1979 Offaly Senior Hurling Championship

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1979 Offaly Senior Hurling Championship
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Champions Colours of Limerick.svg Kinnitty (6th title)
Matt Corrigan [1] (captain)
Runners-up Colours of Limerick.svg Coolderry
Martin Kennedy (captain)
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The 1979 Offaly Senior Hurling Championship was the 82nd staging of the Offaly Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Offaly County Board in 1896.

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Kinnitty entered the championship as the defending champions. [2]

The final, a replay, was played on 28 October 1979 at St Brendan's Park in Birr, between Kinnitty and Coolderry, in what was their fifth meeting in the final overall and a first meeting in two years. [3] Kinnitty won the match by 5–08 to 1–11 to claim their sixth championship title overall and a second title in succession. [4]

Results

Final

21 October 1979Final Kinnitty 2-10 - 2-10 Coolderry St Brendan's Park
Mark Corrigan 0-6, T Carroll 1-0, T Hannon 1-0, J Flaherty 0-3, D Egan 0-1.J Teehan 1-1, P Moloughney 0-4, P Teehan 1-0, P Carroll 0-2, C Loughnane 0-1, M Lyons 0-1, S Kennedy 0-1.
28 October 1979Final replay Kinnitty 5-08 - 1-11 Coolderry St Brendan's Park

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References

  1. ↑ "Winning captains honoured at Offaly decider". Hogan Stand. 15 October 2010. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  2. ↑ "Club Titles - Offaly". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  3. ↑ "Coolderry's 49 County Senior Hurling Final Appearances". Coolderry GAA website. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
  4. ↑ Corrigan, Kevin (20 December 2023). "Offaly plunged into mourning with the death of one of its greatest ever hurlers". Offaly Live. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
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