1978 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship

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1978 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship
ChampionsBorder Ballyhale Shamrocks (1st title)
Denis Shefflin (captain)
Runners-upBorder Fenians
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The 1978 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship was the 84th staging of the Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Kilkenny County Board.

Fenians were the defending champions.

On 22 October 1978, Ballyhale Shamrocks won the championship after a 0-15 to 0-10 defeat of Fenians in the final.[1] It was their first ever championship title.

Results[]

Group 1[]

Group 1 table[]

Team Matches Score Pts
Pld W D L For Against Diff
Bennettsbridge x x x x x-xx x-xx x x
Erin's Own x x x x x-xx x-xx x x
James Stephens x x x x x-xx x-xx x x
Graignamanagh x x x x x-xx x-xx x x
Ballyhale Shamrocks x x x x x-xx x-xx x x
Conahy Shamrocks x x x x x-xx x-xx x x

Group 1 results[]

13 May 1978 Conahy Shamrocks 3-08 - 5-09 Ballyhale Shamrocks Nowlan Park
P Mulhall 1-4, N Brennan 1-2, M Buggy 1-0, K Brennan 0-1, S Muldowney 0-1. M Fennelly 3-0, K Fennelly 1-2, L Fennelly 1-0, B Fennelly 0-2, G Fennelly 0-2, M Dempsey 0-2, S Reid 0-1.
14 May 1978 Bennettsbridge 1-03 - 0-13 Erin's Own Nowlan Park
R Comerford 1-0, P Kealy 0-1, J Walsh 0-1, J Dowling 0-1. M Nash 0-5, E Brennan (R) 0-2, M Brennan (Cloney) 0-2, S Coogan 0-2, M Coogan 0-1, B Brien 0-1.
14 May 1978 Graignamanagh 0-08 - 1-16 James Stephens Thomastown Sportsfield
P Prendergast 0-2, T Dowling 0-2, J Cody 0-2, J Gahan 0-1, T Foley 0-1. J McCormack 0-6, M Taylor 1-1, E Morrissey 0-3, M Crotty 0-2, J Hennessy 0-1, B Cody 0-1, T Butler 0-1, S Brennan 0-1.
20 May 1978 James Stephens 8-14 - 0-03 Conahy Shamrocks Nowlan Park
M Taylor 2-2, J McCormack 2-2, E Morrisssey 2-1, S Brennan 2-0, J Hennessy 0-5, T Butler 0-2, M Crotty 0-1, T McCormack 0-1. M Buggy 0-1, S Muldowney 0-1, P Brennnan 0-1.
21 May 1978 Graignamanagh 0-04 - 5-08 Bennettsbridge Thomastown Sportsfield
J Cody 0-2, S Grady 0-1, J Gahan 0-1. N Skehan 2-1, E Lawlor 1-2, B O'Brien 1-1, S McGarry 1-0, J Walsh 0-2, J Dowling 0-2.
28 May 1978 Ballyhale Shamrocks 1-14 - 2-09 Erin's Own Nowlan Park
K Fennelly 0-6, G Fennelly 0-5, M Fennelly 1-0, B Fennelly 0-2, R Reid 0-1. M Nash 0-7, S Brennan 1-0, E Brennan 1-0, E Wallace 0-1, S Coogan 0-1.
4 June 1978 Conahy Shamrocks 1-07 - 0-07 Nowlan Park
4 June 1978 James Stephens 5-09 - 0-11 Erin's Own Nowlan Park
4 June 1978 Bennettsbridge 4-01 - 3-11 Ballyhale Shamrocks Thomastown Sportsfield

Group 2 table[]

Team Matches Score Pts
Pld W D L For Against Diff
Windgap x x x x x-xx x-xx x x
Rower-Inistioge x x x x x-xx x-xx x x
Fenians x x x x x-xx x-xx x x
Mooncoin x x x x x-xx x-xx x x
x x x x x-xx x-xx x x
x x x x x-xx x-xx x x
St. Lachtains x x x x x-xx x-xx x x

Group 2[]

