1978 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship

The 1978 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship was the 84th staging of the Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Kilkenny County Board.

1978 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship

Champions	Ballyhale Shamrocks (1st title) Denis Shefflin (captain)
Runners-up	Fenians
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Fenians were the defending champions.

On 22 October 1978, Ballyhale Shamrocks won the championship after a 0-15 to 0-10 defeat of Fenians in the final.[1] It was their first ever championship title.

Results

Group 1 table

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Bennettsbridge	x	x	x	x	x-xx	x-xx	x	x
Erin's Own	x	x	x	x	x-xx	x-xx	x	x
James Stephens	x	x	x	x	x-xx	x-xx	x	x
Graignamanagh	x	x	x	x	x-xx	x-xx	x	x
Ballyhale Shamrocks	x	x	x	x	x-xx	x-xx	x	x
Conahy Shamrocks	x	x	x	x	x-xx	x-xx	x	x

Group 1 results

13 May 1978	Conahy Shamrocks	3-08 - 5-09	Ballyhale Shamrocks	Nowlan Park
	P Mulhall 1-4, N Brennan 1-2, M Buggy 1-0, K Brennan 0-1, S Muldowney 0-1.		M Fennelly 3-0, K Fennelly 1-2, L Fennelly 1-0, B Fennelly 0-2, G Fennelly 0-2, M Dempsey 0-2, S Reid 0-1.

14 May 1978	Bennettsbridge	1-03 - 0-13	Erin's Own	Nowlan Park
	R Comerford 1-0, P Kealy 0-1, J Walsh 0-1, J Dowling 0-1.		M Nash 0-5, E Brennan (R) 0-2, M Brennan (Cloney) 0-2, S Coogan 0-2, M Coogan 0-1, B Brien 0-1.

14 May 1978	Graignamanagh	0-08 - 1-16	James Stephens	Thomastown Sportsfield
	P Prendergast 0-2, T Dowling 0-2, J Cody 0-2, J Gahan 0-1, T Foley 0-1.		J McCormack 0-6, M Taylor 1-1, E Morrissey 0-3, M Crotty 0-2, J Hennessy 0-1, B Cody 0-1, T Butler 0-1, S Brennan 0-1.

20 May 1978	James Stephens	8-14 - 0-03	Conahy Shamrocks	Nowlan Park
	M Taylor 2-2, J McCormack 2-2, E Morrisssey 2-1, S Brennan 2-0, J Hennessy 0-5, T Butler 0-2, M Crotty 0-1, T McCormack 0-1.		M Buggy 0-1, S Muldowney 0-1, P Brennnan 0-1.

21 May 1978	Graignamanagh	0-04 - 5-08	Bennettsbridge	Thomastown Sportsfield
	J Cody 0-2, S Grady 0-1, J Gahan 0-1.		N Skehan 2-1, E Lawlor 1-2, B O'Brien 1-1, S McGarry 1-0, J Walsh 0-2, J Dowling 0-2.

28 May 1978	Ballyhale Shamrocks	1-14 - 2-09	Erin's Own	Nowlan Park
	K Fennelly 0-6, G Fennelly 0-5, M Fennelly 1-0, B Fennelly 0-2, R Reid 0-1.		M Nash 0-7, S Brennan 1-0, E Brennan 1-0, E Wallace 0-1, S Coogan 0-1.

4 June 1978

Conahy Shamrocks

1-07 - 0-07

Graignamanagh

Nowlan Park

4 June 1978

James Stephens

5-09 - 0-11

Erin's Own

Nowlan Park

4 June 1978

Bennettsbridge

4-01 - 3-11

Ballyhale Shamrocks

Thomastown Sportsfield

Group 2 table

Team	Matches				Score			Pts
	Pld	W	D	L	For	Against	Diff
Windgap	x	x	x	x	x-xx	x-xx	x	x
Rower-Inistioge	x	x	x	x	x-xx	x-xx	x	x
Fenians	x	x	x	x	x-xx	x-xx	x	x
Mooncoin	x	x	x	x	x-xx	x-xx	x	x
Muckalee/Ballyfoyle Rangers	x	x	x	x	x-xx	x-xx	x	x
Galmoy	x	x	x	x	x-xx	x-xx	x	x
St. Lachtains	x	x	x	x	x-xx	x-xx	x	x

Group 2 results

14 May 1978	Galmoy	2-07 - 2-11	Muckalee/Ballyfoyle Rangers	Nowlan Park
	J Phelan 1-1, W Phelan 0-4, B Harte 1-0, J Doherty 0-2.		D Nolan 1-1, J Moran 0-4, T Moran 0-4, P Maher 1-0, J Walsh 0-2.

