The 1978 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship was the 88th staging of the Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Tipperary County Board in 1887.
Dates | 27 August - 15 October 1978 | ||
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Sponsor | 8 | ||
Champions | Kilruane MacDonaghs (2nd title) Jim Williams (captain) | ||
Runners-up | Roscrea Liam Spooner (captain) | ||
Tournament statistics | |||
Matches played | 7 | ||
Goals scored | 37 (5.29 per match) | ||
Points scored | 161 (23 per match) | ||
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Kilruane MacDonaghs entered the championship as the defending champions.
On 15 October 1978, Kilruane MacDonaghs won the championship after a 2–14 to 2–13 defeat of Roscrea in the final at Semple Stadium.[1] It was their second championship title overall and their second title in succession.
Results
editQuarter-finals
edit27 August 1977 Quarter-final | Kilruane MacDonaghs | 2-15 - 2-11 | Cappawhite | Semple Stadium |
J Williams 1-2, S O'Meara 1-1, E O'Shea 0-4, L O'Shea 0-2, S Hennessy 0-2, J Reddan 0-2, D Whelan 0-1, S Kehoe 0-1. | P O'Neill 1-3, A Buckley 1-0, M McDermott 0-3, J O'Neill 0-3, E Ryan 0-1, M McDermott 0-1. |
27 August 1977 Quarter-final | Roscrea | 2-20 - 2-08 | Seán Treacys | Semple Stadium |
F Loughnane 0-10, J Tynan 1-1, P Queally 0-4, J Stone 1-0, L Spooner 0-3, T O'Connor 0-1, D Moloney 0-1. | D Ryan 2-0, P Quigley 0-6, F Berkery 0-2. |
27 August 1977 Quarter-final | Drom-Inch | 2-15 - 3-07 | Carrick Swans | Clonmel GAA Ground |
E Butler 1-2, J Harkins 1-2, G Doherty 0-5, T Butler 0-4, J Kennedy 0-1, P Ryan 0-1. | J Kehoe 1-3, Maurice Walsh 1-1, Michael Walsh 1-0, T Kirby 0-1, T Russell 0-1, P PHelan 0-1. |
27 August 1977 Quarter-final | Holycross-Ballycahill | 4-14 - 4-06 | Fionn MacCumhaill | Clonmel GAA Ground |
S Mackey 2-5, T Stakelum 1-3, J Ferncombe 1-0, M Doyle 0-3, P Lowry 0-1, R Stakelum 0-1, M Quinlan 0-1. | M Brennan 1-2, M McGrath 1-0, J Cahill 1-0, B Perry 1-0, J Molloy 0-2, J Ivors 0-1, Jim Molloy 0-1. |
Semi-finals
edit17 September 1978 Semi-final | Kilruane MacDonaghs | 3-13 - 2-06 | Holycross-Ballycahill | MacDonagh Park |
J Williams 1-3, S Hennessy 0-5, L O'Shea 1-1, S O'Meara 1-0, M Keogh 0-3, L Gaynor 0-1. | M Doyle 1-1, S Mackey 0-4, P Lowry 1-0, J Fitzpatrick 0-1. |
17 September 1978 Semi-final | Roscrea | 4-13 - 3-06 | Drom-Inch | MacDonagh Park |
J Spooner 1-2, F Loughnane 0-5, G O'Connor 1-1, J Tynan 1-1, P Queally 1-0, J Stone 0-2, D Moloney 0-1, T O'Connor 0-1. | T Butler 2-1, J Harkins 0-4, G Doherty 1-0, P Butler 0-1. |
Final
edit15 October 1978 Final | Kilruane MacDonaghs | 2-14 - 2-13 | Roscrea | Semple Stadium |
S Hennessy 0-12, S O'Meara 1-0, Gilbert Williams 1-0, E O'Shea 0-1, L O'Shea 0-1. | F Loughnane 1-11, J Stone 1-0, L Spooner 0-1, G O'Connor 0-1. | Referee: L Ryan (Holycross-Ballycahill) |
Championship statistics
editTop scorers
edit- Overall
Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
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1 | Francis Loughnane | Roscrea | 1-26 | 29 | 3 | 9.66 |
2 | Séamus Hennessy | Kilruane MacDonaghs | 0-19 | 19 | 3 | 6.33 |
3 | Séamus Mackey | Holycross-Ballycahill | 2-09 | 15 | 2 | 7.50 |
4 | Tommy Butler | Drom-Inch | 2-05 | 11 | 2 | 5.50 |
Jim Williams | Kilruane MacDonaghs | 2-05 | 11 | 3 | 3.66 | |
6 | Seán O'Meara | Kilruane MacDonaghs | 3-01 | 10 | 3 | 3.33 |
7 | John Harkin | Drom-Inch | 1-06 | 9 | 2 | 4.50 |
8 | John Stone | Roscrea | 2-02 | 8 | 3 | 2.66 |
Joe Tynan | Roscrea | 2-02 | 8 | 3 | 2.66 | |
Ger Doherty | Drom-Inch | 1-05 | 8 | 2 | 4.00 |
- In a single game
Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Opposition |
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1 | Francis Loughnane | Roscrea | 1-11 | 14 | Kilruane MacDonaghs |
2 | Séamus Hennessy | Kilruane MacDonaghs | 0-12 | 12 | Roscrea |
3 | Séamus Mackey | Holycross-Ballycahill | 2-05 | 11 | Fionn MacCumhaill |
4 | Francis Loughnane | Roscrea | 0-10 | 10 | Seán Treacys |
5 | Tommy Butler | Drom-Inch | 2-01 | 7 | Roscrea |
6 | Dinny Ryan | Seán Treacys | 2-00 | 6 | Roscrea |
Pat O'Neill | Cappawhite | 1-03 | 6 | Kilruane MacDonaghs | |
Jim Kehoe | Carrick Swans | 1-03 | 6 | Drom-Inch | |
Tony Stakelum | Holycross-Ballycahill | 1-03 | 6 | Fionn MacCumhaill | |
Jim Williams | Kilruane MacDonaghs | 1-03 | 6 | Holycross-Ballycahill | |
Pat Quigley | Seán Treacys | 0-06 | 6 | Roscrea |
References
edit- ^ "Club history". Kilruane MacDonaghs GAA website. Retrieved 7 November 2018.