1978 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship

April 2022 Under-21 1978 19 April – 29 October 1978 Galway Tipperary Offaly Antrim Galway 2nd Bernie Forde Tipperary Pat Fitzelle 20px|Border Séamus Bourke (8-21) 1977 1979 The 1978 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship was the 15th staging of the All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1964.https://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2008/0509/238816-u21_hurl_roh/ All-Ireland U-21 Hurling Championship: Roll Of Honour RTÉ Sport 12 September 2011 26 May 2026 The championship ran from 19 April to 29 October 1978. Kilkenny were the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Laois in the Leinster semi-finals.https://leinstergaa.ie/wp-content/uploads/sites/33/2017/03/P92-93-All-%E2%80%A6l-U-21H-W-Tea.pdf Leinster Under-21 All-Ireland Hurling Winning Teams Leinster GAA website 26 May 2026 The All-Ireland final, a replay, was played on 29 October 1978 at the Gaelic Grounds in Limerick, between Galway and Tipperary, in what was their fifth championship meeting overall and their first meeting in the final in 11 years.https://www.nenaghguardian.ie/2018/08/15/tipperary-gaa-scene-18/ Tipperary GAA Scene The Nenagh Guardian 15 August 2018 26 May 2026 Galway won the match by 3–15 to 2–08 to claim their second championship title overall and a first championship title in six years.https://www.galwaygaa.ie/history/all-ireland-winning-teams/ All-Ireland winning teams Galway GAA website 26 May 2026 Tipperary's Séamus Bourke was the championship's top scorer with 8-21. Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championship Leinster quarter-finals 21 May 1978 Quarter-final Laois 0-10 - 1-06 Dublin C Wall 0-7, N Foynes 0-2, J Curran 0-1. H Norton 1-0, D Kavanagh 0-3, D McGrath 0-1, D Gaffney 0-1, B Murphy 0-1. Kelly Daly Park 21 May 1978 Quarter-final Offaly 4-17 - 1-06 Carlow M Cashin 1-4, M Corrigan 1-3, L Spain 1-1, P Kirwan 1-1, N Bergin 0-3, T Conneely 0-3, J Mooney 0-1, A Fogarty 0-1. J Kavanagh 1-4, P Nolan 0-1, P Hickey 0-1. St Brendan's Park Leinster semi-finals 14 June 1978 Semi-final Laois 1-07 - 0-08 Kilkenny C Wall 0-5, C Dunphy 1-1, E Hearns 0-1. E Crowley 0-2, J Power 0-2, C Hennessy 0-1, C Heffernan 0-1, R Power 0-1, J Ryan 0-1. O'Moore Park 1 July 1978 Semi-final Offaly 5-09 - 1-10 Wexford P Kirwan 3-2, T Conneely 1-5, N Bergin 1-0, N Corrigan 0-1, W Molloy 0-1. P Harpur 1-0, G O'Connor 0-3, B O'Connor 0-3, M Shannon 0-1, J Wafer 0-1, J Houlihan 0-1, J Barron 0-1. St Brendan's Park Leinster final 26 July 1978 Final Offaly 2-14 - 2-07 Laois M Cashin 1-1, B Keeshin 0-3, T Conneely 0-3, N Bergin 0-2, D Owens 0-2, A Fogarty 0-1, W Molloy 0-1, M Corrigan 0-1. C Wall 2-2, C Dunphy 0-3, J Lalor 0-2. Dr Cullen Park P Johnston (Kilkenny) Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship Munster first round 19 April 1978 First round Waterford 2-06 - 1-06 Clare P Fanning 1-2, P Kirwan 1-0, D Fitzpatrick 0-3, J O'Regan 0-1. N Duggan 1-0, M Maher 0-3, L Quinlan 0-2, M Nugent 0-1. Seán Treacy Park 26 April 1978 First round Cork 1-08 - 0-07 Limerick J O'Sullivan 1-1, P Horgan 0-3, P Crowley 0-2, D O'Herlihy 0-1, C