1978–79 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship Explained

Type:Senior Club
Year:1978–79
Dates:28 January 1979 – 25 March 1979
Teams:5
Connacht:Ardrahan
Munster:Blackrock
Leinster:Ballyhale Shamrocks
Ulster:McQuillan's
Ulsterlink:Ballycastle McQuillan GAC
Team:Blackrock
Titles:3rd
Captain:John Horgan
Team2:Ballyhale Shamrocks
Captain2:Denis Shefflin
Previous:1977–78
Next:1979–80

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

Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship

First round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship

Quarter-final

Semi-finals

Final

Statistics

Miscellaneous

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Patrick’s Day will see country’s best clubs playing for town, village and posterity. Irish Times. 14 March 2014. 24 July 2015. John. Allen.
  2. Web site: The spirit of the Shamrock . Irish Examiner. 14 November 2009. 24 July 2015.