1979 All-Ireland Senior Hurling ChampionshipDates 27 May – 2 September 1979 Teams 11 Winning team Kilkenny (21st win)Captain Ger Fennelly Manager Pat Henderson Eddie Keher Losing team Galway Captain Joe McDonagh Manager Michael "Babs" Keating Munster Cork Leinster Kilkenny Ulster Not Played Connacht Not Played No. matches played 10 Goals total 43 (4.3 per game) Points total 271 (27.1 per game) Top Scorer Éamonn Cregan (2-17)Player of the Year Ger Henderson All-Star Team See here ← 1978
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The 1979 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 93rd staging of the All-Ireland hurling championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1887. The championship began on 27 May 1979 and ended on 2 September 1978.
Cork entered the championship as defending champions , however, they were beaten by Galway in the All-Ireland semi-final.[1] Kilkenny won the title after defeating Galway by 2–12 to 1–8 in the final .
Teams [ ]
A total of eleven teams contested the championship, one of the fewest participants in years. Only four team contested the Leinster series of games. Kildare , Laois and Westmeath withdrew from the provincial campaign, however, Laois did qualify for the All-Ireland series by winning the All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship . They did this at Antrim 's expense. Kerry withdrew from the Munster championship.
Team summaries [ ]
Team
Colours
Most recent success
All-Ireland
Provincial
League
Clare
Saffron and blue
1914
1932
1977–78
Cork
Red and white
1978
1978
1973–74
Dublin
Navy and blue
1938
1961
1938–39
Galway
Maroon and white
1923
1922
1974–75
Kilkenny
Black and amber
1975
1978
1975–76
Laois
Blue and white
1915
1949
Limerick
Green and white
1973
1974
1970–71
Offaly
Green, white and gold
Tipperary
Blue and gold
1971
1971
1978–79
Waterford
Blue and white
1959
1963
1962–63
Wexford
Purple and gold
1968
1977
1972–73
Results [ ]
Leinster Senior Hurling championship [ ]
Kilkenny v Dublin
24 June Semi-final Kilkenny 4–15 – 4–11 Dublin Geraldine Park
M Crotty (2–1), M Brennan (1–3), M Ruth (1–1), B Fitzpatrick (0–3), L O'Brien (0–3), J Hennessy (0–2), K Fennelly (0–2).
M Holden (2–3), B Barry (1–2), J Cunningham (1–2), G Hayes (0–2), E Davy (0–1), J Towell (0–1).
Referee: G Kirwan (Offaly)
Wexford v Offaly
24 June Semi-final Wexford 0–17 – 2–10 Offaly Geraldine Park
N Buggy (0–10), M Casey (0–2), S Kinsella (0–2), C Keogh (0–1), M Quigley (0–1), M Jacob (0–1).
P Carroll (0–4), J Flaherty (1–0), P Horan (1–0), P Kirwan (0–3), P Delaney (0–1), J Kelly (0–1), B Bermingham (0–1).
Referee: N O'Donoghue (Dublin)
Kilkenny v Wexford
15 July Final Kilkenny 2–21 – 2–17 Wexford Croke Park
M Brennan (0–8), M Ruth (1–4), B Fitzpatrick (1–0), M Crotty (0–3), L O'Brien (0–2), J Hennessy (0–2), G Henderson (0–1), G Fennelly (0–1).
N Buggy (1–6), T Doran (1–1), S Kinsella (0–4), M Casey (0–3), C Keogh (0–1), D Rowesome (0–1), M Quigley (0–1).
Attendance: 24,991 Referee: G Kirwan (Offaly)
Munster Senior Hurling championship [ ]
Limerick v Waterford
27 May Quarter-final Limerick 5–11 – 2–11 Waterford Páirc Uí Chaoimh
E Cregan (2–4), J McKenna (2–1), G Moloney (1–0), P Kelly (0–3), O O'Connor (0–2), P Fitzmaurice (0–1).
P McGrath (1–3), M Ormond (1–3), M Walsh (0–3), M Whelan (0–1), J Greene (0–1).
