1979 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship | |
Dates: | 19 August - 7 October 1979 |
Teams: | 8 |
Champions: | Kilruane MacDonaghs |
Champions Captain: | Liam O'Shea |
Count: | 3 |
Runners-Up Captain: | Michael Dundon |
Matches: | 7 |
Goals: | 30 |
Points: | 168 |
Top Scorer: | Séamus Hennessy (0-23) |
Previous Year: | 1978 |
Previous Tournament: | 1978 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship |
Next Year: | 1980 |
Next Tournament: | 1980 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship |
The 1979 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship was the 89th staging of the Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Tipperary County Board in 1887.
Kilruane MacDonaghs entered the championship as the defending champions.
On 7 October 1979, Kilruane MacDonaghs won the championship after a 2–18 to 3–06 defeat of Thurles Sarsfields in the final at Semple Stadium.[1] It was their third championship title overall and their third title in succession.
Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
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1 | Séamus Hennessy | Kilruane MacDonaghs | 0-23 | 23 | 3 | 7.66 |
2 | Pat McCormack | Thurles Sarsfields | 0-20 | 20 | 3 | 6.66 |
3 | Paul Byrne | Thurles Sarsfields | 3-05 | 14 | 3 | 4.66 |
4 | Séamus Waters | Kilruane MacDonaghs | 3-04 | 13 | 3 | 4.33 |
Eamon O'Shea | Kilruane MacDonaghs | 2-07 | 13 | 3 | 4.33 | |
6 | Seán O'Meara | Kilruane MacDonaghs | 2-06 | 12 | 3 | 4.00 |
7 | John O'Neill | Cappawhite | 2-05 | 11 | 2 | 5.50 |
8 | Séamus Mackey | Holycross-Ballycahill | 2-03 | 9 | 1 | 9.00 |
Martin McDermott | Cappawhite | 2-03 | 9 | 2 | 4.50 | |
John Carey | Seán Treacys | 2-03 | 9 | 1 | 9.00 |
Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Opposition |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Séamus Hennessy | Kilruane MacDonaghs | 0-10 | 10 | Holycross-Ballycahill |
2 | Séamus Mackey | Holycross-Ballycahill | 2-03 | 9 | Kilruane MacDonaghs |
Pat McCormack | Thurles Sarsfields | 0-09 | 9 | Seán Treacys | |
4 | John O'Neill | Cappawhite | 1-05 | 8 | Carrick Davins |
Séamus Hennessy | Kilruane MacDonaghs | 0-08 | 8 | Thurles Sarsfields | |
6 | Paddy O'Neill | Cappawhite | 2-01 | 7 | Kilruane MacDonaghs |
Pat McCormack | Thurles Sarsfields | 0-07 | 7 | Moneygall | |
Séamus Ryan | Moneygall | 0-07 | 7 | Thurles Sarsfields | |
9 | Séamus Waters | Kilruane MacDonaghs | 2-00 | 6 | Holycross-Ballycahill |
Martin Brennan | Fionn Mac Cumhaill | 1-03 | 6 | Seán Treacys | |
Liam O'Shea | Kilruane MacDonaghs | 1-03 | 6 | Cappawhite | |
Martin McDermott | Cappawhite | 1-03 | 6 | Kilruane MacDonaghs | |
Eamon O'Shea | Kilruane MacDonaghs | 1-03 | 6 | Thurles Sarsfields | |
Seán O'Meara | Kilruane MacDonaghs | 1-03 | 6 | Thurles Sarsfields | |
Tommy Roche | Carrick Davins | 0-06 | 6 | Cappawhite |