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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.[1]Kilkenny won the title after defeating Galway by 2\u201312 to 1\u20138 in the final.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.Table of ContentsTeam summaries[edit]Results[edit]Leinster Senior Hurling championship[edit]Munster Senior Hurling championship[edit]All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship[edit]Championship statistics[edit]Miscellaneous[edit]Top scorers[edit]Season[edit]Single game[edit]Broadcasting[edit]Sources[edit]References[edit]Team summaries[edit]Results[edit]Leinster Senior Hurling championship[edit]Kilkenny v Dublin24 June Semi-final Kilkenny 4\u201315 \u2013 4\u201311 Dublin Geraldine ParkM Crotty (2\u20131), M Brennan (1\u20133), M Ruth (1\u20131), B Fitzpatrick (0\u20133), L O’Brien (0\u20133), J Hennessy (0\u20132), K Fennelly (0\u20132).M Holden (2\u20133), B Barry (1\u20132), J Cunningham (1\u20132), G Hayes (0\u20132), E Davy (0\u20131), J Towell (0\u20131).Referee: G Kirwan (Offaly)Wexford v Offaly24 June Semi-final Wexford 0\u201317 \u2013 2\u201310 Offaly Geraldine ParkN Buggy (0\u201310), M Casey (0\u20132), S Kinsella (0\u20132), C Keogh (0\u20131), M Quigley (0\u20131), M Jacob (0\u20131).P Carroll (0\u20134), J Flaherty (1\u20130), P Horan (1\u20130), P Kirwan (0\u20133), P Delaney (0\u20131), J Kelly (0\u20131), B Bermingham (0\u20131).Referee: N O’Donoghue (Dublin)Kilkenny v Wexford15 July Final Kilkenny 2\u201321 \u2013 2\u201317 Wexford Croke ParkM Brennan (0\u20138), M Ruth (1\u20134), B Fitzpatrick (1\u20130), M Crotty (0\u20133), L O’Brien (0\u20132), J Hennessy (0\u20132), G Henderson (0\u20131), G Fennelly (0\u20131).N Buggy (1\u20136), T Doran (1\u20131), S Kinsella (0\u20134), M Casey (0\u20133), C Keogh (0\u20131), D Rowesome (0\u20131), M Quigley (0\u20131).Attendance: 24,991Referee: G Kirwan (Offaly)Munster Senior Hurling championship[edit]Limerick v Waterford27 May Quarter-final Limerick 5\u201311 \u2013 2\u201311 Waterford P\u00e1irc U\u00ed ChaoimhE Cregan (2\u20134), J McKenna (2\u20131), G Moloney (1\u20130), P Kelly (0\u20133), O O’Connor (0\u20132), P Fitzmaurice (0\u20131).P McGrath (1\u20133), M Ormond (1\u20133), M Walsh (0\u20133), M Whelan (0\u20131), J Greene (0\u20131).Referee: F Murphy (Cork)Cork v Tipperary       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x43 June Semi-final Cork 1\u201314 \u2013 2\u201310 Tipperary P\u00e1irc U\u00ed ChaoimhC McCarthy (0\u20135), J Barry-Murphy (1\u20130), J Fenton (0\u20133), P Moylan (0\u20133), J Horgan (0\u20132), R Cummins (0\u20131).P O’Neill (1\u20132), M Doyle (1\u20130), N O’Dwyer (0\u20133), F Loughnane (0\u20133), G Stapleton (0\u20131), E O’Shea (0\u20131).Attendance: 40,690Referee: N Dalton (Waterford)Limerick v Clare10 June Semi-final Limerick 3\u201319 \u2013 4\u201312 Clare Semple StadiumJ McKenna (2\u20134), E Cregan (0\u20138), O O’Connor (1\u20133), B Carroll (0\u20132), P Fitzmaurice (0\u20131), P Kelly (0\u20131).E O’Connor (2\u20130), M Moroney (0\u20135), P O’Connor (1\u20130), N Casey (1\u20130), C Honan (0\u20133), J Callinan (0\u20132), M Meehan (0\u20131), S Stack (0\u20131).Attendance: 20,791Referee: F MurphyCork v Limerick8 July Final Cork 2\u201314 \u2013 0\u20139 Limerick Semple StadiumC McCarthy (1\u20134), R Cummins (1\u20132), J Fenton (0\u20133), T Cashman (0\u20132), T Crowley (0\u20131), J Barry-Murphy (0\u20131), G McCarthy (0\u20131).E Cregan (0\u20135), S Foley (0\u20131), L Enright (0\u20131), P Kelly (0\u20131), O O’Connor (0\u20131).Attendance: 47,849Referee: G Ryan (Tipperary)All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship[edit]Galway v Laois1 July Quarter-final Galway 1\u201323 \u2013 3\u201310 Laois St. Brendan’s ParkPJ Molloy (1\u20136), N McInerney (0\u20135), John Connolly (0\u20133), F Burke (0\u20133), I Clarke (0\u20132), S Mahon (0\u20132), Joe Connolly (0\u20131), B Forde (0\u20131).M Brophy (1\u20132), C Jones (1\u20130), J Mahon (1\u20130), F Feenan (0\u20133), Mick Cuddy (0\u20132), B Bohane (0\u20131), A Lanham (0\u20131).Referee: N O’Donoghue (Dublin)Galway v Cork       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x45 August Semi-final Galway 2\u201314 \u2013 1\u201313 Cork Croke ParkJohn Connolly (0\u20135), N Lane (1\u20131), F Gantley (1\u20130), PJ Molloy (0\u20133), B Forde (0\u20133), F Burke (0\u20131), S Mahon (0\u20131).R Cummins (1\u20130), C McCarthy (0\u20133), J Horgan (0\u20133), P Moylan (0\u20133), J Fenton (0\u20131), G McCarthy (0\u20131), T Crowley (0\u20131), S O’Leary (0\u20131).Attendance: 12,315Referee: J Rankins (Laois)Kilkenny v Galway2 September Final Kilkenny 2\u201312 \u2013 1\u20138 Galway Croke ParkL O’Brien (1\u20137), M Brennan (1\u20131), M Crotty (0\u20131), K Fennelly (0\u20131), J Hennessy (0\u20131), B Fitzpatrick (0\u20131).N Lane (1\u20130), PJ Molloy (0\u20133), F Gantley (0\u20132), Joe Connolly (0\u20132), S Mahon (0\u20131).Attendance: 53,535Referee: G Ryan (Tipperary)Championship statistics[edit]Miscellaneous[edit]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[edit]Season[edit]Single game[edit]Broadcasting[edit]The following matches were broadcast live on television in Ireland on RT\u00c9.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).References[edit]       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4       (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});after-content-x4"},{"@context":"http:\/\/schema.org\/","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki24\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"Enzyklop\u00e4die"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https:\/\/wiki.edu.vn\/en\/wiki24\/1979-all-ireland-senior-hurling-championship\/#breadcrumbitem","name":"1979 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship"}}]}]