1978 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

1978 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Championship details
Dates30 April – 3 September 1978
Teams15
All-Ireland champions
Winning teamCork (24th win)
CaptainCharlie McCarthy
ManagerFr. Bertie Troy
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing teamKilkenny
CaptainGer Henderson
ManagerFr. Tommy Maher
Provincial champions
MunsterCork
LeinsterKilkenny
UlsterNot Played
ConnachtNot Played
Championship statistics
No. matches played14
Goals total64 (4.5 per game)
Points total340 (24.2 per game)
Top ScorerLiam O'Brien (1-23)
Player of the YearJohn Horgan
All-Star TeamSee here
1977
1979

The 1978 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 92nd staging of the All-Ireland hurling championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1887. The championship began on 30 April 1978 and ended on 3 September 1978.

Cork entered the championship as defending champions.

On 3 September 1978, Cork won the championship following a 1–15 to 2–8 defeat of Kilkenny in the All-Ireland final.[1] This was their 24th All-Ireland title, their third championship in succession.

Kilkenny's Liam "Chunky" O'Brien was the championship's top scorer with 1-23. Cork's John Horgan was the choice for Hurler of the Year.

  1. ^ "Cork's three-in-a-row 70s hurling teams honoured". Hogan Stand website. 23 March 2009. Retrieved 31 October 2013.