The 1978 Offaly Senior Hurling Championship was the 81st staging of the Offaly Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Offaly County Board in 1896.
| Teams | 10 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Champions |  Kinnitty (5th title)Tom Hannon[1] (captain) | ||
| Runners-up |  St Rynagh's | ||
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Coolderry entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Kinnitty in the semi-finals.[2] The group stage placings were confirmed on 7 February 1978.
The final was played on 5 November 1978 at St Brendan's Park in Birr, between Kinnitty and St Rynagh's, in what was their fifth meeting in the final overall and a first meeting in two years. Kinnitty won the match by 1–08 to 0–06 to claim their fifth championship title overall and a first title in 11 years.[3][4]
Results
editSemi-finals
edit| 27 August 1978 Semi-final | St Rynagh's | 1-13 - 0-12 | Birr | St Brendan's Park |
| 27 August 1978 Semi-final | Kinnitty | 2-08 - 2-05 | Coolderry | St Brendan's Park |
Final
edit| 5 November 1978 Final | Kinnitty | 1-08 - 0-06 | St Rynagh's | St Brendan's Park |
| J Flaherty 0-6, T Hannon 1-0, M Cleere 0-1, P Delaney 0-1. | G Woods 0-2, PJ Whelehan 0-1, J Horan 0-1, T Conneely 0-1, B Moylan 0-1. |
References
edit- ^ "Winning captains honoured at Offaly decider". Hogan Stand. 15 October 2010. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
- ^ "Coolderry's 49 County Senior Hurling Final Appearances". Coolderry GAA website. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Club Titles - Offaly". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 28 December 2023.