1978 Clare Senior Hurling Championship

1978 Clare Senior Hurling Championship

Champions	Newmarket-on-Fergus (21st title) J McMahon (captain)
Runners-up	Clarecastle H Russell (captain)
← 1977 (Previous) (Next) 1979 →

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]}

Results

Final

Newmarket-on-Fergus v Clarecastle

22 October 1978Final

Newmarket-on-Fergus

3-10 - 2-08

Clarecastle

Dr Daly Memorial Park

References

1. "Club Titles - Clare". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
2. "Sixmilebridge HC". Club Info. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
3. "County Final - Bits n Bobs". Sixmilebridge GAA website. Retrieved 10 October 2025.
4. "Club history". Newmarket-on-Fergus GAA website. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
5. "Mulcair: We need to push on in Munster". Irish Examiner. 25 October 2011. Retrieved 8 October 2025.