The 1979 Croke Cup was the 28th staging of the
Croke Cup since its establishment by the
Gaelic Athletic Association in
1944
Events
Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix.
January
* January 2 – WWII:
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. The competition ran from 31 March to 29 April 1979.
Templemore CBS were the
defending champions, however, they were beaten by
St Flannan's College
Saint Flannan's College is an Irish co-educational secondary school located in Ennis, County Clare, which takes its name from the 7th century patron saint of the Dál gCais. Formerly an all-boys boarding school, the first girls class was entere ...
in the
Harty Cup semi-final.
The
final was played on 29 April 1979 at
Semple Stadium
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in
Thurles, between St Flannan's College and Presentation College, Birr, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. St Flannan's College won the match by 3–15 to 2–03 to claim a record-equalling seventh
Croke Cup title and a first title in
three years
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.
Tom Howard was the
top scorer with 2-06.
Qualification
Results
Semi-final
Final
Statistics
Top scorers
;Overall
References
{{Dr Croke Cups
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