1979 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship final

none May 2025 1979 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Final 1979 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final programme.png 250 1979 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Galway 40px 1–8 Kilkenny 40px 2–12 2 September 1979 Croke Park Dublin George Ryan (Tipperary) 53,535 1978 1980 The 1979 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final was a hurling match that was played at Croke Park, Dublin on 2 September 1979 to determine the winners of the 1979 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, the 93rd season of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, a tournament organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association for the champion teams of the three hurling provinces of Ireland. The final was contested by Kilkenny of Leinster and Galway of Connacht, with Kilkenny winning by 2–12 to 1–8.http://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/mhojkfsnidau/rss2/ Galway wounds from 10 All-Ireland final losses reopened Irish Examiner 4 September 2015 4 September 2015 Eoghan Cormican The All-Ireland final between Kilkenny and Galway was the 20th championship meeting between the two teams. Kilkenny were appearing in their 7th final in ten years and were the runners-up of the previous year, while Galway were lining out in their second All-Ireland decider in five years. Kilkenny's All-Ireland victory was their fourth in ten years and their first since 1975. The win gave them their 21st All-Ireland title overall. Galway's All-Ireland defeat was their 9th since last winning the title in 1923. Match Details 2 September Galway 2–12 – 1–8 Kilkenny L O'Brien (1–7), M Brennan (1–1), M Crotty (0–1), K Fennelly (0–1), J Hennessy (0–1), B Fitzpatrick (0–1). N Lane (1–0), PJ Molloy (0–3), F Gantley (0–2), Joe Connolly (0–2), S Mahon (0–1). Croke Park, Dublin 53,535 George Ryan (Tipperary) _black_stripes _blackstripes _black_stripes FFC125 FFC125 FFC125 FFFFFF FFC125 _hoops_black _black_stripes2 Kilkenny _3_stripes_white _collarwhite _3_stripes_white 800000 800000 800000 800000 FFFFFF _band_claret Galway References All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final, 1979 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final Category:All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship finals Category:GAA finals at Croke Park Category:Galway county hurling team matches Category:Kilkenny county hurling team matches