Ryan 0-1. G Collins 0-2, T Dunne 0-2, G Mulcahy 0-1, J Mann 0-1. Páirc Uí Chaoimh N Dalton (Waterford) Munster semi-finals 12 July 1978 Semi-final Waterford 1-06 - 3-15 Tipperary D Fitzpatrick 0-4, J Cotter 1-0, K Brophy 0-1, C Curley 0-1. S Bourke 1-9, T Grogan 1-2, E O'Shea 1-0, P Ryan 0-2, J Hannigan 0-2. Walsh Park F Murphy (Cork) 20 July 1978 Semi-final Cork 5-18 - 1-02 Kerry P Crowley 1-7, D Buckley 2-0, C Ryan 1-1, T Lyons 1-1, J Cremin 0-4, J Buckley 0-3, P Horgan 0-1, D Herlihy 0-1. J O'Sullivan 1-0, S Flaherty 0-1, W Allen 0-1. Fr Con Buckley Park Munster final 10 August 1978 Final Tipperary 3-13 - 4-10 Cork P Fitzelle 0-7, T Grogan 2-0, E O'Shea 1-2, S Burke 0-3, M Doyle 0-1. T Cashman 2-0, D Buckley 1-3, J O'Sullivan 0-5, T Lyons 1-1, P Horgan 0-1. Semple Stadium N Dalton (Waterford) Munster final replay 20 August 1978 Final replay Cork 2-09 - 3-08 Tipperary D Buckley 1-2, T Lyons 1-1, C Ryan 0-3, P Crowley 0-1, J Cremin 0-1, P Horgan 0-1. S Burke 1-2, T Walsh 1-1, E O'Shea 1-0, P Fitzelle 0-3, J O'Dwyer 0-1, M Doyle 0-1. Páirc Uí Chaoimh N Dalton (Waterford) Ulster Under-21 Hurling Championship Ulster final 2 September 1978 Final Antrim 5-18 - 3-08 Down P McFall 1-7, S McNaughton 2-0, P McIlhatton 1-2, F Heatley 0-5, S McNaughton 1-1, F McKernan 0-1, J McKernan 0-1, A McKernan 0-1. B Mullen 1-1, D Sheehan 1-0, S Rice 1-0, B Coulter 0-2, T Browne 0-2, E Sheehan 0-1, P Ritchie 0-1, B Savage 0-1. Casement Park All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship All-Ireland semi-finals 10 September 1978 Semi-final Antrim 1-08 - 3-09 Tipperary S McNaughton 1-3, P McFall 0-3, D Donnelly 0-1, Sean McNaughton 0-1. S Burke 3-1, T Walsh 0-3, T Ryan 0-1, P Ryan 0-1, G Stapleton 0-1, P Fitzelle 0-1, P Loughnane 0-1. Casement Park N O'Donoghue (Dublin) 10 September 1978 Semi-final Offaly 2-09 - 2-13 Galway P Kirwan 2-4, B Keeshan 0-2, M Cashin 0-1, D Owens 0-1, T Conneely 0-1. B Forde 1-3, M Conneely 1-1, G Kennedy 0-4, P Ryan 0-2, J Goode 0-1, S Mahon 0-1, M Kilkenny 0-1. St Brendan's Park G Ryan (Tipperary) All-Ireland final 8 October 1978 Final Galway 3-05 - 2-08 Tipperary M Conneely 2-2, J Ryan 1-2, M Kilkenny 0-1. S Burke 2-2, P Ryan 0-1, J Grace 0-1, T Walsh 0-1, E O'Shea 0-1, T Grogan 0-1, K Fox 0-1. Gaelic Grounds 18,000 N O'Donoghue (Tipperary) All-Ireland final replay 29 October 1978 Final replay Galway 3-15 - 2-08 Tipperary G Kennedy 0-8, M Conneely 2-0, J Ryan 0-4, B Forde 1-0, P Ryan 0-2, M Kilkenny 0-1. S Burke 1-4, T Ryan 1-0, E O'Shea 0-3, T Grogan 0-1. Gaelic Grounds N O'Donoghue (Tipperary) Championship statistics Top scorers Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average1Séamus BourkeTipperary8-214567.502Paddy KirwanOffaly7-072847.003Conleth WallLaois2-142036.664Matty ConneelyGalway5-031836.005Danny BuckleyCork4-051744.25 Miscellaneous Offaly won the Leinster U21HC title for the first time in their history.https://www.offalyexpress.ie/news/50th-anniversary-of-one-that-got-away-for-offaly-u-21-hurlers-7632989 50th anniversary of one that got away for Offaly U-21 hurlers Offaly Live 16 December 2022 26 May 2026 References Under Category:All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship