1978 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship

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All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship 1978
All Ireland Champions
Winners Galway (2nd win)
Captain Bernie Forde
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-up Tipperary
CaptainPat Fitzelle
Provincial Champions
Munster Tipperary
Leinster Offaly
Ulster Antrim
Connacht Galway
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The 1978 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship was the 15th staging of the All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1964.

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Kilkenny entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were defeated in the provincial series.

On 29 October 1978, Galway won the championship following a 3-15 to 2-08 defeat of Tipperary in a replay of the All-Ireland final. [1] This was their second All-Ireland title in the under-21 grade and their first in six championship seasons.

Results

Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championship

Final

26 July 1978Final Offaly 2-14 - 2-07 Laois Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow
M Cashin 1-1, B Keeshin 0-3, T Conneely 0-3, N Bergin 0-2, D Owens 0-2, A Fogarty 0-1, W Molloy 0-1, M Corrigan 0-1.C Wall 2-2, C Dunphy 0-3, J Lalor 0-2.Referee: P Johnston (Kilkenny)

Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship

First round

19 April 1978First round Waterford 2-06 - 1-06 Clare Seán Treacy Park, Tipperary
P Fanning 1-2, P Kirwan 1-0, D Fitzpatrick 0-3, J O'Regan 0-1.N Duggan 1-0, M Maher 0-3, L Quinlan 0-2, M Nugent 0-1.
26 April 1978First round Cork 1-08 - 0-07 Limerick Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
J O'Sullivan 1-1, P Horgan 0-3, P Crowley 0-2, D O'Herlihy 0-1, C Ryan 0-1.G Collins 0-2, T Dunne 0-2, G Mulcahy 0-1, J Mann 0-1.Referee: N Dalton (Waterford)

Semi-finals

12 July 1978Semi-final Waterford 1-06 - 3-15 Tippearry Walsh Park, Waterford
D Fitzpatrick 0-4, J Cotter 1-0, K Brophy 0-1, C Curley 0-1.S Bourke 1-9, T Grogan 1-2, E O'Shea 1-0, P Ryan 0-2, J Hannigan 0-2.Referee: F Murphy (Cork)
20 July 1978Semi-final Cork 5-18 - 1-02 Kerry Fr. Con Buckley Park, Buttevant
P Crowley 1-7, D Buckley 2-0, C Ryan 1-1, T Lyons 1-1, J Cremin 0-4, J Buckley 0-3, P Horgan 0-1, D Herlihy 0-1.J O'Sullivan 1-0, S Flaherty 0-1, W Allen 0-1.

Finals

10 August 1978Final Tipperary 3-13 - 4-10 Cork Semple Stadium, Thurles
P Fitzelle 0-7, T Grogan 2-0, E O'Shea 1-2, S Burke 0-3, M Doyle 0-1.T Cashman 2-0, D Buckley 1-3, J O'Sullivan 0-5, T Lyons 1-1, P Horgan 0-1.Referee: N Dalton (Waterford)
20 August 1978Final replay Cork 2-09 - 3-08 Tipperary Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
D Buckley 1-2, T Lyons 1-1, C Ryan 0-3, P Crowley 0-1, J Cremin 0-1, P Horgan 0-1.S Burke 1-2, T Walsh 1-1, E O'Shea 1-0, P Fitzelle 0-3, J O'Dwyer 0-1, M Doyle 0-1.Referee: N Dalton (Waterford)

All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship

Semi-finals

10 September 1978Semi-final Antrim 1-08 - 3-09 Tipperary Casement Park, Belfast
S McNaughton 1-3, P McFall 0-3, D Donnelly 0-1, Sean McNaughton 0-1.S Burke 3-1, T Walsh 0-3, T Ryan 0-1, P Ryan 0-1, G Stapleton 0-1, P Fitzelle 0-1, P Loughnane 0-1.Referee: N O'Donoghue (Dublin)
10 September 1978Semi-final Offaly 2-09 - 2-13 Galway St. Brendan's Park, Birr
P Kirwan 2-4, B Keeshan 0-2, M Cashin 0-1, D Owens 0-1, T Conneely 0-1.B Forde 1-3, M Conneely 1-1, G Kennedy 0-4, P Ryan 0-2, J Goode 0-1, S Mahon 0-1, M Kilkenny 0-1.Referee: G Ryan (Tipperary)

Finals

8 October 1978Final Galway 3-05 - 2-08 Tipperary Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
M Conneely 2-2, J Ryan 1-2, M Kilkenny 0-1.S Burke 2-2, P Ryan 0-1, J Grace 0-1, T Walsh 0-1, E O'Shea 0-1, T Grogan 0-1, K Fox 0-1.Attendance: 18,000
Referee: N O'Donoghue (Tipperary)
29 October 1978Final replay Galway 3-15 - 2-08 Tipperary Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
G Kennedy 0-8, M Conneely 2-0, J Ryan 0-4, B Forde 1-0, P Ryan 0-2, M Kilkenny 0-1.S Burke 1-4, T Ryan 1-0, E O'Shea 0-3, T Grogan 0-1.Referee: N O'Donoghue (Tipperary)

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

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References

  1. ↑ "County profile: Galway". Hogan Stand. Archived from the original on 26 May 2010. Retrieved 24 December 2015.


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