1979 Offaly Senior Hurling Championship
| Teams | 10 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Champions |  Kinnitty (6th title)Matt Corrigan[1] (captain) | ||
| Runners-up | Coolderry Martin Kennedy (captain) | ||
| |||
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.
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[edit]
Final[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.