| Type: | Minor |
| Year: | 1979 |
| Munster: | Cork |
| Leinster: | Kilkenny |
| Team: | Cork |
| Titles: | 14th |
| Captain: | Christy Coughlan |
| Team2: | Kilkenny |
| Captain2: | Seánie Tyrrell |
| Previous: | 1978 |
| Next: | 1980 |
The 1979 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship was the 49th staging of the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1928.
Cork entered the championship as the defending champions.
On 2 September 1979 Cork won the championship following a 2-11 to 1-9 defeat of Kilkenny in the All-Ireland final. This was their second All-Ireland title in-a-row and their 14th overall.