1979 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship

1979 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship
Champions	Ballyhale Shamrocks (2nd title); Johnny Walsh (captain)
Runners-up	Erin's Own; Martin Coogan (captain)
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Champions

Ballyhale Shamrocks (2nd title)
Johnny Walsh (captain)

Runners-up

Erin's Own
Martin Coogan (captain)

The 1979 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship was the 85th staging of the Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Kilkenny County Board.

Ballyhale Shamrocks were the defending champions.

On 11 November 1979, Ballyhale Shamrocks won the championship after a 3–12 to 1–06 defeat of Erin's Own in a final replay.^[1] It was their second championship title overall and their second title in succession.

[1]

7 October 1979 Final	Ballyhale Shamrocks	0-14 - 0-14	Erin's Own	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	G Fennelly 0-7, K Fennelly 0-3, B Fennelly 0-1, M Fennelly 0-1, S Fennelly 0-1, L Fennelly 0-1.		M Nash 0-5, M Brennan 0-3, S Brennan 0-2, T Brennan 0-1, E Brennan 0-1, E Wallace 0-1, S Coogan 0-1.	Referee: J Manley (Tullogher)

11 November 1979 Final replay	Ballyhale Shamrocks	3-12 - 1-06	Erin's Own	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	M Kelly 1-3, G Fennelly 0-6, B Fennelly 1-1, L Fennelly 1-1, M Fennelly 0-1.		M Nash 1-6.

1979 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship

Semi-finals

Finals

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

References

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