| Dates | 8 April – 7 October 1979 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | 15 | ||
| Champions |  Blackrock (28th title)Tim Murphy (captain) Joe McGrath Tim Murphy (manager) | ||
| Runners-up |  St. Finbarr'sJimmy Barry-Murphy (captain) Jim Power (manager) | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 32 | ||
| Goals scored | 143 (4.47 per match) | ||
| Points scored | 653 (20.41 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) |  John Fenton (5-45) | ||
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The 1979 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 91st staging of the Cork Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The championship began on 8 April 1979 and ended on 7 October 1979.
Blackrock entered the championship as the defending champions.[1]
The final was played on 7 October 1979 at Páirc Uí Chaoimh in Cork, between Blackrock and St. Finbarr's, in what was their first meeting in the final in five years. Blackrock won the match by 2–14 to 2–06 to claim their 28th championship title overall, their second title in succession and their fifth of the decade.[2][3]
Midleton's John Fenton was the championship's top scorer with 5-45.
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- ^ "Cork tried hurling and football groups stages at club level from 1978 to '80". Echo Live. 29 April 2021. Retrieved 11 July 2022.
- ^ "Senior Hurling Finals 1970 - Present". Cork GAA Finals website. Retrieved 9 August 2016.