1978 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship

Annual hurling competition season

1978 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship
ChampionsBorder Ballyhale Shamrocks (1st title)
Denis Shefflin (captain)
Runners-upBorder Fenians
← 1977 (Previous) (Next) 1979 →

The 1978 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship was the 84th staging of the Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Kilkenny County Board.

Fenians were the defending champions.

On 22 October 1978, Ballyhale Shamrocks won the championship after a 0–15 to 0–10 defeat of Fenians in the final.[1] It was their first ever championship title.

Results

Group 1

Group 1 table

Team Matches Score Pts
Pld W D L For Against Diff
Bennettsbridge x x x x x-xx x-xx x x
Erin's Own x x x x x-xx x-xx x x
James Stephens x x x x x-xx x-xx x x
Graignamanagh x x x x x-xx x-xx x x
Ballyhale Shamrocks x x x x x-xx x-xx x x
Conahy Shamrocks x x x x x-xx x-xx x x

Group 1 results

Conahy Shamrocks v Ballyhale Shamrocks
13 May 1978 Conahy Shamrocks 3-08 - 5-09 Ballyhale Shamrocks Nowlan Park
P Mulhall 1-4, N Brennan 1-2, M Buggy 1-0, K Brennan 0-1, S Muldowney 0-1. M Fennelly 3-0, K Fennelly 1-2, L Fennelly 1-0, B Fennelly 0-2, G Fennelly 0-2, M Dempsey 0-2, S Reid 0-1.
Bennettsbridge v Erin's Own
14 May 1978 Bennettsbridge 1-03 - 0-13 Erin's Own Nowlan Park
R Comerford 1-0, P Kealy 0-1, J Walsh 0-1, J Dowling 0-1. M Nash 0-5, E Brennan (R) 0-2, M Brennan (Cloney) 0-2, S Coogan 0-2, M Coogan 0-1, B Brien 0-1.
Graignamanagh v James Stephens
14 May 1978 Graignamanagh 0-08 - 1-16 James Stephens Thomastown Sportsfield
P Prendergast 0-2, T Dowling 0-2, J Cody 0-2, J Gahan 0-1, T Foley 0-1. J McCormack 0-6, M Taylor 1-1, E Morrissey 0-3, M Crotty 0-2, J Hennessy 0-1, B Cody 0-1, T Butler 0-1, S Brennan 0-1.
James Stephens v Conahy Shamrocks
20 May 1978 James Stephens 8-14 - 0-03 Conahy Shamrocks Nowlan Park
M Taylor 2-2, J McCormack 2-2, E Morrisssey 2-1, S Brennan 2-0, J Hennessy 0-5, T Butler 0-2, M Crotty 0-1, T McCormack 0-1. M Buggy 0-1, S Muldowney 0-1, P Brennan 0-1.
Graignamanagh v Bennettsbridge
21 May 1978 Graignamanagh 0-04 - 5-08 Bennettsbridge Thomastown Sportsfield
J Cody 0-2, S Grady 0-1, J Gahan 0-1. N Skehan 2-1, E Lawlor 1-2, B O'Brien 1-1, S McGarry 1-0, J Walsh 0-2, J Dowling 0-2.
Ballyhale Shamrocks v Erin's Own
28 May 1978 Ballyhale Shamrocks 1-14 - 2-09 Erin's Own Nowlan Park
K Fennelly 0-6, G Fennelly 0-5, M Fennelly 1-0, B Fennelly 0-2, R Reid 0-1. M Nash 0-7, S Brennan 1-0, E Brennan 1-0, E Wallace 0-1, S Coogan 0-1.
Conahy Shamrocks v Graignamanagh
4 June 1978 Conahy Shamrocks 1-07 - 0-07 Graignamanagh Nowlan Park
James Stephens v Erin's Own
4 June 1978 James Stephens 5-09 - 0-11 Erin's Own Nowlan Park

Group 2 table

Team Matches Score Pts
Pld W D L For Against Diff
Windgap x x x x x-xx x-xx x x
Rower-Inistioge x x x x x-xx x-xx x x
Fenians x x x x x-xx x-xx x x
Mooncoin x x x x x-xx x-xx x x
Muckalee/Ballyfoyle Rangers x x x x x-xx x-xx x x
Galmoy x x x x x-xx x-xx x x
St. Lachtains x x x x x-xx x-xx x x

