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 [ ]
First round
Carnew Emmets v
22 October 1978 First round Carnew Emmets 6-11 - 1-05 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.
v St. Brigid's
22 October 1978 First round 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
v Rapparees
5 November 1978 Quarter-final 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.
Kilmessan v Camross
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.
Crumlin v Coolderry
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.
Semi-finals
Final
Quarter-finals
Newmarket-on-Fergus v Dunhill
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.
South Liberties v Kilruane MacDonagh's
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
Blackrock v Kilruane MacDonagh's
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
Blackrock v Newmarket-on-Fergus
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
Semi-finals
Ballyhale Shamrocks v St. Gabriel's
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.
Blackrock v Ballycastle McQuillan's
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
Blackrock v Ballyhale Shamrocks
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.
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