1978 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship

1978 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship

Dates	27 August - 15 October 1978
Sponsor	8
Champions	Kilruane MacDonaghs (2nd title) Jim Williams (captain)
Runners-up	Roscrea Liam Spooner (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	7
Goals scored	37 (5.29 per match)
Points scored	161 (23 per match)
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The 1978 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship was the 88th 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. It was their second championship title overall and their second title in succession.

Results

Quarter-finals

Kilruane MacDonaghs v Cappawhite

27 August 1977 Quarter-final	Kilruane MacDonaghs	2-15 - 2-11	Cappawhite	Semple Stadium
	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.

Roscrea v Seán Treacys

27 August 1977 Quarter-final	Roscrea	2-20 - 2-08	Seán Treacys	Semple Stadium
	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.

Drom-Inch v Carrick Swans

27 August 1977 Quarter-final	Drom-Inch	2-15 - 3-07	Carrick Swans	Clonmel GAA Ground
	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.

Holycross-Ballycahill v Fionn MacCumhaill

27 August 1977 Quarter-final	Holycross-Ballycahill	4-14 - 4-06	Fionn MacCumhaill	Clonmel GAA Ground
	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.

Semi-finals

Kilruane MacDonaghs v Holycross-Ballycahill

17 September 1978 Semi-final	Kilruane MacDonaghs	3-13 - 2-06	Holycross-Ballycahill	MacDonagh Park
	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.

Roscrea v Drom-Inch

17 September 1978 Semi-final	Roscrea	4-13 - 3-06	Drom-Inch	MacDonagh Park
	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.

Final

Kilruane MacDonaghs v Roscrea

15 October 1978 Final	Kilruane MacDonaghs	2-14 - 2-13	Roscrea	Semple Stadium
	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.	Referee: L Ryan (Holycross-Ballycahill)

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Francis Loughnane	Roscrea	1-26	29	3	9.66
2	Séamus Hennessy	Kilruane MacDonaghs	0-19	19	3	6.33
3	Séamus Mackey	Holycross-Ballycahill	2-09	15	2	7.50
4	Tommy Butler	Drom-Inch	2-05	11	2	5.50
	Jim Williams	Kilruane MacDonaghs	2-05	11	3	3.66
6	Seán O'Meara	Kilruane MacDonaghs	3-01	10	3	3.33
7	John Harkin	Drom-Inch	1-06	9	2	4.50
8	John Stone	Roscrea	2-02	8	3	2.66
	Joe Tynan	Roscrea	2-02	8	3	2.66
	Ger Doherty	Drom-Inch	1-05	8	2	4.00

In a single game

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Francis Loughnane	Roscrea	1-11	14	Kilruane MacDonaghs
2	Séamus Hennessy	Kilruane MacDonaghs	0-12	12	Roscrea
3	Séamus Mackey	Holycross-Ballycahill	2-05	11	Fionn MacCumhaill
4	Francis Loughnane	Roscrea	0-10	10	Seán Treacys
5	Tommy Butler	Drom-Inch	2-01	7	Roscrea
6	Dinny Ryan	Seán Treacys	2-00	6	Roscrea
	Pat O'Neill	Cappawhite	1-03	6	Kilruane MacDonaghs
	Jim Kehoe	Carrick Swans	1-03	6	Drom-Inch
	Tony Stakelum	Holycross-Ballycahill	1-03	6	Fionn MacCumhaill
	Jim Williams	Kilruane MacDonaghs	1-03	6	Holycross-Ballycahill
	Pat Quigley	Seán Treacys	0-06	6	Roscrea