Group 2

Group 2 results

Galmoy v Muckalee/Ballyfoyle Rangers
14 May 1978 Galmoy 2-07 - 2-11 Muckalee/Ballyfoyle Rangers Nowlan Park
J Phelan 1-1, W Phelan 0-4, B Harte 1-0, J Doherty 0-2. D Nolan 1-1, J Moran 0-4, T Moran 0-4, P Maher 1-0, J Walsh 0-2.
Rower-Inistioge v Windgap
14 May 1978 Rower-Inistioge 2-18 - 3-05 Windgap Nowlan Park
P Grace 1-4, E Keher 0-7, T Malone 1-0, G Murphy 0-2, S Lester 0-2, M Tierney 0-1, M Lyng 0-1, P Treacy 0-1. K Purcell 1-3, T Barry 1-1, J O'Shea 0-1, E Cronan 0-1.
St. Lachtain's v Galmoy
21 May 1978 St. Lachtain's 0-14 - 1-11 Galmoy St. Patrick's Park
B Waldron 0-9, N Hughes 0-2, M Kennedy 0-1, M Morrissey 0-1, G McCarthy 0-1. J Phelan 1-2, W Phelan 0-3, B Harte 0-3, J Doherty 0-2, M Lonergan 0-1.
Fenians v Rower-Inistioge
21 May 1978 Fenians 2-11 - 2-11 Rower-Inistioge Nowlan Park
B Fitzpatrick 1-3, J Ryan 1-2, G Henderson 0-2, P Delaney 0-2, J Power 0-1, M Garrett 0-1. E Keher 1-6, G Murphy 1-2, P Grace 0-1, P Treacy 0-1, M Lyng 0-1.
Muckalee/Ballyfoyle v Mooncoin
21 May 1978 Muckalee/Ballyfoyle 2-11 - 2-09 Mooncoin Nowlan Park
T Moran 1-1, J Brennan 0-4, D Coonan 1-0, J Walsh 0-2, J Moran 0-2, M Maher 0-1, D Nolan 0-1. E Crowley 0-4, T Henebry (Ballybrazzil) 1-0, T Henebry 1-0, J Wall 0-3, D Grace 0-2.
Fenians v Mooncoin
28 May 1978 Fenians 6-06 - 0-10 Mooncoin Nowlan Park
P Delaney 3-0, B Fitzpatrick 1-4, J Ryan 1-1, J Power 1-0, B Watson 0-1. E Crowley 0-9, T Henebry 0-1.
Fenians v Windgap
3 June 1978 Fenians 2-16 - 0-08 Windgap Nowlan Park
St. Lachtain's v Muckalee/Ballyfoyle Rangers
4 June 1978 St. Lachtain's 2-12 - 3-11 Muckalee/Ballyfoyle Rangers Nowlan Park

Semi-finals

Ballyhale Shamrocks v Rower-Inistioge
17 September 1978 Semi-final Ballyhale Shamrocks 2-17 - 2-10 Rower-Inistioge Nowlan Park
G Fennelly 0-7, P Holden 1-1, B Fennelly 0-4, L Fennelly 1-0, K Fennelly 0-3, J Walsh 0-1, M Kelly 0-1.. E Keher 1-6, J Lyng 0-4, T Malone 1-0.
Fenians v James Stephens
17 September 1978 Semi-final Fenians 1-07 - 3-03
(declared void)		 James Stephens Nowlan Park
Fenians v James Stephens
8 October 1978 Semi-final replay Fenians 1-08 - 1-03 James Stephens Nowlan Park
B Fitzpatrick 1-8. B Cody 1-0, L O'Brien 0-2, M Crotty 0-1.

Final

Ballyhale Shamrocks v Fenians
22 October 1978 Final Ballyhale Shamrocks 0-15 - 0-10 Fenians Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
G Fennelly 0-5, B Fennelly 0-3, M Fennelly 0-2, P Holden 0-2, K Fennelly 0-1, J Walsh 0-1. B Fitzpatrick 0-3, B Broderick 0-3, P Henderson 0-1, P Delaney 0-1, J Moriarty 0-1, B Watson 0-1. Referee: M Meally (Railyard)

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

  • The first-round match between Erin's Own and Bennettsbridge saw 15-year-old Richard McCarthy make his championship debut for the latter team when he was introduced as a substitute for goalkeeper Noel Skehan.
  • The semi-final between James Stephens and Fenians was abandoned after 49 minutes after a pitch invasion by supporters.

References

  1. ^ "Club titles - Kilkenny". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 6 October 2018.