The 1978 Meath Intermediate Football Championship is the 52nd edition of the Meath GAA's premier club

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tournament for intermediate graded teams in

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. The tournament consists of 19 teams. The championship starts with a group stage and then progresses to a knock out stage. This was Wolfe Tone's debut in the Intermediate grade after relegation from the S.F.C. the previous year. The club were formed in 1975 when St. John's (Kilberry) and Gibbstown joined forces. St. John's had previously won the I.F.C. title in 1974 so Wolfe Tones were put straight into the S.F.C. Ballinabrackey were promoted after claiming the 1977

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title. On 27 August 1978, Duleek claimed their 4th Intermediate championship title when they defeated Kilmainhamwood 0-9 to 1-5 in the final.

Team changes

The following teams have changed division since the 1977 championship season.

From I.F.C.

Promoted to S.F.C. *

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- (Intermediate Champions) Relegated to 1978 J.A.F.C. * St. Mary's Donore

To I.F.C.

Regraded from S.F.C. *

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Promoted from J.A.F.C. * Ballinabrackey - (Junior 'A' Champions)

Group stage

There are 3 groups called Group A, B and C. The top finishers in Group A and B will qualify for the semi-finals. First place in Group C along with the runners-up in all the groups qualify for the quarter-finals.

Group A

Round 1: * Drumbaragh 1-7, 0-5 Ballinlough, Kells, 9/4/1978, * Donaghmore 1-7, 0-4 Slane, Duleek, 9/4/1978, * Duleek 3-5, 0-3 Kilcloon, Skryne, 9/4/1978, * Curraha 3-6, 1-4 Dunsany, ???, 9/4/1978, * Kilmainhamwood 1-6, 0-5 Nobber, Kilberry, 16/4/1978, Round 2: * Duleek 2-11, 1-6 Drumbaragh, Kilberry, 23/4/1978, * Nobber 0-12, 2-3 Slane, Duleek, 23/4/1978, * Curraha 1-9, 0-6 Donaghmore, Seneschalstown, 23/4/1978, * Kilmainhamwood 1-6, 1-3 Dunsany, 23/4/1978, * Kilcloon 2-12, 2-6 Ballinlough, Kildalkey, 23/4/1978, Round 3: * Kilmainhamwood 1-5, 1-4 Donaghmore, Kilberry, 30/4/1978, * Nobber 2-6, 2-5 Duleek, Seneschalstown, 30/4/1978, * Slane 0-8, 0-3 Drumbaragh, Castletown, 30/4/1978, * Dunsany 4-7, 1-5 Ballinlough,

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, 7/5/1978, * Kilcloon 1-9, 0-8 Curraha, Donaghmore, 7/5/1978, Round 4: * Curraha 0-10, 1-5 Drumbaragh, Kilberry, 14/5/1978, * Kilmainhamwood 4-6, 1-7 Duleek, Castletown, 14/5/1978, * Donaghmore 1-15, 1-5 Dunsany, Skryne, 14/5/1978, * Nobber 3-10, 2-5 Kilcloon,

, 14/5/1978, * Slane 0-10, 2-3 Ballinlough, Gibbstown, 14/5/1978, Round 5: * Curraha 2-8, 0-7 Nobber, Seneschalstown, 28/5/1978, * Duleek 3-10, 0-9 Slane, Skryne, 28/5/1978, * Kilmainhamwood 3-7, 0-5 Drumbaragh, 28/5/1978, * Kilcloon 4-4, 0-12 Dunsany, Kilmessan, 28/5/1978, * Donaghmore w/o, scr Ballinlough, Round 6: * Duleek 1-8, 0-5 Donaghmore,

pairc Tailteann Park ( gd, A' Phàirc), also known as South Lochs, is a huge area of land connected to the rest of Lewis only by a narrow neck between Loch Seaforth and Loch Erisort. This had a wall called ''Gàrradh an Tighearna'' (''"The Laird's Dyke"'') built ...

, 11/6/1978, * Dunsany w, l Drumbaragh, Kildalkey, 11/6/1978, * Curraha 2-8, 1-3 Slane, Duleek, 11/6/1978, * Nobber w/o, scr Ballinlough, Kells, 11/6/1978, * Kilmainhamwood 1-12, 0-10 Kilcloon,

, 25/6/1978, Round 7: * Donaghmore 3-17, 3-5 Drumbaragh, Seneschalstown, 25/6/1978, * Nobber 1-15, 1-1 Dunsany, Kilberry, 25/6/1978, * Kilmainhamwood 1-8, 1-4 Curraha, Kilberry, 2/7/1978, * Duleek w/o, scr Ballinlough, * Kilcloon w, l Slane, Round 8: * Kilmainhamwood 4-11, 1-2 Slane,

