1979 Offaly Senior Hurling Championship

Annual hurling competition season December 2023 1979 Offaly Senior Hurling Championship 10 20px|Border Kinnitty 6 Matt Corriganhttps://www.hoganstand.com/offaly/Article/Index/137111 Winning captains honoured at Offaly decider Hogan Stand 15 October 2010 28 December 2023 20px|Border Coolderry Martin Kennedy 1978 1978 Offaly Senior Hurling Championship 1980 1980 Offaly Senior Hurling Championship The 1979 Offaly Senior Hurling Championship was the 82nd staging of the Offaly Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Offaly County Board in 1896. Kinnitty entered the championship as the defending champions.https://hoganstand.com/Offaly/ClubTitles Club Titles - Offaly Hogan Stand 28 December 2023 The final, a replay, was played on 28 October 1979 at St Brendan's Park in Birr, between Kinnitty and Coolderry, in what was their fifth meeting in the final overall and a first meeting in two years.http://coolderrygaa.ie/?page_id=44 Coolderry’s 49 County Senior Hurling Final Appearances Coolderry GAA website 28 December 2023 Kinnitty won the match by 5–08 to 1–11 to claim their sixth championship title overall and a second title in succession.https://www.offalyexpress.ie/news/gaa/1376457/offaly-plunged-into-mourning-with-the-death-of-one-of-its-greatest-ever-hurlers.html Offaly plunged into mourning with the death of one of its greatest ever hurlers Offaly Live 20 December 2023 28 December 2023 Kevin Corrigan Results Final 21 October 1979 Final Kinnitty 2-10 - 2-10 Coolderry Mark Corrigan 0-6, T Carroll 1-0, T Hannon 1-0, J Flaherty 0-3, D Egan 0-1. J Teehan 1-1, P Moloughney 0-4, P Teehan 1-0, P Carroll 0-2, C Loughnane 0-1, M Lyons 0-1, S Kennedy 0-1. St Brendan's Park 28 October 1979 Final replay Kinnitty 5-08 - 1-11 Coolderry St Brendan's Park References Category:Offaly Senior Hurling Championship Offaly Senior Hurling Championship Offaly Senior Hurling Championship