.

Quarter-finals

5 November 1978 Quarter-final	Brownstown	3-08 - 2-13	Rapparees	Cusack Park, Mullingar
	J Leonard 2-5, C Shaw 1-0, M Carr 0-1, J Fitzsimons 0-1, E Dolan 0-1.		L Rigney 2-1, M Maher 0-4, H Goff 0-3, P Wilson 0-2, J Rigley 0-1, T Wildes 0-1, P Courtney 0-1.

5 November 1978 Quarter-final	Kilmessan	0-11 - 3-12	Camross	St. Loman's Park, Trim
	E O'Neill 0-6, B White 0-2, G Hynes 0-2, T Horan 0-1.		F Keenan 1-4, Martin Cuddy 1-2, S Bergin 1-1, Michael Cuddy 0-2, S Collier 0-1, J Fitzpatrick 0-1, P Dowling 0-1.

5 November 1978 Quarter-final	Crumlin	4-14 - 2-13	Coolderry	Croke Park, Dublin
	M Reynolds 3-3, B Donovan 1-1, L Hennebry 0-3, J Kealy 0-3, P Kavanagh 0-2, P McCarthy 0-2.		P Carroll 0-6, O Kennedy 1-1, D Dooley 1-1, D Loughnane 0-2, P McLoughney 0-2, M King 0-1.

5 November 1978 Quarter-final	Carnew Emmets	1-06 - 2-12	Ballyhale Shamrocks	Carnew
	S Brennan 1-2, T Sullivan 0-1, S Doyle 0-1, M Doyle 0-1, P Doyle 0-1.		M Fennelly 2-2, P Holden 0-4, G Fennelly 0-3, S Reid 0-1, J Walsh 0-1, B Fennelly 0-1.

Semi-finals

19 November 1978 Semi-final

Crumlin

1-13 - 2-09

Rapparees

Geraldine Park, Athy

19 November 1978 Semi-final	Ballyhale Shamrocks	4-12 - 2-02	Camross	Geraldine Park, Athy
	B Fennelly 2-2, G Fennelly 0-6, M Fennelly 0-4, S Reid 1-0, P Hogan 1-0.		S Cuddy 1-1, M Cuddy 1-0, F Keenan 0-1.

Final

3 December 1978 Final	Ballyhale Shamrocks	1-13 - 1-06	Crumlin	Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow
	B Fennelly 1-5, G Fennelly 0-4, S Reid 0-2, P Holden 0-1, L Fennelly 0-1.		P McCarthy 1-0, L Henneberry 0-2, J Kealy 0-2, C Henneberry 0-1, B Donovan 0-1.

Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship

Quarter-finals

22 October 1978 Quarter-final	Kilruane MacDonagh's	1-13 - 2-10	South Liberties	MacDonagh Park
	L O'Shea 1-3, S Hennessy 0-3, D Whelan 0-3, S O'Meara 0-2, G Williams 0-1, E O'Shea 0-1.		E Grimes 1-6, J McKenna 1-0, M Grimes 0-2, M Butler 0-1, L Shanahan 0-1.

5 November 1978 Quarter-final	Newmarket-on-Fergus	7-10 - 2-13	Dunhill	Newmarket-on-Fergus GAA Ground
	J McNamara 1-4, P McNamara 2-0, G Lohan 2-0, T Ryan 1-3, S Liddy 1-3.		T Casey 1-6, J Brohan 1-0, J Raher 0-2, P Walsh 0-2, R Power 0-1, S Cooke 0-1, F Murphy 0-1.

5 November 1978 Quarter-final replay	South Liberties	1-07 - 2-15	Kilruane MacDonagh's	Fr. Hayes Memorial Park
	J McKenna 1-0, E Grimes 0-3, M Shanahan 0-2, M O'Brien 0-1, P Hartigan 0-1.		S O'Meara 1-3, S Hennessy 1-2, J Williams 0-3, L O'Shea 0-2, M Keogh 0-2, G Williams 0-1, D Whelan 0-1, L Gaynor 0-1.

Semi-finals

19 November 1978 Semi-final	Ballyduff	3-02 - 3-07	Newmarket-on-Fergus	Ballyduff Sportsfield
	J O'Sullivan 2-0, M O'Sullivan 1-0, J Bunyan 0-2.		T Ryan 0-4, M Gilmartin 1-0, G Lohan 1-0, M O'Leary 1-0, S Liddy 0-1, P McNamara 0-1, J McNamara 0-1.

19 November 1978 Semi-final	Blackrock	3-11 - 1-08	Kilruane MacDonagh's	Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	E O'Sullivan 2-0, D McCurtain 1-0, D Collins 0-2, R Cummins 0-2, P Moylan 0-2, E O'Donoghue 0-2, T Cashman 0-1, P Kavanagh 0-1, F Delaney 0-1.		S O'Meara 1-3, L O'Shea 0-3, S Hennessy 0-1, D Whelan 0-1.

Final

3 December 1978 Final	Blackrock	3-8 - 1-8	Newmarket-on-Fergus	Páirc Uí Chaoimh
	R Cummins 2-0, D Buckley 1-1, P Moylan 0-2, F Cummins 0-1, D McCurtain 0-1, P Kavanagh 0-1, E O'Donoghue 0-1, E O'Sullivan 0-1.		S Liddy 1-1, J McNamara 0-4, M Gilmartin 0-2, T Ryan 0-1.

All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship

Quarter-final

28 January 1979 Quarter-final

St. Gabriel's

2-5 - 1-8

Ardrahan

Pearse Stadium

18 February 1979 Quarter-final reply

St. Gabriel's

2-9 - 1-10

Ardrahan

Páirc Ciaráin

Semi-finals

4 March 1979 Semi-final	Ballyhale Shamrocks	4-10 - 1-7	St. Gabriel's	Nowlan Park
	K Fennelly 1-4, P Holden 1-2, G Fennelly 1-1, L Fennelly 1-0, B Fennelly 0-2, M Fennelly 0-1.

4 March 1979 Semi-final	Blackrock	5-12 - 2-6	Ballycastle McQuillan's	Páirc Mac Uílín
	É O'Donoghue 2-1, P Moylan 1-3, R Cummins 1-2, E O'Sullivan 1-1, T Lyons 0-2, D Collins 0-2, J Horgan 0-1.		E Donnelly 1-3, D Donnelly 1-0, P Boyle 0-2, P Vallatt 0-1.

Final

25 March 1979 Final	Blackrock	5-7 - 5-5	Ballyhale Shamrocks	Semple Stadium
	P Moylan 1-4, R Cummins 2-1, E O'Sullivan 1-2, D Lyons 1-0.		K Fennelly 2-1, G Fennelly 0-4, P Holden 1-0, L Fennelly 1-0, B Fenenlly 1-0.	Referee: S Purcell (Galway)

Statistics

Miscellaneous

Blackrock become the first team to win three All-Ireland titles. John Horgan was the captain for all three victories making him the only three-time All-Ireland-winning captain.

References

^ Allen, John (14 March 2014). "Patrick's Day will see country's best clubs playing for town, village and posterity". Irish Times. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
^ "The spirit of the Shamrock". Irish Examiner. 14 November 2009. Retrieved 24 July 2015.

[1] Allen, John (14 March 2014). "Patrick's Day will see country's best clubs playing for town, village and posterity". Irish Times. Retrieved 24 July 2015.

[2] "The spirit of the Shamrock". Irish Examiner. 14 November 2009. Retrieved 24 July 2015.

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