14 May 1978	Rower-Inistioge	2-18 - 3-05	Windgap	Nowlan Park
	P Grace 1-4, E Keher 0-7, T Malone 1-0, G Murphy 0-2, S Lester 0-2, M Tierney 0-1, M Lyng 0-1, P Treacy 0-1.		K Purcell 1-3, T Barry 1-1, J O'Shea 0-1, E Cronan 0-1.

21 May 1978	St. Lachtain's	0-14 - 1-11	Galmoy	St. Patrick's Park
	B Waldron 0-9, N Hughes 0-2, M Kennedy 0-1, M Morrissey 0-1, G McCarthy 0-1.		J Phelan 1-2, W Phelan 0-3, B Harte 0-3, J Doherty 0-2, M Lonergan 0-1.

21 May 1978	Fenians	2-11 - 2-11	Rower-Inistioge	Nowlan Park
	B Fitzpatrick 1-3, J Ryan 1-2, G Henderson 0-2, P Delaney 0-2, J Power 0-1, M Garrett 0-1.		E Keher 1-6, G Murphy 1-2, P Grace 0-1, P Treacy 0-1, M Lyng 0-1.

21 May 1978	Muckalee/Ballyfoyle	2-11 - 2-09	Mooncoin	Nowlan Park
	T Moran 1-1, J Brennan 0-4, D Coonan 1-0, J Walsh 0-2, J Moran 0-2, M Maher 0-1, D Nolan 0-1.		E Crowley 0-4, T Henebry (Ballybrazzil) 1-0, T Henebry 1-0, J Wall 0-3, D Grace 0-2.

28 May 1978	Fenians	6-06 - 0-10	Mooncoin	Nowlan Park
	P Delaney 3-0, B Fitzpatrick 1-4, J Ryan 1-1, J Power 1-0, B Watson 0-1.		E Crowley 0-9, T Henebry 0-1.

3 June 1978

Fenians

2-16 - 0-08

Windgap

Nowlan Park

4 June 1978

St. Lachtain's

2-12 - 3-11

Muckalee/Ballyfoyle Rangers

Nowlan Park

4 June 1978

Rower-Inistioge

1-15 - 1-09

Mooncoin

Mullinavat Sportsfield

Semi-finals

17 September 1978 Semi-final	Ballyhale Shamrocks	2-17 - 2-10	Rower-Inistioge	Nowlan Park
	G Fennelly 0-7, P Holden 1-1, B Fennelly 0-4, L Fennelly 1-0, K Fennelly 0-3, J Walsh 0-1, M Kelly 0-1..		E Keher 1-6, J Lyng 0-4, T Malone 1-0.

17 September 1978 Semi-final

Fenians

1-07 - 3-03 (declared void)

James Stephens

Nowlan Park

8 October 1978 Semi-final replay	Fenians	1-08 - 1-03	James Stephens	Nowlan Park
	B Fitzpatrick 1-8.		B Cody 1-0, L O'Brien 0-2, M Crotty 0-1.

Final

22 October 1978 Final	Ballyhale Shamrocks	0-15 - 0-10	Fenians	Nowlan Park, Kilkenny
	G Fennelly 0-5, B Fennelly 0-3, M Fennelly 0-2, P Holden 0-2, K Fennelly 0-1, J Walsh 0-1.		B Fitzpatrick 0-3, B Broderick 0-3, P Henderson 0-1, P Delaney 0-1, J Moriarty 0-1, B Watson 0-1.	Referee: M Meally (Railyard)

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

• The first-round match between Erin's Own and Bennettsbridge saw 15-year-old Richard McCarthy make his championship debut for the latter team when he was introduced as a substitute for goalkeeper Noel Skehan.
• The semi-final between James Stephens and Fenians was abandoned after 49 minutes after a pitch invasion by supporters.

References

1. "Club titles - Kilkenny". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 6 October 2018.