1979 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship

none April 2022 Minor 1979 Cork Kilkenny Cork 14th Christy Coughlan Kilkenny Seánie Tyrrell 1978 1980 The 1979 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship was the 49th staging of the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1928. Cork entered the championship as the defending champions. On 2 September 1979 Cork won the championship following a 2-11 to 1-9 defeat of Kilkenny in the All-Ireland final. This was their second All-Ireland title in-a-row and their 14th overall. Results Leinster Minor Hurling Championship Leinster first round 12 May 1979 First round Meath 2-04 - 4-07 Down Cusack Park Leinster quarter-finals 26 May 1979 Quarter-final Westmeath 2-08 - 5-14 Down Cusack Park 26 May 1979 Quarter-final Kilkenny 2-16 - 2-07 Offaly O'Moore Park 27 May 1979 Quarter-final Antrim 2-08 - 1-02 Dublin Croke Park Leinster semi-finals 27 June 1979 Semi-final Kilkenny 1-14 - 1-07 Wexford Dr. Cullen Park 30 June 1979 Semi-final Antrim 3-11 - 1-01 Down Croke Park Leinster final 15 July 1979 Final Kilkenny 5-13 - 1-09 Antrim Semple Stadium Munster Minor Hurling Championship Munster first round 4 May 1979 First round Tipperary 7-11 - 0-05 Kerry MacDonagh Park 8 May 1979 First round Limerick 6-12 - 1-05 Waterford Semple Stadium Munster semi-finals 18 May 1979 Semi-final Limerick 2-07 - 1-10 Clare MacDonagh Park 25 May 1979 Semi-final Cork 1-08- 2-04 Tipperary Gaelic Grounds 29 June 1979 Semi-final replay Limerick 6-04 - 2-03 Clare MacDonagh Park Munster final 8 July 1979 Final Cork 3-17 - 4-04 Limerick Semple Stadium All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship All-Ireland semi-final 5 August 1979 Semi-final Cork 6-15 - 0-06 Galway T Coakley 3-1, T Coyne 1-6, K Hennessy 1-3, R Hegarty 1-1, M O'Sullivan 0-2, D Walsh 0-1, J Greally 0-1. D Fahy 0-2, J Murphy 0-2, P Blaney 0-1, A Staunton 0-1. Croke Park All-Ireland final 2 September 1979 Final Cork 2-11 - 1-09 Kilkenny T Coyne 1-4, T Coakley 1-0, M O'Sullivan 0-3, T O'Sullivan 0-2, D Scanlon 0-2. J Mahon 0-5, S Tyrrell 1-0, B Purcell 0-1, J O'Dwyer 0-1, P Phelan 0-1, M Walsh 0-1. Croke Park N O'Donoghue (Dublin) External links All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship: Roll Of Honour Minor Category:All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship