The 1979–80 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship was the 10th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship , the Gaelic Athletic Association 's premier inter-county club hurling tournament. The championship began on 7 October 1979 and ended on 1 June 1980.
Blackrock were the defending champions , however, they were defeated by Castlegar in the All-Ireland semi-final.[1]
On 1 June 1980, Castlegar won the championship after a 1-11 to 1-08 defeat of McQuillan's in the All-Ireland final .[2]
Frank Keenan from the Camross club was the championship's top scorer with 4-17.
Results [ ]
First round
Semi-final
Tremane v Craobh Rua
25 November 1979 Semi-final Tremane 9-17 - 1-03 Craobh Rua Athleague Sportsfield , Athleague
J Kilroy 3-7, S Kilroy 2-2, M Keane 2-1, J Coyne 1-1, J Brennan 1-1, S Farrell 0-2, M Connell 0-1, T Kelly 0-1, R Farrell 0-1.
V Lynch 1-0, B Ryan 0-3.
Final
Castlegar v Tremane
30 March 1980 Final Castlegar 1-16 - 1-09 Tremane Athleague GAA Grounds
Joe Connolly 0-6, G Connolly 0-5, P Burke 1-0, John Connolly 0-2, G Glynn 0-1, S Fahy 0-1, T Connolly 0-1.
S Kilroy 0-7, J Lynch 1-0, J Kilroy 0-1, T Kelly 0-1.
First round
Killyon v
28 October 1979 First round Killyon 2-06 - 1-02 St. Loman's Park , Trim
J Mitchell 1-0, S Ryan 1-0, L Tyrrell 0-3, J Connolly 0-2, M Dempsey 0-1.
P Cassin 1-0, L McGough 0-1, W Power 0-1.
Kinnitty v Ardclough
11 November 1979 First round Kinnitty 2-14 - 3-05 Ardclough St. Brendan's Park , Birr
M Corrigan 0-7, J Flaherty 1-3, B Kennedy 1-0, M Cleere 0-2, D Corrigan 0-1, P Corrigan 0-1.
R Burke 1-2, E Walsh 1-0, M Dwan 1-0, W Cullen 0-1, J Walsh 0-1.
Quarter-finals
Camross v Castletown Geoghegan
11 November 1979 Quarter-final Camross 6-12 - 3-09 Castletown Geoghegan O'Moore Park , Portlaoise
F Keenan 3-8, J Dooley 1-2, M Delaney 1-0, T Keenan 1-0, M Cuddy 0-1, PJ Cuddy 0-1.
E Clarke 0-6, W Lowry 1-1, G Jackson 1-0, F Clarke 1-0, M Jackson 0-1, P Dalton 0-1.
v Rathnure
25 November 1979 Quarter-final 1-05 - 4-13 Rathnure Aughrim Park , Aughrim
S Doyle 1-2, T Collins 0-2, S Brennan 0-1.
J Murphy 2-0, D O'Connor 1-3, J Redmond 1-0, J Conran 0-3, M Quigley 0-3, D Quigley 0-3, J Houlihan 0-1.
Semi-finals
Camross v Rathnure
2 March 1980 Semi-final Camross 3-10 - 2-12 Rathnure Nowlan Park , Kilkenny
F Keenan 1-4, PJ Cuddy 1-1, M Cuddy 1-0, T Keenan 0-2, M Collier 0-2, T Cuddy 0-1.
J Conran 1-2, D O'Connor 0-5, P Codd 1-0, M Quigley 0-2, D Quigley 0-2, J Higgins 0-1.
Final
Quarter-finals
Causeway v Dunhill
11 November 1979 Quarter-final Causeway 1-04 - 3-08 Dunhill Ardfert
P Moriarty 1-1, M Leahy 0-1, P Bunyan 0-1, J O'Connell 0-1.
J Grogan 3-2, T Casey 0-2, B Power 0-1, S Cooke 0-1, T Moore 0-1, J Raher 0-1.
Semi-finals
Dunhill v Sixmilebridge
21 October 1979 Semi-final Dunhill 3-09 - 2-08 Sixmilebridge Páirc Uí Bhriain , Dunhill
T Casey 1-3, T Moore 1-2, J Raher 1-0, F Murphy 0-1, J Power 0-1, P Walsh 0-1, R Power 0-1.
F Quilligan 1-2, P Morey 1-1, L Quinlivan 0-3, S Stack 0-1, G McInerney 0-1.
Blackrock v Patrickswell
25 November 1979 Semi-final Blackrock 6-08 - 1-06 Patrickswell Páirc Uí Chaoimh , Cork
R Cummins 2-0, D Buckley 1-2, P Moylan 1-1, E O'Sullivan 1-1, E O'Donoghue 1-1, T Lyons 0-1, T Cashman 0-1, P Kavanagh 0-1.
R Bennis 1-3, G Hayes 0-2, S Foley 0-1.
Final
Blackrock v Dunhill
9 December 1979 Final Blackrock 0-13 - 1-08 Dunhill Páirc Uí Chaoimh , Cork
F O'Sullivan 0-3, R Cummins 0-2, P Kavanagh 0-2, P Moylan 0-2, E O'Donoghue 0-1, D Buckley 0-1, T Cashman 0-1, D Collins 0-1.
J Crogan 1-3, T Casey 0-3, S Cooke 0-1, R Power 0-1.
Semi-final
Final
Ballycastle McQuillans v Ballycran
11 November 1979 Final Ballycastle McQuillans 0-11 - 0-08 Ballycran St. Patrick's Park, Ballycastle
Quarter-finals
Blackrock v
6 April 1980 Quarter-final Blackrock 4-15 - 1-10 Páirc Uí Chaoimh , Cork
E O'Donoghue 1-6, D Collins 2-2, D Buckley 1-4, J Horgan 0-1, P Moylan 0-1, P Butler 0-1.
P McCormack 1-1, J Lynch 0-3, B Connolly 0-2, P O'Neill 0-1, R Duggan 0-1, M Connolly 0-1, M Brennan 0-1.
Semi-finals
Ballycastle McQuillans v Crumlin
27 April 1980 Semi-final Ballycastle McQuillans 3-09 - 0-08 Crumlin Croke Park , Dublin
E Donnelly 2-3, P Boyle 0-4, B Donnelly 1-0, T Donnelly 0-1, O Laverty 0-1.
J Kealy 0-6, T Grealish 0-1, B Donovan 0-1.
Castlegar v Blackrock
25 May 1980 Semi-final Castlegar 2-09 - 0-09 Blackrock Páirc Naomh Mhuire , Athenry
Joe Connolly 2-2, M Connolly 0-3, G Connolly 0-2, J Francis 0-1, G Glynn 0-1.
D Collins 0-2, R Cummins 0-1, J O'Grady 0-1, E O'Sullivan 0-1, P Moylan 0-1, D McCurtain 0-1, F Cummins 0-1, D Buckley 0-1.
Final
Castlegar v Ballycastle McQuillans
1 June 1980 Final Castlegar 1-11 - 1-08 Ballycastle McQuillans Páirc Tailteann , Navan
Joe Connolly 0-8, L Mulryan 1-0, G Connolly 0-1, John Connolly 0-1, J Francis 0-1.
P Boyle 0-7, O Laverty 1-0, T Barton 0-1.
Championship statistics [ ]
Top scorers [ ]
Top scorers overall
Miscellaneous [ ]
Blackrock of Cork set the all-time record by winning a fifth Munster title.
Crumlin become the first team from Dublin to win the Leinster title.
The All-Ireland final between Castlegar and McQuillan's was a unique affair as it was the first final to feature teams from Connacht and Ulster . Castlegar win the All-Ireland for the first time in their history, thus becoming the first Connacht team to win the title.
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