1978 Clare Senior Hurling Championship
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Champions
Newmarket-on-Fergus (21st title)
J McMahon (captain)
Newmarket-on-Fergus (21st title)J McMahon (captain)
Runners-up
Clarecastle
H Russell (captain)
ClarecastleH Russell (captain)
| Champions | Newmarket-on-Fergus (21st title) J McMahon (captain) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Runners-up | Clarecastle H Russell (captain) | ||
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The 1978 Clare Senior Hurling Championship was the 83rd staging of the Clare Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Clare County Board in 1887.[1]
Sixmilebridge entered the championship as the defending champions.[2][3]
The final was played on 22 October 1978 at Dr Daly Memorial Park in Tulla, between Newmarket-on-Fergus and Clarecastle, in what was their first meeting in the final in five years. Newmarket-on-Fergus won the match by 3–10 to 2–08 to claim their 21st championship title overall and a first championship title in two years.[4][5]