The 1979 Offaly Senior Hurling Championship was the 82nd staging of the Offaly Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Offaly County Board in 1896.
| Teams | 10 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Champions |  Kinnitty (6th title)Matt Corrigan[1] (captain) | ||
| Runners-up | Coolderry Martin Kennedy (captain) | ||
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Kinnitty entered the championship as the defending champions.[2]
The final, a replay, was played on 28 October 1979 at St Brendan's Park in Birr, between Kinnitty and Coolderry, in what was their fifth meeting in the final overall and a first meeting in two years.[3] Kinnitty won the match by 5–08 to 1–11 to claim their sixth championship title overall and a second title in succession.[4]
Results
editFinal
edit| 21 October 1979 Final | Kinnitty | 2-10 - 2-10 | Coolderry | St Brendan's Park |
| Mark Corrigan 0-6, T Carroll 1-0, T Hannon 1-0, J Flaherty 0-3, D Egan 0-1. | J Teehan 1-1, P Moloughney 0-4, P Teehan 1-0, P Carroll 0-2, C Loughnane 0-1, M Lyons 0-1, S Kennedy 0-1. |
| 28 October 1979 Final replay | Kinnitty | 5-08 - 1-11 | Coolderry | St Brendan's Park |
References
edit- ^ "Winning captains honoured at Offaly decider". Hogan Stand. 15 October 2010. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
- ^ "Club Titles - Offaly". Hogan Stand. 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.