1979 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship

1979 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship
Dates	19 August - 7 October 1979
Teams	8
Champions	Kilruane MacDonaghs (3rd title); Liam O'Shea (captain)
Runners-up	Thurles Sarsfields; Michael Dundon (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	7
Goals scored	30 (4.29 per match)
Points scored	168 (24 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Séamus Hennessy (0-23)
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Dates19 August - 7 October 1979

Teams8

Champions

Kilruane MacDonaghs (3rd title)
Liam O'Shea (captain)

Runners-up

Thurles Sarsfields
Michael Dundon (captain)

The 1979 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship was the 89th staging of the Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Tipperary County Board in 1887.

Kilruane MacDonaghs entered the championship as the defending champions.

On 7 October 1979, Kilruane MacDonaghs won the championship after a 2–18 to 3–06 defeat of Thurles Sarsfields in the final at Semple Stadium.^[1] It was their third championship title overall and their third title in succession.

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19 August 1979 Quarter-final	Cappawhite	3-11 - 2-12	Carrick Davins	Semple Stadium
	J O'Neill 1-5, Martin McDermott 1-0, M O'Shea 1-0, Micheal McDermott 0-3, A Buckley 0-3.		T Roche 0-6, J Kennedy 1-0, J Moroney 1-0, J Murphy 0-2, J Walsh 0-1, PJ Ryan 0-1, K Cronin 0-1.

19 August 1979 Quarter-final	Seán Treacy's	1-15 - 1-06	Fionn MacCumhaill	Semple Stadium
	D Carey 1-2, PJ Caplis 0-5, J Carey 0-5, T Ryan 0-2, F Berkery 0-1.		M Brennan 1-3, J Molloy 0-1, M McGrath 0-1, D Shelly 0-1.

26 August 1979 Quarter-final	Kilruane MacDonaghs	5-15 - 2-08	Holycross-Ballycahill	MacDonagh Park
	S Hennessy 0-10, S Waters 2-0, S Keogh 1-2, E O'Shea 1-1, S O'Meara 1-0, L O'Shea 0-2.		S Mackey 2-3, M Doyle 0-3, J Doyle 0-1, J Ryan 0-1.

26 August 1979 Quarter-final	Thurles Sarsfields	2-12 - 0-13	Moneygall	MacDonagh Park
	P McCormack 0-7, P Byrne 1-2, T Doyle 1-0, J Dwyer 0-1, M Gleeson 0-1, J Doyle 0-1.		S Ryan 0-7, P Sheedy 0-3, E Sutton 0-2, J Ryan 0-1.

9 September 1979 Semi-final	Kilruane MacDonaghs	2-19 - 5-07	Cappawhite	Semple Stadium
	L O'Shea 1-3, S Waters 1-2, S Hennessy 0-5, S O'Meara 0-3, E O'Shea 0-3, Ger Williams 0-2, J Williams 0-1.		Paddy O'Neill 2-1, Martin McDermott 1-3, J O'Neill 1-0, Michael McDermott 1-0, E Ryan 0-1, A Buckley 0-1, Pat O'Neill 0-1.

1979 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Championship statistics

Top scorers

References

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9 September 1979 Semi-final	Thurles Sarsfields	1-17 - 1-09	Seán Treacys	Semple Stadium
	P McCormack 0-9, P Burns 1-2, J Doyle 0-2, M Maher 0-2, M Dundon 0-1, J Cahill 0-1.		J Carey 0-4, T Ryan 1-0, D Carey 0-2, PJ Caplins 0-2, JJ Ryan 0-1.

7 October 1979 Final	Kilruane MacDonaghs	2-18 - 3-06	Thurles Sarsfields	Semple Stadium
	S Hennessy 0-8, E O'Shea 1-3, S O'Meara 1-3, S Waters 0-2, Ger Williams 0-1, J Williams 0-1.		J Burke 1-1, P Byrne 1-1, P McCormack 0-4, T Barry 1-0.	Referee: J Moloney

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Séamus Hennessy	Kilruane MacDonaghs	0-23	23	3	7.66
2	Pat McCormack	Thurles Sarsfields	0-20	20	3	6.66
3	Paul Byrne	Thurles Sarsfields	3-05	14	3	4.66
4	Séamus Waters	Kilruane MacDonaghs	3-04	13	3	4.33
4	Eamon O'Shea	Kilruane MacDonaghs	2-07	13	3	4.33
6	Seán O'Meara	Kilruane MacDonaghs	2-06	12	3	4.00
7	John O'Neill	Cappawhite	2-05	11	2	5.50
8	Séamus Mackey	Holycross-Ballycahill	2-03	9	1	9.00
	Martin McDermott	Cappawhite	2-03	9	2	4.50
	John Carey	Seán Treacys	2-03	9	1	9.00

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Séamus Hennessy	Kilruane MacDonaghs	0-10	10	Holycross-Ballycahill
2	Séamus Mackey	Holycross-Ballycahill	2-03	9	Kilruane MacDonaghs
2	Pat McCormack	Thurles Sarsfields	0-09	9	Seán Treacys
4	John O'Neill	Cappawhite	1-05	8	Carrick Davins
4	Séamus Hennessy	Kilruane MacDonaghs	0-08	8	Thurles Sarsfields
6	Paddy O'Neill	Cappawhite	2-01	7	Kilruane MacDonaghs
	Pat McCormack	Thurles Sarsfields	0-07	7	Moneygall
	Séamus Ryan	Moneygall	0-07	7	Thurles Sarsfields
9	Séamus Waters	Kilruane MacDonaghs	2-00	6	Holycross-Ballycahill
	Martin Brennan	Fionn Mac Cumhaill	1-03	6	Seán Treacys
	Liam O'Shea	Kilruane MacDonaghs	1-03	6	Cappawhite
	Martin McDermott	Cappawhite	1-03	6	Kilruane MacDonaghs
	Eamon O'Shea	Kilruane MacDonaghs	1-03	6	Thurles Sarsfields
	Seán O'Meara	Kilruane MacDonaghs	1-03	6	Thurles Sarsfields
	Tommy Roche	Carrick Davins	0-06	6	Cappawhite