The 1979 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship was the 16th staging of the All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1964. The championship began on 11 April 1979 and ended on 23 September 1979.
Galway entered the championship as the defending champions .
On 23 September 1979, Tipperary won the championship following a 2-12 to 1-09 defeat of Galway in the All-Ireland final.[1] This was their third All-Ireland title overall and their first title since 1967 .
Kilkenny 's Michael Nash was the championship's top scorer with 3-23.
Results [ ]
Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championship [ ]
Quarter-finals
Dublin v Offaly
10 June 1979 Quarter-final Dublin 1-07 - 0-14 Offaly Croke Park , Dublin
J Morris 1-1, D Murphy 0-2, A McSweeney 0-2, B Murphy 0-1, L Broderick 0-1.
P Kirwan 0-8, L Currams 0-3, J Abbott 0-2, J Mooney 0-1.
Semi-finals
Kilkenny v Meath
7 July 1979 Semi-final Kilkenny 6-18 - 2-07 Meath Nowlan Park , Kilkenny
J Wall 3-1, M Nash 0-6, P Brennan 1-1, J Ryan 1-0, L Fennelly 1-0, J Power 0-3, G Ryan 0-2, S Hennessy 0-2, J Lalor 0-1, E Egan 0-1, J Mulcahy 0-1.
S Garrigan 1-3, J Masterson 1-1, A Doherty 0-1, S Ryan 0-1, J Priest 0-1.
Referee: M Kelleher (Kildare)
Final
Wexford v Kilkenny
25 July 1979 Final Wexford 0-14 - 2-08 Kilkenny Dr. Cullen Park , Carlow
B O'Connor 0-7, J Barron 0-3, B Sheehan 0-1, P Doyle 0-1, J Fleming 0-1, J Jordan 0-1.
M Nash 2-4, T Brennan 0-1, P Murphy 0-1, J Mulcahy 0-1, R Murphy 0-1.
Referee: J Rankins (Laois)
Wexford v Kilkenny
12 August 1979 Final replay Wexford 1-08 - 0-10 Kilkenny Dr. Cullen Park , Carlow
B O'Connor 1-6, S O'Leary 0-1, B Sheehan 0-1.
M Nash 0-7, E Deegan 0-1, L Fennelly 0-1, J Power 0-1.
Referee: T Hughes (Carlow)
Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship [ ]
First round
Tipperary v Clare
11 April 1979 First round Tipperary 6-13 - 2-03 Clare Semple Stadium , Thurles
M Murphy 3-2, P Looby 2-0, M Doyle 1-1, P Ryan 0-4, T Grogan 0-2, P Power 0-2, C Stapleton 0-2.
M Nugent 1-2, C Lyons 1-0, M Meehan 0-1, C Martin 0-1.
Kerry v Waterford
16 April 1979 First round Kerry 3-06 - 0-10 Waterford Ardfert
S Flaherty 1-4, P Stack 1-1, J O'Connell 1-0, P McMahon 0-1.
P Curran 0-5, E Rockett 0-2, B Power 0-1, J Cotter 0-1, C Curley 0-1.
Semi-finals
Tipperary v Limerick
25 April 1979 Semi-final Tipperary 1-17 - 1-06 Limerick Semple Stadium , Thurles
T Grogan 0-7, P Looby 1-1, M Murphy 0-3, M Doyle 0-3, T Slattery 0-1, P Power 0-1, D O'Connell 0-1.
E Meskill 1-0, M O'Connor 0-2, O O'Connor 0-2, B Carroll 0-1, J Mann 0-1.
Kerry v Cork
25 April 1979 Semi-final Kerry 0-06 - 1-08 Cork Ardfert
P Stack 0-2, J Sheehan 0-2, S Flaherty 0-1, P McMahon 0-1.
S O'Gorman 1-2, J Cremin 0-2, J Buckley 0-1, J Dineen 0-1, T McCarthy 0-1, U Kennefick 0-1.
Final
Tipperary v Cork
25 July 1979 Final Tipperary 1-13 - 2-07 Cork Semple Stadium , Thurles
T Grogan 0-8, M Doyle 1-1, T Slattery 0-1, P Looby 0-1, P Power 0-1, E O'Shea 0-1.
M Carroll 1-1, R O'Connor 1-0, J O'Sullivan 0-2, J Buckley 0-1, J Cremin 0-1, P Horgan 0-1, S O'Gorman 0-1.
Final
All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship [ ]
Semi-finals
Tipperary v Antrim
12 August 1979 Semi-final Tipperary 7-13 - 4-06 Antrim Semple Stadium , Thurles
P Power 3-0, T Grogan 1-4, E O'Shea 0-5, J Stone 1-0, P Looby 1-0, G O'Connor 1-0, G Stapleton 0-1, D O'Connell 0-1, T Slattery 0-1, J O'Dwyer 0-1.
D Donnelly 2-4, B Donnelly 1-1, D McKiernan 1-1.
Galway v Wexford
9 September 1979 Semi-final Galway 1-12 - 2-08 Wexford Nowlan Park , Kilkenny
J Coen 0-8, J Ryan 1-2, S Dolan 0-2.
J O'Connor 1-1, E Kehoe 1-0, B O'Connor 0-3, B Sheehan 0-2, J Barron 0-1, S O'Leary 0-1.
Referee: J Woods (Clare)
Final
Tipperary v Galway
23 September 1979 Final Tipperary 2-12 - 1-09 Galway O'Moore Park , Portlaoise
M Doyle 1-2, P Looby 1-1, T Grogan 0-3, M Murphy 0-2, E O'Shea 0-2, T Slattery 0-1, B Mannion 0-1.
J Ryan 1-2, J Coen 0-4, P Ryan 0-1, S Davoren 0-1, C Hayes 0-1.
Referee: N Dalton (Waterford)
Championship statistics [ ]
Top scorers [ ]
Overall
Rank
Player
County
Tally
Total
Matches
Average
1
Michael Nash
Kilkenny
3-23
32
4
8.00
2
Tommy Grogan
Tipperary
1-24
27
5
5.40
3
Brendan O'Connor
Wexford
1-23
26
4
6.50
Miscellaneous [ ]
On 16 April 1979, Kerry won their first and, to date, only Munster Championship match when they defeated Waterford by 3-06 to 0-10.
References [ ]
All-Ireland Under-21 Championship, 1964–2018
Championships Finals
All-Ireland Under-20 Championship, 2019 to present
Championships Finals