1979 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship
All Ireland Champions | |
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Winners | Cork (14th win) |
Captain | Christy Coughlan |
All Ireland Runners-up | |
Runners-up | Kilkenny |
Captain | Seánie Tyrrell |
Provincial Champions | |
Munster | Cork |
Leinster | Kilkenny |
Ulster | Not Played |
Connacht | Not Played |
← 1978 1980 → |
The 1979 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship was the 49th staging of the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1928.
Cork entered the championship as the defending champions.
On 2 September 1979 Cork won the championship following a 2-11 to 1-9 defeat of Kilkenny in the All-Ireland final. This was their second All-Ireland title in-a-row and their 14th overall.
Results
Leinster first round
Leinster quarter-finals
Kilkenny v Offaly
26 May 1979 Quarter-final | Kilkenny | 2-16 - 2-07 | Offaly | O'Moore Park |
Antrim v Dublin
27 May 1979 Quarter-final | Antrim | 2-08 - 1-02 | Dublin | Croke Park |
Leinster semi-finals
Kilkenny v Wexford
27 June 1979 Semi-final | Kilkenny | 1-14 - 1-07 | Wexford | Dr. Cullen Park |
Antrim v Down
30 June 1979 Semi-final | Antrim | 3-11 - 1-01 | Down | Croke Park |
Leinster final
Kilkenny v Antrim
15 July 1979 Final | Kilkenny | 5-13 - 1-09 | Antrim | Semple Stadium |
Munster first round
Tipperary v Kerry
4 May 1979 First round | Tipperary | 7-11 - 0-05 | Kerry | MacDonagh Park |
Limerick v Waterford
8 May 1979 First round | Limerick | 6-12 - 1-05 | Waterford | Semple Stadium |
Munster semi-finals
Limerick v Clare
18 May 1979 Semi-final | Limerick | 2-07 - 1-10 | Clare | MacDonagh Park |
Cork v Tipperary
25 May 1979 Semi-final | Cork | 1-08- 2-04 | Tipperary | Gaelic Grounds |
Limerick v Clare
29 June 1979 Semi-final replay | Limerick | 6-04 - 2-03 | Clare | MacDonagh Park |
Munster final
Cork v Limerick
8 July 1979 Final | Cork | 3-17 - 4-04 | Limerick | Semple Stadium |
All-Ireland semi-final
Cork v Galway
5 August 1979 Semi-final | Cork | 6-15 - 0-06 | Galway | Croke Park |
T Coakley 3-1, T Coyne 1-6, K Hennessy 1-3, R Hegarty 1-1, M O'Sullivan 0-2, D Walsh 0-1, J Greally 0-1. | D Fahy 0-2, J Murphy 0-2, P Blaney 0-1, A Staunton 0-1. |
All-Ireland final
Cork v Kilkenny
2 September 1979 Final | Cork | 2-11 - 1-09 | Kilkenny | Croke Park |
T Coyne 1-4, T Coakley 1-0, M O'Sullivan 0-3, T O'Sullivan 0-2, D Scanlon 0-2. | J Mahon 0-5, S Tyrrell 1-0, B Purcell 0-1, J O'Dwyer 0-1, P Phelan 0-1, M Walsh 0-1. | Referee: N O'Donoghue (Dublin) |
External links
- All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship: Roll Of Honour
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