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1978–79 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship
| Field | Value | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| type | Senior Club | ||
| year | 1978–79 | ||
| dates | 8 October 1978 – 25 March 1979 | ||
| connacht | Ardrahan | ||
| munster | Blackrock | ||
| leinster | Ballyhale Shamrocks | ||
| ulster | McQuillan's | ||
| ulsterlink | Ballycastle McQuillan GAC | ||
| team | Blackrock | ||
| titles | 3rd | ||
| captain | John Horgan | ||
| team2 | Ballyhale Shamrocks | ||
| captain2 | Denis Shefflin | ||
| topscorer | [[File:Colours of Tipperary.svg | 20px | border]] Joe Henry (7–17) |
| previous | 1977–78 | ||
| next | 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 championship ran from 8 October 1978 to 25 March 1979.
St Finbarr's of Cork were the defending champions, however, they failed to qualify after being beaten by Glen Rovers in the semi-finals of the 1978 Cork SHC. Crumlin of Dublin and Dunhill of Waterford made their championship debuts.
The All-Ireland final was played at Semple Stadium in Thurles on 25 March 1979, between Blackrock of Cork and Ballyhale Shamrocks of Kilkenny, in what was a first championship meeting between the teams. Blackrock won the match by 5–07 to 5–05 and became the first team to win the title three times.
Tooreen's Joe Henry was the championship's top scorer with 7–17.
[[Connacht Senior Club Hurling Championship]]
Connacht quarter-finals
Connacht semi-final
Connacht final
[[Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship]]
Leinster first round
Leinster quarter-finals
Leinster semi-finals
Leinster final
[[Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship]]
Munster quarter-finals
Munster semi-finals
Munster final
[[Ulster Senior Club Hurling Championship]]
Ulster semi-final
Ulster final
[[All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship]]
All-Ireland quarter-final
All-Ireland semi-finals
All-Ireland final
Statistics
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Joe Henry | Tooreen | 7–17 | 38 | 3 | 12.66 |
| 2 | John Leonard | Brownstown | 4–10 | 22 | 2 | 11.00 |
| 3 | Ger Fennelly | Ballyhale Shamrocks | 1–18 | 21 | 5 | 4.20 |
| 4 | Ray Cummins | Blackrock | 5–05 | 20 | 4 | 5.00 |
| 5 | Brendan Fennelly | Ballyhale Shamrocks | 3–10 | 19 | 5 | 3.80 |
| 6 | Eugene O'Neill | Kilmessan | 0–18 | 18 | 2 | 9.00 |
| 7 | Frank Canning | St Gabriel's | 2–11 | 17 | 3 | 5.66 |
| Pat Moylan | Blackrock | 2–11 | 17 | 4 | 4.25 | |
| 9 | Éamonn O'Sullivan | Blackrock | 4–04 | 6 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 10 | Mickey Reynolds | Crumlin | 4–03 | 15 | 3 | 5.00 |
Miscellaneous
- Blackrock became 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
References
- Breheny, Martin. (15 March 2011). "All-Ireland Club Hurling". Irish Independent.
- (8 August 2003). "Leesiders have a habit of coming out on top". Wexford People.
- (12 March 2007). "Four provinces represented in Clubs' big day". Hogan Stand.
- (4 December 2016). "Alone it stands... Crumlin's epic win in 1980 still sets bar in Dublin". Irish Independent.
- "Dunhill HC". Club Info.
- (15 March 2019). "Seventh heaven beckons for a small parish never short of hurlers". Irish Times.
- (9 October 2022). "City slickers' return in Cork reminiscent of days of 'Little All-Ireland'". RTÉ Sport.
- (14 January 2020). "The Christy O'Connor column: Kilkenny kingpins Ballyhale a club like no other". Echo Live.
- (1 July 2016). "OBITUARY: John Horgan, Cork hurling captain, Blackrock club legend". Irish Examiner.
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