1977–78 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship

The 1977–78 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship was the eighth season of the All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier club hurling tournament. The All-Ireland series began on 5 February 1978 and ended on 27 March 1978.

All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship 1977–78

Championship Details
Dates	1977 – 27 March 1978
All Ireland Champions
Winners	St. Finbarr's (2nd win)
Captain	Denis Burns
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-up	Rathnure
Provincial Champions
Munster	St. Finbarr's
Leinster	Rathnure
Ulster	O'Donovan Rossa
Connacht	Four Roads
← 1976–77 1978–79 →

Glen Rovers were the defending champions, however, they failed to qualify. St. Finbarr's won the title after defeating Rathnure by 2-7 to 0-9 in the final.^[1]

Results

Connacht Senior Club Hurling Championship

Quarter-finals

Tubbercurry v Craobh Rua

9 October 1977 Quarter-final

Tubbercurry

0-06 - 1-01

Craobh Rua

Kilcoyne Park, Tubbercurry

Four Roads v Ballinrobe

6 November 1977 Quarter-final

Four Roads

3-05 - 0-02

Ballinrobe

Athleague

Semi-final

Tubbercurry v Four Roads

20 November 1977 Semi-final

Tubbercurry

0-01 - 3-04

Four Roads

Kilcoyne Park, Tubbercurry

Final

Four Roads v Kiltormer

5 February 1978 Final

Four Roads

w/o - susp.

Kiltormer

Athleague

Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship

First round

Carlow Town v Éire Óg

22 October 1977 First round	Carlow Town	3-08 - 5-13	Éire Óg	Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow
	T Walsh 2-1, R Moore 1-2, M Power 0-4, J Delaney 0-1.		P Dunny 2-6, P Campbell 1-2, G Power 1-2, J Murphy 1-1, J Winders 0-1, M Lynch 0-1.	Referee: J Rankins (Laois)

Wolfe Tones v O'Tooles

6 November 1977 First round	Wolfe Tones	1-00 - 11-20	O'Tooles	Drogheda Park, Drogheda
				Referee: T Murtagh

Arklow Rock Parnells v Kilmessan

13 November 1977 First round	Arklow Rock Parnells	4-06 - 1-07	Kilmessan	Aughrim County Ground, Aughrim
	J Reilly 1-2, W Reilly 1-1, A Byrne 1-1, K Mellon 1-0, T Byrne 0-1, H Kavanagh 0-1.		C Maguire 0-4, J Walsh 1-0, G Higgins 0-1, E O'Neill 0-1, C Kildillon 0-1.

Quarter-finals

Coolderry v Brownstown

6 November 1977 Quarter-final	Coolderry	1-15 - 1-07	Brownstown	St. Brendan's Park, Birr
	P Moloughney 0-8, M Kennedy 1-2, P Carroll 0-2, O Kennedy 0-1, M King 0-1, C Loughnane 0-1.		C Shaw 1-1, P Shaw 0-3, T Kelly 0-1, N Fitzsimons 0-1, T Carr 0-1.

Éire Óg v Camross

13 November 1977 Quarter-final	Éire Óg	0-03 - 2-12	Camross	Geraldine Park, Athy
	P Connolly 0-2, G Power 0-1.		F Keenan 1-3, M Cuddy 1-2, S Cuddy 0-3, PJ Cuddy 0-2, S Bergin 0-1, M Cuddy 0-1.

Arklow Rock Parnells v Rathnure

20 November 1977 Quarter-final	Arklow Rock Parnells	1-02 - 0-12	Rathnure	Pearse Park, Arklow
	J Byrne 1-0, G Byrne 0-1, B Reilly 0-1.		D O'Connor 0-6, P Quigley 0-2, P Flynn 0-2, D Quigley 0-1, M Quigley 0-1.

O'Tooles v The Fenians

27 November 1977 Quarter-final	O'Tooles	0-08 - 2-08	The Fenians	Croke Park, Dublin
	J Wallace 0-4, F Murphy 0-2, P Murphy 0-1, P Browne 0-1.		J Moriarty 1-2, M Garrett 1-0, G Henderson 0-2, B Fitzpatrick 0-2, J Ryan 0-1, P Delaney 0-1.	Referee: G Delaney (Wicklow)

Semi-finals

Camross v Rathnure

4 December 1977 Semi-final	Camross	1-05 - 1-09	Rathnure	Geraldine Park, Athy
	S Cuddy 0-5, F Keenan 1-0.		D O'Connor 0-5, M Quigley 1-0, J Quigley 0-2, P Flynn 0-1, D Quigley 0-1.

The Fenians v Coolderry

11 December 1977 Semi-final	The Fenians	3-06 - 1-05	Coolderry	Kelly Dally Park, Rathdowney
	P Delaney 2-1, W Watson 1-0, B Fitzpatrick 0-2, J Moriarty 0-2, M Garrett 0-1.		M Teehan 1-0, P Moloughney 0-3, O Kennedy 0-1, C Loughnane 0-1.

Final

Rathnure v The Fenians

5 March 1978 Final	Rathnure	0-16 - 1-10	The Fenians	Dr. Cullen Park, Carlow
	D Quigley 0-4, M Quigley 0-3, J Murphy 0-3, J Conran 0-2, J Holohan 0-2, P Flynn 0-1, D O'Connor 0-1.		B Fitzpatrick 0-7, P Delaney 1-0, M Garrett 0-1, G Henderson 0-1, B Watson 0-1.

Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship

Quarter-finals

Portlaw v St. Finbarr's

23 October 1977 Quarter-final	Portlaw	3-09 - 5-07	St. Finbarr's	Páirc de Hindenburg, Portlaw
	T Cheasty 1-1, J Whelan 1-0, M Regan 1-0, P Kelly 0-3, H Maher 0-3, M Hickey 0-1, K Brophy 0-1.		J Barry-Murphy 4-1, B Wiley 1-1, É Fitzpatrick 0-2, C McCarthy 0-1, G McCarthy 0-1, C Ryan 0-1.

Patrickswell v Kilruane MacDonagh's

4 December 1977 Quarter-final	Patrickswell	2-07 - 3-05	Kilruane MacDonagh's	Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
	J Lynch 1-3, D Punch 1-0, R Bennis 0-2, L Foley 0-2.		S O'Meara 1-3, S Hennessy 1-1, J Williams 1-0, G Williams 0-1.	Referee: J Woods (Clare)

Semi-finals

St. Finbarr's v Ballyduff

13 November 1977 Semi-final	St. Finbarr's	3-11 - 1-04	Ballyduff	Páirc Uí Chaoimh, Cork
	É Fitzpatrick 2-2, C McCarthy 1-4, B Wiley 0-2, J Allen 0-1, C Ryan 0-1, M Kennedy 0-1, J O'Shea 0-1.		M Hennessy 1-0, J O'Grady 0-3, J Bunyan 0-1.

Kilruane MacDonagh's v Sixmilebridge

11 December 1977 Semi-final	Kilruane MacDonagh's	0-08 - 1-07	Sixmilebridge	MacDonagh Park, Cloughjordan
	S Hennessy 0-2, J Williams 0-2, S O'Meara 0-2, G Williams 0-1, J Reddin 0-1.		M White 1-0, P Morey 0-3, N Casey 0-2, P Chaplin 0-1, L Quinlan 0-1.

Finals

Sixmilebridge v St. Finbarr's

18 December 1977 Final	Sixmilebridge	3-05 - 3-05	St. Finbarr's	Dr. Daly Park, Tulla
	N Casey 1-1, S Stack 1-1, M White 1-0, L Quinlan 0-2, P Morey 0-1.		C McCarthy 2-02, C Ryan 1-0, J Allen 0-2, J O'Shea 0-1.	Referee: S O'Meara (Tipperary)

St. Finbarr's v Sixmilebridge

22 January 1978 Final replay	St. Finbarr's	2-08 - 0-06	Sixmilebridge	Seán Treacy Park, Tipperary
	J Allen 1-1, É Fitzpatrick 1-0, G McCarthy 0-3, B Wiley 0-1, J Barry-Murphy 0-1, C Ryan 0-1, J Fleming 0-1.		F Quilligan 0-3, P Morey 0-2, N Casey 0-1.	Referee: S O'Meara (Tipperary)

Ulster Senior Club Hurling Championship

Final

O'Donovan Rossa v Ballycran

6 November 1977 Final

O'Donovan Rossa

1-13 - 2-06

Ballycran

Casement Park, Belfast

All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship

Quarter-final

O'Donovan Rossa v St. Gabriel's

5 February 1978 Quarter-final	O'Donovan Rossa	2-11 - 1-09	St. Gabriel's	Corrigan Park, Belfast
	A Hamill 1-10.

Semi-final

Rathnure v Four Roads

26 March 1978 Semi-final	Rathnure	2-20 - 2-08	Four Roads	Wexford Park, Wexford
	M Quigley 1-4, P Flynn 1-2, J Holohan 0-4, D Quigley 0-4, L Byrne 0-3, T O'Connor 0-1, S Murphy 0-1, P Quigley 0-1.		F Kelly 0-4, M Gately 1-0, B McDonald 1-0, F Mitchell 0-2, B Tansey 0-2.	Referee: M Slattery (Clare)

St. Finbarr's v O'Donovan Rossa

26 March 1978 Semi-final	St. Finbarr's	6-12 - 1-16	O'Donovan Rossa	Neenan Park, Togher
	É Fitzpatrick 2-2, B Meade 1-2, J Barry-Murphy 1-1, J O'Shea 1-0, J Allen 1-0, G McCarthy 0-2, C McCarthy 0-2, C Roche 0-1, M Kennedy 0-1, T Butler 0-1.		R Galway 0-7, L Hamill 1-2, P Armstrong 0-3, B Quinn 0-1, L Fagan 0-1, B Gormely 0-1, J O'Neill 0-1.

Final

St. Finbarr's v Rathnure

27 March 1978 Final	St. Finbarr's	2-07 - 0-09	Rathnure	Semple Stadium, Thurles
	C McCarthy 0-4, É Fitzpatrick 1-0, J Barry-Murphy 1-0, B Wiley 0-2, B Meade 0-1.		J Holohan 0-3, J Murphy 0-2, D Quigley 0-2, M Quigley 0-1, J Quigley 0-1.

Statistics

Miscellaneous

• St. Finbarr's join fellow Cork clubs Blackrock and Glen Rovers by becoming the third team to win a second All-Ireland title.

References

1. Allen, John (14 March 2014). "Patrick's Day will see country's best clubs playing for town, village and posterity". Irish Times. Retrieved 24 July 2015.