1978–79 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship

The 1978–79 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship was the ninth season of the All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier club hurling tournament. The All-Ireland series began on 28 January 1979 and ended on 25 March 1979.

St. Finbarr's were the defending champions, however, they failed to qualify.^[1] Blackrock won the title after defeating Ballyhale Shamrocks by 5-7 to 5-5 in the final.^[2]

Results

Quarter-finals

5 November 1978 Quarter-final	Newmarket-on-Fergus	7-10 - 2-13	Dunhill	Newmarket-on-Fergus GAA Ground

5 November 1978 Quarter-final	South Liberties	1-7 - 7-10	Kilruane MacDonagh's	Fr. Hayes Memorial Park

Semi-finals

19 November 1978 Semi-final	Ballyduff	v	Newmarket-on-Fergus	Ballyduff Sportsfield

19 November 1978 Semi-final	Blackrock	v	Kilruane MacDonagh's	Páirc Uí Chaoimh

Final

3 February 1979 Final	Blackrock	3-8 - 1-8	Newmarket-on-Fergus	Páirc Uí Chaoimh

Quarter-final

28 January 1979 Quarter-final	St. Gabriel's	2-5 - 1-8	Ardrahan	Pearse Stadium

18 February 1979 Quarter-final reply	St. Gabriel's	2-9 - 1-10	Ardrahan	Páirc Ciaráin

Semi-finals

4 March 1979 Semi-final	Ballyhale Shamrocks	4-10 - 1-7	St. Gabriel's	Nowlan Park

4 March 1979 Semi-final	Blackrock	5-12 - 2-6	Ballycastle McQuillan's	Páirc Mac Uílín

Final

25 March 1979 Final	Blackrock	5-7 - 5-5	Ballyhale Shamrocks	Semple Stadium

Blackrock become the first team to win three All-Ireland titles. John Horgan was the captain for all three victories making him the only three-time All-Ireland-winning captain.

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