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1979 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

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Field	Value
year	1979
dates	27 May – 2 September 1979
teams	11
munster	Cork
leinster	Kilkenny
matches	10
poty	Ger Henderson
team	Kilkenny
titles	21st
captain	Ger Fennelly
manager	Pat Henderson
Eddie Keher
team2	Galway
captain2	Joe McDonagh
manager2	Michael "Babs" Keating
totalgoals	43 (4.3 per game)
totalpoints	271 (27.1 per game)
topscorer	Éamonn Cregan (2–17)
previous	1978
next	1980

Eddie Keher The 1979 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 93rd staging of the All-Ireland hurling 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 entered the championship as defending champions, however, they were beaten by Galway in the All-Ireland semi-final. Kilkenny 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. They did this at Antrim's expense. Kerry withdrew from the Munster championship.

Team summaries

Team	Colours	Most recent success	All-Ireland	Provincial
Clare	Saffron and blue	1914	[1932](1932-all-ireland-senior-hurling-championship-munster-senior-hurling-championship)	1977–78
Cork	Red and white	[1978](1978-all-ireland-senior-hurling-championship)	[1978](1978-all-ireland-senior-hurling-championship-munster-senior-hurling-championship)	1973–74
Dublin	Navy and blue	1938	[1961](1961-all-ireland-senior-hurling-championship-leinster-senior-hurling-championship)	1938–39
Galway	Maroon and white	1923	[1922](1922-all-ireland-senior-hurling-championship-connacht-senior-hurling-championship)	1974–75
Kilkenny	Black and amber	1975	[1978](1978-all-ireland-senior-hurling-championship-leinster-senior-hurling-championship)	1975–76
Laois	Blue and white	1915	[1949](1949-all-ireland-senior-hurling-championship-leinster-senior-hurling-championship)
Limerick	Green and white	1973	[1974](1974-all-ireland-senior-hurling-championship-munster-senior-hurling-championship)	1970–71
Offaly	Green, white and gold
Tipperary	Blue and gold	1971	[1971](1971-all-ireland-senior-hurling-championship-munster-senior-hurling-championship)	1978–79
Waterford	Blue and white	1959	[1963](1963-all-ireland-senior-hurling-championship-munster-senior-hurling-championship)	1962–63
Wexford	Purple and gold	1968	[1977](1977-all-ireland-senior-hurling-championship-leinster-senior-hurling-championship)	1972–73

Provincial championships

Leinster Senior Hurling championship

Munster Senior Hurling championship

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

All-Ireland quarter-finals

All-Ireland semi-finals

All-Ireland Final

Main article: 1979 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

Cork 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

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Éamonn Cregan	Limerick	2–17	23	3	7.66
2	Ned Buggy	Wexford	1–16	19	2	9.50
3	Mick Brennan	Kilkenny	2–12	18	3	6.00
4	Joe McKenna	Limerick	4–5	17	3	5.66
5	Charlie McCarthy	Cork	1–12	15	3	5.00
Liam O'Brien	Kilkenny	1–12	15	3	5.00
P. J. Molloy	Galway	1–12	15	3	5.00
8	Mick Crotty	Kilkenny	2–5	11	3	3.66
Matt Ruth	Kilkenny	2–5	11	3	3.66
10	Mick Holden	Dublin	2–3	9	1	9.00
Ray Cummins	Cork	2–3	9	3	3.00

Single game

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Éamonn Moroney	Clare	2–4	10	Waterford
Joe McKenna	Clare	2–4	10	Kilkenny
Liam 'Chunky' O'Brien	Clare	1–7	10	Kilkenny
Ned Buggy	Wexford	0–10	10	Offaly
5	Mick Holden	Dublin	2–3	9	Kilkenny
P. J. Molloy	Galway	1–6	9	Cork
Ned Buggy	Wexford	1–6	9	Kilkenny
8	Éamonn Cregan	Limerick	0–8	8	Clare
Mick 'Cloney' Brennan	Kilkenny	0–8	8	Wexford
10	Mick Crotty	Kilkenny	1–4	7	Dublin
Joe McKenna	Limerick	1–4	7	Waterford
Matt Ruth	Kilkenny	1–4	7	Wexford
Charlie McCarthy	Cork	1–4	7	Limerick

Broadcasting

The following matches were broadcast live on television in Ireland on RTÉ.

Round	RTÉ
All-Ireland semi-final	Cork vs Galway
All-Ireland final	Kilkenny vs Galway

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

O'Neill, Rory. (26 April 2013). "Waiting in the Long Grass". RTÉ Sport website.

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