The 1979 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 93rd staging of the All-Ireland
hurling
Hurling ( ga, iománaíocht, ') is an outdoor team game of ancient Gaelic Irish origin, played by men. One of Ireland's native Gaelic games, it shares a number of features with Gaelic football, such as the field and goals, the number of p ...
championship since its establishment by the
Gaelic Athletic Association in 1887. The championship began on 27 May 1979 and ended on 2 September 1978.
Cork
Cork or CORK may refer to:
Materials
* Cork (material), an impermeable buoyant plant product
** Cork (plug), a cylindrical or conical object used to seal a container
***Wine cork
Places Ireland
* Cork (city)
** Metropolitan Cork, also known as G ...
entered the championship as
defending champions, however, they were beaten by
Galway in the All-Ireland semi-final.
Kilkenny
Kilkenny (). is a city in County Kilkenny, Ireland. It is located in the South-East Region and in the province of Leinster. It is built on both banks of the River Nore. The 2016 census gave the total population of Kilkenny as 26,512.
Kilken ...
won the title after defeating Galway by 2–12 to 1–8 in the
final.
Teams
A total of eleven teams contested the championship, one of the fewest participants in years. Only four team contested the Leinster series of games.
Kildare,
Laois and
Westmeath withdrew from the provincial campaign, however, Laois did qualify for the All-Ireland series by winning the
All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship
The All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship was an annual hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association between 1974 and 2004 for the so-called 'weaker' hurling teams in Ireland. The teams now play in the Joe McDonagh Cup (Tie ...
. They did this at
Antrim's expense. Kerry withdrew from the Munster championship.
Team summaries
Results
Leinster Senior Hurling championship
Munster Senior Hurling championship
All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Championship statistics
Miscellaneous
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Cork
Cork or CORK may refer to:
Materials
* Cork (material), an impermeable buoyant plant product
** Cork (plug), a cylindrical or conical object used to seal a container
***Wine cork
Places Ireland
* Cork (city)
** Metropolitan Cork, also known as G ...
capture a record-equalling fifth successive Munster title following a victory over
Limerick. It is the second time that Cork have achieved the five-in-a-row, the first since 1905.
* In the All-Ireland semi-final,
Galway defeat Cork for only the second time in the history of the championship. It is Cork's first defeat since the All-Ireland semi-final of 1975 when the same opposition recorded their first win over 'the Rebels'.
Top scorers
Season
Single game
Broadcasting
The following matches were broadcast live on television in Ireland on
RTÉ
(RTÉ) (; Irish language, Irish for "Radio & Television of Ireland") is the Public broadcaster, national broadcaster of Republic of Ireland, Ireland headquartered in Dublin. It both produces and broadcasts programmes on RTÉ Television, telev ...
.
Sources
* Corry, Eoghan, ''The GAA Book of Lists'' (Hodder Headline Ireland, 2005).
* Donegan, Des, ''The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games'' (DBA Publications Limited, 2005).
References
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Events
January
* January 1
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All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
The GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship, known simply as the All-Ireland Championship, is an annual inter-county hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the highest inter-county hurling competition i ...