1979 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship

April 2022 Under-21 1979 11 April 1979 - 23 September 1979 Tipperary Wexford Antrim Tipperary 3rd Michael Doyle Galway Conor Hayes 15px|border Michael Nash (3-23) 1978 1980 The 1979 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship was the 16th staging of the All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1964. The championship began on 11 April 1979 and ended on 23 September 1979. Galway entered the championship as the defending champions. On 23 September 1979, Tipperary won the championship following a 2-12 to 1-09 defeat of Galway in the All-Ireland final.http://www.hoganstand.com/Tipperary/Profile.aspx County profile: Tipperary Hogan Stand 24 December 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20120821024353/http://www.hoganstand.com/Tipperary/Profile.aspx 2012-08-21 dead This was their third All-Ireland title overall and their first title since 1967. Kilkenny's Michael Nash was the championship's top scorer with 3-23. Results Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championship Quarter-finals 6 June 1979 Quarter-final Laois 0-03 - 2-10 Kilkenny M Nash 1-6, J Ryan 1-0, S Fennelly 0-1, L Fennelly 0-1, J Power 0-1, J Wall 0-1. O'Moore Park, Portlaoise 10 June 1979 Quarter-final Dublin 1-07 - 0-14 Offaly J Morris 1-1, D Murphy 0-2, A McSweeney 0-2, B Murphy 0-1, L Broderick 0-1. P Kirwan 0-8, L Currams 0-3, J Abbott 0-2, J Mooney 0-1. Croke Park, Dublin Semi-finals 7 July 1979 Semi-final Kilkenny 6-18 - 2-07 Meath J Wall 3-1, M Nash 0-6, P Brennan 1-1, J Ryan 1-0, L Fennelly 1-0, J Power 0-3, G Ryan 0-2, S Hennessy 0-2, J Lalor 0-1, E Egan 0-1, J Mulcahy 0-1. S Garrigan 1-3, J Masterson 1-1, A Doherty 0-1, S Ryan 0-1, J Priest 0-1. Nowlan Park, Kilkenny M Kelleher (Kildare) 18 July 1979 Semi-final Wexford 2-14 - 2-05 Offaly J Sweeney 2-1, B O'Connor 0-7, J Barron 0-3, J Jordan 0-2, G Flood 0-1. P Kirwan 1-1, J Millon 1-0, J Abbott 0-2, T Kennelly 0-1, J Mooney 0-1. O'Moore Park, Portlaoise Final 25 July 1979 Final Wexford 0-14 - 2-08 Kilkenny B O'Connor 0-7, J Barron 0-3, B Sheehan 0-1, P Doyle 0-1, J Fleming 0-1, J Jordan 0-1. M Nash 2-4, T Brennan 0-1, P Murphy 0-1, J Mulcahy 0-1, R Murphy 0-1. Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow J Rankins (Laois) 12 August 1979 Final replay Wexford 1-08 - 0-10 Kilkenny B O'Connor 1-6, S O'Leary 0-1, B Sheehan 0-1. M Nash 0-7, E Deegan 0-1, L Fennelly 0-1, J Power 0-1. Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow T Hughes (Carlow) Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship First round 11 April 1979 First round Tipperary 6-13 - 2-03 Clare M Murphy 3-2, P Looby 2-0, M Doyle 1-1, P Ryan 0-4, T Grogan 0-2, P Power 0-2, C Stapleton 0-2. M Nugent 1-2, C Lyons 1-0, M Meehan 0-1, C Martin 0-1. Semple Stadium, Thurles 16 April 1979 First round Kerry 3-06 - 0-10 Waterford S Flaherty 1-4, P Stack 1-1, J O'Connell 1-0, P McMahon 0-1. P Curran 0-5, E Rockett 0-2, B Power 0-1, J Cotter 0-1, C Curley 0-1. Ardfert Semi-finals 25 April 1979 Semi-final Tipperary 1-17 - 1-06 Limerick T Grogan 0-7, P Looby 1-1, M Murphy 0-3, M Doyle 0-3, T Slattery 0-1, P Power 0-1, D O'Connell 0-1. E Meskill 1-0, M O'Connor 0-2, O O'Connor 0-2, B Carroll 0-1, J Mann 0-1. Semple Stadium, Thurles 25 April 1979 Semi-final Kerry 0-06 - 1-08 Cork P Stack 0-2, J Sheehan 0-2, S Flaherty 0-1, P McMahon 0-1. S O'Gorman 1-2, J Cremin 0-2, J Buckley 0-1, J Dineen 0-1, T McCarthy 0-1, U Kennefick 0-1. Ardfert Final 25 July 1979 Final Tipperary 1-13 - 2-07 Cork T Grogan 0-8, M Doyle 1-1, T Slattery 0-1, P Looby 0-1, P Power 0-1, E O'Shea 0-1. M Carroll 1-1, R O'Connor 1-0, J O'Sullivan 0-2, J Buckley 0-1, J Cremin 0-1, P Horgan 0-1, S O'Gorman 0-1. Semple Stadium, Thurles Ulster Under-21 Hurling Championship Final 21 July 1979 Final Armagh 2-02 - 9-13 Antrim Athletic Grounds, Armagh B Crawford (Down) All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship Semi-finals 12 August 1979 Semi-final Tipperary 7-13 - 4-06 Antrim P Power 3-0, T Grogan 1-4, E O'Shea 0-5, J Stone 1-0, P Looby 1-0, G O'Connor 1-0, G Stapleton 0-1, D O'Connell 0-1, T Slattery 0-1, J O'Dwyer 0-1. D Donnelly 2-4, B Donnelly 1-1, D McKiernan 1-1. Semple Stadium, Thurles 9 September 1979 Semi-final Galway 1-12 - 2-08 Wexford J Coen 0-8, J Ryan 1-2, S Dolan 0-2. J O'Connor 1-1, E Kehoe 1-0, B O'Connor 0-3, B Sheehan 0-2, J Barron 0-1, S O'Leary 0-1. Nowlan Park, Kilkenny J Woods (Clare) Final 23 September 1979 Final Tipperary 2-12 - 1-09 Galway M Doyle 1-2, P Looby 1-1, T Grogan 0-3, M Murphy 0-2, E O'Shea 0-2, T Slattery 0-1, B Mannion 0-1. J Ryan 1-2, J Coen 0-4, P Ryan 0-1, S Davoren 0-1, C Hayes 0-1. O'Moore Park, Portlaoise N Dalton (Waterford) Championship statistics Top scorers Overall Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average1Michael NashKilkenny3-233248.002Tommy GroganTipperary1-242755.403Brendan O'ConnorWexford1-232646.50 Miscellaneous On 16 April 1979, Kerry won their first and, to date, only Munster Championship match when they defeated Waterford by 3-06 to 0-10. References Under Category:All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship