1979 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship

1979 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship

Dates	12 August – 23 September 1979
Teams	8
Champions	Patrickswell (6th title) Richie Bennis (captain)
Runners-up	Tournafulla
Tournament statistics
Matches played	7
Goals scored	25 (3.57 per match)
Points scored	138 (19.71 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Richie Bennis (0–19)
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The 1979 Limerick Senior Hurling Championship was the 85th staging of the Limerick Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Limerick County Board.

South Liberties were the defending champions.

On 23 September 1979, Patrickswell won the championship after a 2–16 to 1–06 defeat of Tournafulla in the final. ^[1] It was their sixth championship title overall and their first title in two championship seasons.

Teams

Championship	Champions	Runners-up
Limerick City Senior Hurling Championship	Patrickswell	Monaleen
East Limerick Senior Hurling Championship	South Liberties	Doon
South Limerick Senior Hurling Championship	Kilmallock	Garryspillane
West Limerick Senior Hurling Championship	Tournafulla	Killeedy

Results

Quarter-finals

Killeedy v Kilmallock

12 August 1979Quarter-final	Killeedy	3–09 – 2–15	Kilmallock	Bruff Grounds
	P Fitzmaurice 0–5, W Fitzmaurice 1–1, D Flynn 1–0, G Forde 1–0, T Mulcahy 0–3.		J Neenan 1–6, P Kelly 0–5, J Riordan 1–0, T Moloney 0–3, B Savage 0–1.

Tournafulla v Garryspillane

12 August 1979Quarter-final

Tournafulla

2–04 – 0–06

Garryspillane

Dromcollogher Grounds

South Liberties v Monaleen

19 August 1979Quarter-final	South Liberties	2–13 – 1–06	Monaleen	Bruff Grounds
	M Butler 1–1, J McKenna 0–4, T Twomey 1–0, E Grimes 0–3, T Ryan 0–2, M Grimes 0–1, L Grimes 0–1, J Moynihan 0–1.		J O'Halloran 1–0, T O'Connor 0–2, N McDonnell 0–1, M Moloney 0–1, G O'Dwyer 0–1, N Bridgeman 0–1.

Patrickswell v Doon

19 August 1979Quarter-final	Patrickswell	2–13 – 2–04	Doon	Bruff Grounds
	R Bennis 0–5, T O'Brien 1–1, F Nolan 0–4, T O'Brien 1–0, David Punch 0–1, P Foley 0–1, G Bourke 0–1.		W Moore 2–0, R Ryan 0–3, T McGrath 0–1.

Semi-finals

Patrickswell v South Liberties

26 August 1979Semi-final	Patrickswell	3–14 – 3–08	South Liberties	Bruff Grounds
	J Lynch 2–2, R Bennis 0–7, D Punch 1–2, G Hayes 0–3.		J McKenna 1–5, M O'Brien 1–0, M Butler 1–0, E Grimes 0–2, T Ryan 0–1.

Tournafulla v Kilmallock

9 September 1979Semi-final	Tournafulla	1–13 – 1–11	Kilmallock	Gaelic Grounds
	D O'Connor 1–4, C Carroll 0–4, C Brouder 0–3, S Horgan 0–1, S Hartnett 0–1.		D O'Riordan 1–1, T Moloney 0–4, J Neenan 0–3, J O'Riordan 0–1, T O'Riordan 0–1, B Savage 0–1.

Final

Patrickswell v Tournafulla

23 September 1979Final	Patrickswell	2–16 – 1–06	Tournafulla	Gaelic Grounds
	R Bennis 0–7, T O'Brien 1–1, J Lynch 1–0, S Foley 0–3, David Punch 0–2, P Foley 0–1, G Hayes 0–1, F Nolan 0–1.		C Brouder 1–0, P Horgan 0–3, D O'Connor 0–2, S Horgan 0–1.

References

1. "Club titles – Limerick". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 15 October 2018.