Group 2 results[]

14 May 1978 2-07 - 2-11 Nowlan Park
J Phelan 1-1, W Phelan 0-4, B Harte 1-0, J Doherty 0-2. D Nolan 1-1, J Moran 0-4, T Moran 0-4, P Maher 1-0, J Walsh 0-2.
14 May 1978 Rower-Inistioge 2-18 - 3-05 Windgap Nowlan Park
P Grace 1-4, E Keher 0-7, T Malone 1-0, G Murphy 0-2, S Lester 0-2, M Tierney 0-1, M Lyng 0-1, P Treacy 0-1. K Purcell 1-3, T Barry 1-1, J O'Shea 0-1, E Cronan 0-1.
21 May 1978 St. Lachtain's 0-14 - 1-11 St. Patrick's Park
B Waldron 0-9, N Hughes 0-2, M Kennedy 0-1, M Morrissey 0-1, G McCarthy 0-1. J Phelan 1-2, W Phelan 0-3, B Harte 0-3, J Doherty 0-2, M Lonergan 0-1.
21 May 1978 Fenians 2-11 - 2-11 Rower-Inistioge Nowlan Park
B Fitzpatrick 1-3, J Ryan 1-2, G Henderson 0-2, P Delaney 0-2, J Power 0-1, M Garrett 0-1. E Keher 1-6, G Murphy 1-2, P Grace 0-1, P Treacy 0-1, M Lyng 0-1.
21 May 1978 2-11 - 2-09 Mooncoin Nowlan Park
T Moran 1-1, J Brennan 0-4, D Coonan 1-0, J Walsh 0-2, J Moran 0-2, M Maher 0-1, D Nolan 0-1. E Crowley 0-4, T Henebry (Ballybrazzil) 1-0, T Henebry 1-0, J Wall 0-3, D Grace 0-2.
28 May 1978 Fenians 6-06 - 0-10 Mooncoin Nowlan Park
P Delaney 3-0, B Fitzpatrick 1-4, J Ryan 1-1, J Power 1-0, B Watson 0-1. E Crowley 0-9, T Henebry 0-1.
3 June 1978 Fenians 2-16 - 0-08 Windgap Nowlan Park
4 June 1978 St. Lachtain's 2-12 - 3-11 Nowlan Park
4 June 1978 Rower-Inistioge 1-15 - 1-09 Mooncoin Mullinavat Sportsfield

Semi-finals[]

17 September 1978 Semi-final Ballyhale Shamrocks 2-17 - 2-10 Rower-Inistioge Nowlan Park
G Fennelly 0-7, P Holden 1-1, B Fennelly 0-4, L Fennelly 1-0, K Fennelly 0-3, J Walsh 0-1, M Kelly 0-1.. E Keher 1-6, J Lyng 0-4, T Malone 1-0.
17 September 1978 Semi-final Fenians 1-07 - 3-03
(declared void)		 James Stephens Nowlan Park
8 October 1978 Semi-final replay Fenians 1-08 - 1-03 James Stephens Nowlan Park
B Fitzpatrick 1-8. B Cody 1-0, L O'Brien 0-2, M Crotty 0-1.

Final[]

22 October 1978 Final Ballyhale Shamrocks 0-15 - 0-10 Fenians Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
G Fennelly 0-5, B Fennelly 0-3, M Fennelly 0-2, P Holden 0-2, K Fennelly 0-1, J Walsh 0-1. B Fitzpatrick 0-3, B Broderick 0-3, P Henderson 0-1, P Delaney 0-1, J Moriarty 0-1, B Watson 0-1. Referee: M Meally (Railyard)

Championship statistics[]

Miscellaneous[]

  • The first-round match between Erin's Own and Bennettsbridge saw 15-year-old Richard McCarthy make his championship debut for the latter team when he was introduced as a substitute for goalkeeper Noel Skehan.
  • The semi-final between James Stephens and Fenians was abandoned after 49 minutes after a pitch invasion by supporters.

References[]

  1. ^ "Club titles - Kilkenny". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
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