1978 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship

Annual hurling competition season October 2021 October 2021 1978 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship 27 August - 15 October 1978 8 20px|Border Kilruane MacDonaghs Jim Williams 2 20px|Border Roscrea Liam Spooner 7 37 161 1977 1977 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship 1979 1979 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship The 1978 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship was the 87th staging of the Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Tipperary County Board in 1887. Kilruane MacDonaghs entered the championship as the defending champions. On 15 October 1978, Kilruane MacDonaghs won the championship after a 2–14 to 2–13 defeat of Roscrea in the final at Semple Stadium.http://www.kilruane.com/club-history/ Club history Kilruane MacDonaghs GAA website 7 November 2018 It was their second championship title overall and their second title in succession. Results Quarter-finals 27 August 1977 Quarter-final Kilruane MacDonaghs 2-15 - 2-11 Cappawhite J Williams 1-2, S O'Meara 1-1, E O'Shea 0-4, L O'Shea 0-2, S Hennessy 0-2, J Reddan 0-2, D Whelan 0-1, S Kehoe 0-1. P O'Neill 1-3, A Buckley 1-0, M McDermott 0-3, J O'Neill 0-3, E Ryan 0-1, M McDermott 0-1. Semple Stadium 27 August 1977 Quarter-final Roscrea 2-20 - 2-08 Seán Treacys F Loughnane 0-10, J Tynan 1-1, P Queally 0-4, J Stone 1-0, L Spooner 0-3, T O'Connor 0-1, D Moloney 0-1. D Ryan 2-0, P Quigley 0-6, F Berkery 0-2. Semple Stadium 27 August 1977 Quarter-final Drom-Inch 2-15 - 3-07 Carrick Swans E Butler 1-2, J Harkins 1-2, G Doherty 0-5, T Butler 0-4, J Kennedy 0-1, P Ryan 0-1. J Kehoe 1-3, Maurice Walsh 1-1, Michael Walsh 1-0, T Kirby 0-1, T Russell 0-1, P PHelan 0-1. Clonmel GAA Ground 27 August 1977 Quarter-final Holycross-Ballycahill 4-14 - 4-06 Fionn MacCumhaill S Mackey 2-5, T Stakelum 1-3, J Ferncombe 1-0, M Doyle 0-3, P Lowry 0-1, R Stakelum 0-1, M Quinlan 0-1. M Brennan 1-2, M McGrath 1-0, J Cahill 1-0, B Perry 1-0, J Molloy 0-2, J Ivors 0-1, Jim Molloy 0-1. Clonmel GAA Ground Semi-finals 17 September 1978 Semi-final Kilruane MacDonaghs 3-13 - 2-06 Holycross-Ballycahill J Williams 1-3, S Hennessy 0-5, L O'Shea 1-1, S O'Meara 1-0, M Keogh 0-3, L Gaynor 0-1. M Doyle 1-1, S Mackey 0-4, P Lowry 1-0, J Fitzpatrick 0-1. MacDonagh Park 17 September 1978 Semi-final Roscrea 4-13 - 3-06 Drom-Inch J Spooner 1-2, F Loughnane 0-5, G O'Connor 1-1, J Tynan 1-1, P Queally 1-0, J Stone 0-2, D Moloney 0-1, T O'Connor 0-1. T Butler 2-1, J Harkins 0-4, G Doherty 1-0, P Butler 0-1. MacDonagh Park Final 15 October 1978 Final Kilruane MacDonaghs 2-14 - 2-13 Roscrea S Hennessy 0-12, S O'Meara 1-0, Gilbert Williams 1-0, E O'Shea 0-1, L O'Shea 0-1. F Loughnane 1-11, J Stone 1-0, L Spooner 0-1, G O'Connor 0-1. Semple Stadium L Ryan (Holycross-Ballycahill) Championship statistics Top scorers Overall Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average1Francis LoughnaneRoscrea1-262939.662Séamus HennessyKilruane MacDonaghs0-191936.333Séamus MackeyHolycross-Ballycahill2-091527.504Tommy ButlerDrom-Inch2-051125.50Jim WilliamsKilruane MacDonaghs2-051133.666Seán O'MearaKilruane MacDonaghs3-011033.337John HarkinDrom-Inch1-06924.508John StoneRoscrea2-02832.66Joe TynanRoscrea2-02832.66Ger DohertyDrom-Inch1-05824.00 In a single game Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition1Francis LoughnaneRoscrea1-1114Kilruane MacDonaghs2Séamus HennessyKilruane MacDonaghs0-1212Roscrea3Séamus MackeyHolycross-Ballycahill2-0511Fionn MacCumhaill4Francis LoughnaneRoscrea0-1010Seán Treacys5Tommy ButlerDrom-Inch2-017Roscrea6Dinny RyanSeán Treacys2-006RoscreaPat O'NeillCappawhite1-036Kilruane MacDonaghsJim KehoeCarrick Swans1-036Drom-InchTony StakelumHolycross-Ballycahill1-036Fionn MacCumhaillJim WilliamsKilruane MacDonaghs1-036Holycross-BallycahillPat QuigleySeán Treacys0-066Roscrea References Tipperary Category:Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship