| Champions |  Ballyhale Shamrocks (1st title)Denis Shefflin (captain) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Runners-up |  Fenians | ||
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The 1978 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship was the 84th staging of the Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Kilkenny County Board.
Fenians were the defending champions.
On 22 October 1978, Ballyhale Shamrocks won the championship after a 0-15 to 0-10 defeat of Fenians in the final. [1] It was their first ever championship title.
| Team | Matches | Score | Pts | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff | ||
| Bennettsbridge | x | x | x | x | x-xx | x-xx | x | x |
| Erin's Own | x | x | x | x | x-xx | x-xx | x | x |
| James Stephens | x | x | x | x | x-xx | x-xx | x | x |
| Graignamanagh | x | x | x | x | x-xx | x-xx | x | x |
| Ballyhale Shamrocks | x | x | x | x | x-xx | x-xx | x | x |
| Conahy Shamrocks | x | x | x | x | x-xx | x-xx | x | x |
| 13 May 1978 | Conahy Shamrocks | 3-08 - 5-09 | Ballyhale Shamrocks | Nowlan Park |
| P Mulhall 1-4, N Brennan 1-2, M Buggy 1-0, K Brennan 0-1, S Muldowney 0-1. | M Fennelly 3-0, K Fennelly 1-2, L Fennelly 1-0, B Fennelly 0-2, G Fennelly 0-2, M Dempsey 0-2, S Reid 0-1. |
| 14 May 1978 | Bennettsbridge | 1-03 - 0-13 | Erin's Own | Nowlan Park |
| R Comerford 1-0, P Kealy 0-1, J Walsh 0-1, J Dowling 0-1. | M Nash 0-5, E Brennan (R) 0-2, M Brennan (Cloney) 0-2, S Coogan 0-2, M Coogan 0-1, B Brien 0-1. |
| 14 May 1978 | Graignamanagh | 0-08 - 1-16 | James Stephens | Thomastown Sportsfield |
| P Prendergast 0-2, T Dowling 0-2, J Cody 0-2, J Gahan 0-1, T Foley 0-1. | J McCormack 0-6, M Taylor 1-1, E Morrissey 0-3, M Crotty 0-2, J Hennessy 0-1, B Cody 0-1, T Butler 0-1, S Brennan 0-1. |
| 20 May 1978 | James Stephens | 8-14 - 0-03 | Conahy Shamrocks | Nowlan Park |
| M Taylor 2-2, J McCormack 2-2, E Morrisssey 2-1, S Brennan 2-0, J Hennessy 0-5, T Butler 0-2, M Crotty 0-1, T McCormack 0-1. | M Buggy 0-1, S Muldowney 0-1, P Brennnan 0-1. |
| 21 May 1978 | Graignamanagh | 0-04 - 5-08 | Bennettsbridge | Thomastown Sportsfield |
| J Cody 0-2, S Grady 0-1, J Gahan 0-1. | N Skehan 2-1, E Lawlor 1-2, B O'Brien 1-1, S McGarry 1-0, J Walsh 0-2, J Dowling 0-2. |
| 28 May 1978 | Ballyhale Shamrocks | 1-14 - 2-09 | Erin's Own | Nowlan Park |
| K Fennelly 0-6, G Fennelly 0-5, M Fennelly 1-0, B Fennelly 0-2, R Reid 0-1. | M Nash 0-7, S Brennan 1-0, E Brennan 1-0, E Wallace 0-1, S Coogan 0-1. |
| 4 June 1978 | Conahy Shamrocks | 1-07 - 0-07 | Graignamanagh | Nowlan Park |
| 4 June 1978 | James Stephens | 5-09 - 0-11 | Erin's Own | Nowlan Park |
| 4 June 1978 | Bennettsbridge | 4-01 - 3-11 | Ballyhale Shamrocks | Thomastown Sportsfield |
| Team | Matches | Score | Pts | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pld | W | D | L | For | Against | Diff | ||
| Windgap | x | x | x | x | x-xx | x-xx | x | x |
| Rower-Inistioge | x | x | x | x | x-xx | x-xx | x | x |
| Fenians | x | x | x | x | x-xx | x-xx | x | x |
| Mooncoin | x | x | x | x | x-xx | x-xx | x | x |
| Muckalee/Ballyfoyle Rangers | x | x | x | x | x-xx | x-xx | x | x |
| Galmoy | x | x | x | x | x-xx | x-xx | x | x |
| St. Lachtains | x | x | x | x | x-xx | x-xx | x | x |
| 14 May 1978 | Galmoy | 2-07 - 2-11 | Muckalee/Ballyfoyle Rangers | Nowlan Park |
| J Phelan 1-1, W Phelan 0-4, B Harte 1-0, J Doherty 0-2. | D Nolan 1-1, J Moran 0-4, T Moran 0-4, P Maher 1-0, J Walsh 0-2. |
| 14 May 1978 | Rower-Inistioge | 2-18 - 3-05 | Windgap | Nowlan Park |
| P Grace 1-4, E Keher 0-7, T Malone 1-0, G Murphy 0-2, S Lester 0-2, M Tierney 0-1, M Lyng 0-1, P Treacy 0-1. | K Purcell 1-3, T Barry 1-1, J O'Shea 0-1, E Cronan 0-1. |
| 21 May 1978 | St. Lachtain's | 0-14 - 1-11 | Galmoy | St. Patrick's Park |
| B Waldron 0-9, N Hughes 0-2, M Kennedy 0-1, M Morrissey 0-1, G McCarthy 0-1. | J Phelan 1-2, W Phelan 0-3, B Harte 0-3, J Doherty 0-2, M Lonergan 0-1. |
| 21 May 1978 | Fenians | 2-11 - 2-11 | Rower-Inistioge | Nowlan Park |
| B Fitzpatrick 1-3, J Ryan 1-2, G Henderson 0-2, P Delaney 0-2, J Power 0-1, M Garrett 0-1. | E Keher 1-6, G Murphy 1-2, P Grace 0-1, P Treacy 0-1, M Lyng 0-1. |
| 21 May 1978 | Muckalee/Ballyfoyle | 2-11 - 2-09 | Mooncoin | Nowlan Park |
| T Moran 1-1, J Brennan 0-4, D Coonan 1-0, J Walsh 0-2, J Moran 0-2, M Maher 0-1, D Nolan 0-1. | E Crowley 0-4, T Henebry (Ballybrazzil) 1-0, T Henebry 1-0, J Wall 0-3, D Grace 0-2. |
| 28 May 1978 | Fenians | 6-06 - 0-10 | Mooncoin | Nowlan Park |
| P Delaney 3-0, B Fitzpatrick 1-4, J Ryan 1-1, J Power 1-0, B Watson 0-1. | E Crowley 0-9, T Henebry 0-1. |
| 3 June 1978 | Fenians | 2-16 - 0-08 | Windgap | Nowlan Park |
| 4 June 1978 | St. Lachtain's | 2-12 - 3-11 | Muckalee/Ballyfoyle Rangers | Nowlan Park |
| 4 June 1978 | Rower-Inistioge | 1-15 - 1-09 | Mooncoin | Mullinavat Sportsfield |
| 17 September 1978Semi-final | Ballyhale Shamrocks | 2-17 - 2-10 | Rower-Inistioge | Nowlan Park |
| G Fennelly 0-7, P Holden 1-1, B Fennelly 0-4, L Fennelly 1-0, K Fennelly 0-3, J Walsh 0-1, M Kelly 0-1.. | E Keher 1-6, J Lyng 0-4, T Malone 1-0. |
| 17 September 1978Semi-final | Fenians | 1-07 - 3-03 (declared void) | James Stephens | Nowlan Park |
| 8 October 1978Semi-final replay | Fenians | 1-08 - 1-03 | James Stephens | Nowlan Park |
| B Fitzpatrick 1-8. | B Cody 1-0, L O'Brien 0-2, M Crotty 0-1. |
| 22 October 1978Final | Ballyhale Shamrocks | 0-15 - 0-10 | Fenians | Nowlan Park, Kilkenny |
| G Fennelly 0-5, B Fennelly 0-3, M Fennelly 0-2, P Holden 0-2, K Fennelly 0-1, J Walsh 0-1. | B Fitzpatrick 0-3, B Broderick 0-3, P Henderson 0-1, P Delaney 0-1, J Moriarty 0-1, B Watson 0-1. | Referee: M Meally (Railyard) |
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