Referee: F Murphy (Cork)
Cork v Tipperary
3 June Semi-final Cork 1–14 – 2–10 Tipperary Páirc Uí Chaoimh
C McCarthy (0–5), J Barry-Murphy (1–0), J Fenton (0–3), P Moylan (0–3), J Horgan (0–2), R Cummins (0–1).
P O'Neill (1–2), M Doyle (1–0), N O'Dwyer (0–3), F Loughnane (0–3), G Stapleton (0–1), E O'Shea (0–1).
Attendance: 40,690 Referee: N Dalton (Waterford)
Limerick v Clare
10 June Semi-final Limerick 3–19 – 4–12 Clare Semple Stadium
J McKenna (2–4), E Cregan (0–8), O O'Connor (1–3), B Carroll (0–2), P Fitzmaurice (0–1), P Kelly (0–1).
E O'Connor (2–0), M Moroney (0–5), P O'Connor (1–0), N Casey (1–0), C Honan (0–3), J Callinan (0–2), M Meehan (0–1), S Stack (0–1).
Attendance: 20,791 Referee: F Murphy
Cork v Limerick
8 July Final Cork 2–14 – 0–9 Limerick Semple Stadium
C McCarthy (1–4), R Cummins (1–2), J Fenton (0–3), T Cashman (0–2), T Crowley (0–1), J Barry-Murphy (0–1), G McCarthy (0–1).
E Cregan (0–5), S Foley (0–1), L Enright (0–1), P Kelly (0–1), O O'Connor (0–1).
Attendance: 47,849 Referee: G Ryan (Tipperary)
All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship [ ]
Galway v Laois
1 July Quarter-final Galway 1–23 – 3–10 Laois St. Brendan's Park
PJ Molloy (1–6), N McInerney (0–5), John Connolly (0–3), F Burke (0–3), I Clarke (0–2), S Mahon (0–2), Joe Connolly (0–1), B Forde (0–1).
M Brophy (1–2), C Jones (1–0), J Mahon (1–0), F Feenan (0–3), Mick Cuddy (0–2), B Bohane (0–1), A Lanham (0–1).
Referee: N O'Donoghue (Dublin)
Galway v Cork
5 August Semi-final Galway 2–14 – 1–13 Cork Croke Park
John Connolly (0–5), N Lane (1–1), F Gantley (1–0), PJ Molloy (0–3), B Forde (0–3), F Burke (0–1), S Mahon (0–1).
R Cummins (1–0), C McCarthy (0–3), J Horgan (0–3), P Moylan (0–3), J Fenton (0–1), G McCarthy (0–1), T Crowley (0–1), S O'Leary (0–1).
Attendance: 12,315 Referee: J Rankins (Laois)
Kilkenny v Galway
2 September Final Kilkenny 2–12 – 1–8 Galway Croke Park
L O'Brien (1–7), M Brennan (1–1), M Crotty (0–1), K Fennelly (0–1), J Hennessy (0–1), B Fitzpatrick (0–1).
N Lane (1–0), PJ Molloy (0–3), F Gantley (0–2), Joe Connolly (0–2), S Mahon (0–1).
Attendance: 53,535 Referee: G Ryan (Tipperary)
Main article: 1979 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final
Championship statistics [ ]
Miscellaneous [ ]
Cork capture a record-equalling fifth successive Munster title following a victory over Limerick . It is the second time that Cork have achieved the five-in-a-row, the first since 1905.
In the All-Ireland semi-final, Galway defeat Cork for only the second time in the history of the championship. It is Cork's first defeat since the All-Ireland semi-final of 1975 when the same opposition recorded their first win over 'the Rebels'.
Top scorers [ ]
Season [ ]
Single game [ ]
Broadcasting [ ]
The following matches were broadcast live on television in Ireland on RTÉ .
Sources [ ]
Corry, Eoghan, The GAA Book of Lists (Hodder Headline Ireland, 2005).
Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005).
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