1979 Railway Cup Hurling Championship

1979 Railway Cup Hurling Championship
Dates11 March 1979 - 1 April 1979
Teams4
ChampionsLeinster (18th title)
Fan Larkin (captain)
Runners-upConnacht
Joe McDonagh (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played3
Goals scored9 (3 per match)
Points scored68 (22.67 per match)
Top scorer(s)Ned Buggy (0-21)
1978 (Previous) (Next) 1980

The 1979 Railway Cup Hurling Championship was the 53rd staging of the Railway Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1927. The cup began on 11 March 1979 and ended on 1 April 1979.

Munster were the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Connacht in the semi-final.[1]

On 1 April 1979, Leinster won the cup following a 1-13 to 1-09 defeat of Connacht in the final. This was their 18th Railway Cup title overall and their first title since 1977.

  1. ^ "Railway Cup Hurling". Munster GAA. Retrieved 10 April 2018.