| Championship details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 30 April – 3 September 1978 |
| Teams | 15 |
| All-Ireland champions | |
| Winning team | Cork (24th win) |
| Captain | Charlie McCarthy |
| Manager | Fr. Bertie Troy |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Kilkenny |
| Captain | Ger Henderson |
| Manager | Fr. Tommy Maher |
| Provincial champions | |
| Munster | Cork |
| Leinster | Kilkenny |
| Ulster | Not Played |
| Connacht | Not Played |
| Championship statistics | |
| No. matches played | 14 |
| Goals total | 64 (4.5 per game) |
| Points total | 340 (24.2 per game) |
| Top Scorer | Liam O'Brien (1–23) |
| Player of the Year | John Horgan |
| All-Star Team | See here |
← 1977 1979 → | |
The 1978 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 92nd staging of the All-Ireland hurling championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1887. The championship began on 30 April 1978 and ended on 3 September 1978.
Cork entered the championship as defending champions.[1]
On 3 September 1978, Cork won the championship following a 1–15 to 2–8 defeat of Kilkenny in the All-Ireland final.[2] This was their 24th All-Ireland title, their third championship in succession.
Kilkenny's Liam "Chunky" O'Brien was the championship's top scorer with 1–23. Cork's John Horgan was the choice for Hurler of the Year.
Team summaries
[edit]| Team | Colours | Most recent success | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All-Ireland | Provincial | League | ||
| Antrim | Saffron and white | 1946 | ||
| Clare | Saffron and blue | 1914 | 1932 | 1977–78 |
| Cork | Red and white | 1977 | 1977 | 1973–74 |
| Dublin | Navy and blue | 1938 | 1961 | 1938–39 |
| Galway | Maroon and white | 1923 | 1922 | 1974–75 |
| Kerry | Green and gold | 1891 | 1891 | |
| Kildare | White | |||
| Kilkenny | Black and amber | 1975 | 1975 | 1975–76 |
| Laois | Blue and white | 1915 | 1915 | |
| Limerick | Green and white | 1973 | 1974 | 1970–71 |
| Offaly | Green, white and gold | |||
| Tipperary | Blue and gold | 1971 | 1971 | 1967–68 |
| Waterford | Blue and white | 1959 | 1963 | 1962–63 |
| Westmeath | Maroon and white | |||
| Wexford | Purple and gold | 1968 | 1977 | 1972–73 |
Provincial championships
[edit]First round
| 30 April 1978 First round | Laois | 2–8 – 2–7 | Westmeath | O'Connor Park |
| F Keenan 0–4, J Mahon 1–0, M Bolger 1–0, M Cuddy 0–3, M Walsh 0–2. | M Ryan 2–1, D McCormack 0–3, J Kilcoyne 0–2, G Whelan 0–1. | Referee: O Moylan (Offaly) |
Quarter-final
| 4 June 1978 Quarter-final | Laois | 2–10 – 2–13 | Dublin | O'Connor Park |
| P Keenan 1–7, M Cuddy 1–0, P Kelly 0–1, L Shaughnessy 0–1, P Dunphy 0–1. | L Hennebry 1–3, D Itbeinlarh 1–0, V Holden 0–4, M Holden 0–4, S Cullen 0–1, J Towell 0–1. | Referee: G Kirwan (Offaly) |
| 11 June 1978 Quarter-final | Offaly | 3–19 – 2–10 | Kildare | O'Moore Park |
Semi-finals
| 18 June 1978 Semi-final | Dublin | 4–13 – 5–16 | Wexford | Dr. Cullen Park |
| J Towell 2–0, V Holden 1–3, M Holden 1–3, L Hennebry 0–4, T Quinn 0–1, P Carton 0–1, D Murphy 0–1. | S Kinsella 3–1, N Buggy 0–8, C Keogh 1–0, M Quigley 1–0, J Quigley 0–2, M Butler 0–2, T Doran 0–1, C Doran 0–1, M Casey 0–1. | Referee: J Murphy (Kilkenny) |
| 25 June 1978 Semi-final | Kilkenny | 2–17 – 1–4 | Offaly | O'Moore Park |
| L O'Brien 0–11, B Cody 1–3, M Malone 1–0, B Fitzpatrick 0–2, M Brennan 0–2. | P Horgan 1–0, K Mooney 0–2, P Delaney 0–1, B Bermingham 0–1. | Referee: J Rankins (Laois) |
Final
| 16 July 1978 Final | Kilkenny | 2–16 – 1–16 | Wexford | Croke Park |
| M Ruth 1–3, B Fitzpatrick 1–2, L O'Brien 0–5, M Brennan 0–4, B Cody 0–1, F Cummins 0–1. | N Buggy 1–7, J Murphy 0–4, M Quigley 0–2, S Kinsella 0–1, D Bernie 0–1, R Kinsella 0–1. | Referee: J Rankins (Laois) |
Quarter-finals
| 4 June 1978 Quarter-final | Waterford | 5–13 – 0–11 | Kerry | Fraher Field |
| M Walsh 0–7, P Kelly 2–0, J Greene 1–2, M Hickey 1–1, J Galvin 1–1, P McGrath 0–1, M Whelan 0–1. | P Moriarty 0–5, C Nolan 0–3, J O'Grady 0–1, J Hourihane 0–1, J McElligott 0–1. | Referee: K Ryan (Tipperary) |
| 11 June 1978 Quarter-final | Limerick | 1–14 – 0–9 | Tipperary | Páirc Uí Chaoimh |
| L O'Donoghue 0–5, É Grimes 0–4, W Fitzmaurice 1–0, S Condon 0–2, F Nolan 0–1, S Foley 0–1. | T Butler 0–3, P O'Neill 0–2, S Burke 0–1, P Fanning 0–1, N O'Dwyer 0–1. | Referee: F Murphy (Cork) |
Semi-finals
| 25 June 1978 Semi-final | Cork | 3–17 – 2–8 | Waterford | Semple Stadium |
| J Barry-Murphy 1–3, T Cashman 1–2, R Cummins 1–1, S O'Leary 0–3, J Horgan 0–3, C McCarthy 0–2, G McCarthy 0–2, T Crowley 0–1. | J Greene 1–1, J Galvin 1–0, M Walsh 0–3, D Fitzpatrick 0–2, P Kelly 0–1, J Dalton 0–1. | Referee: J Moloney (Tipperary) |
| 2 July 1978 Semi-final | Clare | 4–12 – 3–8 | Limerick | Semple Stadium |
| C Honan 0–9, P O'Connor 1–1, B Gilligan 1–0, M McKeogh 1–0, S O'Connor 1–0, M Moroney 0–2. | W Fitzmaurice 3–0, É Grimes 0–4, S Foley 0–2, F Nolan 0–1, É Cregan 0–1. | Referee: J Moloney (Tipperary) |
Final
| 30 July 1978 Final | Cork | 0–13 – 0–11 | Clare | Semple Stadium |
| C McCarthy 0–5, J Horgan 0–4, R Cummins 0–2, T Cashman 0–1, T Crowley 0–1. | C Honan 0–6, E O'Connor 0–1, G Loughnane 0–1, M Moroney 0–1, J Callinan 0–1, N Casey 0–1. | Referee: J Moloney (Tipperary) |
All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
[edit]| Quarter-finals | Semi-finals | Final | ||||||||||||
 Galway
| 4–19 | |||||||||||||
 Antrim
| 3–10 |  Kilkenny
| 4–20 | |||||||||||
| Galway
| 4–13 | |||||||||||||
| Kilkenny
| 2–08 | |||||||||||||
 Cork
| 1–15 | |||||||||||||
All-Ireland quarter-finals
[edit]| 23 July 1978 Quarter-final | Galway | 4–19 – 3–10 | Antrim | Croke Park |
| Joe Connolly 3–1, M Connolly 0–5, F Burke 1–0, F Gantley 0–3, PJ Molloy 0–3, S Silke 0–3, John Connolly 0–2, M Barrett 0–1, I Clarke 0–1. | R McDonnell 3–1, J Fagan 0–4, S Boyle 0–2, J Crossey 0–1, D Donnelly 0–1, P Boyle 0–1. | Referee: C Foley (Dublin) |
All-Ireland semi-finals
[edit]| 6 August 1978 Semi-final | Galway | 4–13 – 4–20 | Kilkenny | Croke Park |
| PJ Molloy 1–3, N Lane 1–1, F Burke 1–0, John Connolly 1–0, F Gantley 0–3, M Connolly 0–2, I Clarke 0–2, Joe Connolly 0–2. | M Ruth 2–1, L O'Brien 1–3, B Cody 1–2, B Fitzpatrick 0–5, K Fennelly 0–3, M Crotty 0–2, F Cummins 0–2, J Hennessy 0–2. | Attendance: 16,299 Referee: J Moloney (Tipperary) |
All-Ireland Final
[edit]| 3 September 1978 Final | Cork | 1–15 – 2–8 | Kilkenny | Croke Park |
| C McCarthy 0–7, J Barry-Murphy 1–1, G McCarthy 0–2, T Crowley 0–2, R Cummins 0–1, S O'Leary 0–1, T Cashman 0–1. | B Fitzpatrick 1–1, L O'Brien 0–4, K Fennelly 1–0, M Brennan 0–2, J Hennessy 0–1. | Attendance: 64,155 Referee: J Rankin (Laois) |
Top scorers
[edit]- Overall
| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liam O'Brien | Kilkenny | 1–23 | 26 | 4 | 6.50 |
| 2 | Ned Buggy | Wexford | 1–15 | 18 | 2 | 9.00 |
| 3 | Billy Fitzpatrick | Kilkenny | 2–10 | 16 | 4 | 4.0 |
| 4 | Colm Honan | Clare | 0–15 | 15 | 2 | 7.50 |
| 5 | Charlie McCarthy | Cork | 0–14 | 14 | 3 | 4.66 |
| 6 | Willie Fitzmaurice | Limerick | 4–0 | 12 | 2 | 6.00 |
| Joe Connolly | Galway | 3–3 | 12 | 2 | 6.00 | |
| 8 | Seánie Kinsella | Wexford | 3–2 | 11 | 2 | 5.50 |
- Single game
| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Opposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Liam O'Brien | Kilkenny | 0–11 | 11 | Offaly |
| 2 | Joe Connolly | Galway | 3–1 | 10 | Antrim |
| Randall McDonnell | Antrim | 3–1 | 10 | Galway | |
| Seánie Kinsella | Wexford | 3–1 | 10 | Dublin | |
| Ned Buggy | Wexford | 1–7 | 10 | Kilkenny | |
| Frank Keenan | Laois | 1–7 | 10 | Dublin | |
| 7 | Willie Fitzmaurice | Limerick | 3–0 | 9 | Clare |
| Colm Honan | Clare | 0–9 | 9 | Limerick | |
| 9 | Ned Buggy | Wexford | 0–8 | 8 | Dublin |
| 10 | Mick Ryan | Westmeath | 2–1 | 7 | Laois |
| Matt Ruth | Kilkenny | 2–1 | 7 | Galway | |
| Mossie Walsh | Waterford | 0–7 | 7 | Kerry | |
| Charlie McCarthy | Cork | 0–7 | 7 | Kilkenny |
Championship statistics
[edit]Miscellaneous
[edit]- Cork retain the All-Ireland title for a third successive season. It is the fourth time in their history that they have achieved this feat and the first time since Cork in 1954 that a team has won three championships in succession.
- Kerry return to the Munster Senior Hurling Championship for the first time since 1958.
Broadcasting
[edit]The following matches were broadcast live on television in Ireland on RTÉ.
| Round | RTÉ |
|---|---|
| All-Ireland semi-final | Kilkenny vs Galway |
| All-Ireland final | Cork vs Kilkenny |
Sources
[edit]- Corry, Eoghan, The GAA Book of Lists (Hodder Headline Ireland, 2005).
- Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005).
- Nolan, Pat, Flashbacks: A Half Century of Cork Hurling (The Collins Press, 2000).
References
[edit]- ^ "Flashback: Nine of the best action shots from All-Ireland hurling final clashes in the 1970s". Irish Independent. 6 June 2016. Retrieved 4 December 2024.
- ^ "Cork's three-in-a-row 70s hurling teams honoured". Hogan Stand website. 23 March 2009. Retrieved 31 October 2013.