, 8/7/1978, * Duleek 3-7, 1-6 Dunsany, Kilberry, 9/7/1978, * Nobber 0-6, 0-2 Donaghmore, Kilmessan, 9/7/1978, * Curraha w/o, scr Ballinlough, * Kilcloon w, l Drumbaragh, Round 9: * Slane 2-10, 1-11 Dunsany, Skryne, 16/7/1978, * Donaghmore 4-7, 2-10 Kilcloon, Skryne, 16/7/1978, * Nobber 2-9, 0-5 Drumbaragh, Kells, 16/7/1978, * Kilmainhamwood w/o, scr Ballinlough, * Duleek 0-8, 1-4 Curraha,

, 23/7/1978, Quarter-finals Playoff: * Duleek 2-5, 1-3 Nobber,

, 30/7/1978,

Group B

Round 1: * Summerhill 'B' 1-8, 0-8 Navan O'Mahonys 'B', Kilberry, 9/4/1978, * Rathkenny 1-8, 3-2 Skryne 'B', Seneschalstown, 9/4/1978, * Oldcastle w/o, scr Martinstown/Athboy, Kilskyre, 11/6/1978, * St. Vincent's 2-3, 1-6 Ballinabrackey, Trim, 11/6/1978, * Wolfe Tones - Bye, Round 2: * Skryne 'B' 2-9, 3-6 Oldcastle,

, 23/4/1978, * Ballinabrackey 0-8, 0-2 Navan O'Mahonys 'B', Trim, 23/4/1978, * Wolfe Tones 2-4, 0-4 St. Vincent's, Dunshaughlin, 23/4/1978, * Martinstown/Athboy 3-4, 2-7 Rathkenny, Kells, 23/4/1978, * Summerhill 'B' - Bye, Round 3: * Summerhill 'B' 1-6, 1-3 St. Vincent's, Skryne, 30/4/1978, * Rathkenny 1-5, 0-5 Navan O'Mahonys 'B', Kilberry, 7/5/1978, * Wolfe Tones 1-13, 1-6 Skryne 'B', Seneschalstown, 4/6/1978, * Martinstown/Athboy 0-10, 0-7 Ballinabrackey, Kildalkey, 25/6/1978, * Oldcastle - Bye, Round 4: * Rathkenny 3-4, 0-6 Summerhill 'B', Trim, 14/5/1978, * Wolfe Tones 0-10, 1-5 Martinstown/Athboy,

, 14/5/1978, * Ballinabrackey 1-7, 1-6 Oldcastle, Athboy, 14/5/1978, * Skryne 'B' w, l Navan O'Mahonys 'B', Dunshaughlin, 23/7/1978, * St. Vincent's - Bye, Round 5: * Oldcastle 4-6, 1-5 St. Vincent's, Kilberry, 28/5/1978, * Wolfe Tones 5-9, 1-7 Navan O'Mahonys 'B', Seneschalstown, 28/5/1978, * Ballinabrackey 1-11, 2-3 Rathkenny, Trim, 28/5/1978, * Skryne 'B' 1-9, 0-8 Summerhill 'B', Kilmessan, 26/6/1978, * Martinstown/Athboy - Bye, Round 6: * Rathkenny 6-10, 1-1 St. Vincent's, Seneschalstown, 11/6/1978, * Wolfe Tones 2-7, 1-3 Ballinabrackey, Trim, 11/6/1978, * Oldcastle 1-6, 2-3 Navan O'Mahonys 'B', Trim, 25/6/1978, * Martinstown/Athboy 5-9, 0-5 Summerhill, Kildalkey, 9/7/1978, * Skryne 'B' - Bye, Round 7: * Rathkenny 0-6, 0-3 Oldcastle, Kilskyre, 9/7/1978, * Martinstown/Athboy 1-14, 1-4 St. Vincent's,

, 16/7/1978, * Wolfe Tones 3-9, 0-2 Summerhill 'B', Dunshaughlin, 16/7/1978, * Skryne 'B' 3-10, 2-5 Ballinabrackey, Athboy, 16/7/1978, * Navan O'Mahonys 'B' - Bye, Round 8: * Oldcastle 1-7, 0-5 Wolfe Tones Ballinlough, 23/7/1978, * Skryne 'B' 2-10, 1-11 Martinstown/Athboy, Kilberry, 30/7/1978, * Ballinabrackey w, l Summerhill 'B', * Navan O'Mahonys 'B' w, l St. Vincent's, * Rathkenny - Bye, Round 9: * Wolfe Tones 1-9, 0-1 Rathkenny,

, 30/7/1978, * Skryne 'B' w/o, scr St. Vincent's, * Martinstown/Athboy w/o, scr Navan O'Mahonys 'B', * Oldcastle w/o, scr Summerhill 'B', * Ballinabrackey - Bye,

Knock-out Stages

Finals

The teams in the semi-finals are the first and second placed teams from each group. Semi-final: * Duleek 3-8, 2-7 Wolfe Tones,

, 13/8/1978, * Kilmainhamwood 1-9, 1-6 Skryne 'B',

, 13/8/1978, Final: * Duleek 0-9, 1-5 Kilmainhamwood,

, 27/8/1978,

References

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