1978 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship

All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship 1978
All Ireland Champions
WinnersCork (13th win)
CaptainPat Murphy
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-upKilkenny
CaptainPierce Phelan
Provincial Champions
MunsterCork
LeinsterKilkenny
UlsterNot Played
ConnachtNot Played
1977
1979

The 1978 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship was the 48th staging of the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1928.

Kilkenny entered the championship as the defending champions.

On 3 September 1978 Cork won the championship following a 1-15 to 1-8 defeat of Kilkenny in the All-Ireland final. This was their 13th All-Ireland title and their first in four championship seasons.

Results

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Final

30 July 1978 Final Tipperary 3-6 - 1-14 Cork Semple Stadium, Thurles
D Murphy 1-4, J Hartnett 0-7, S O'Gorman 0-1, T McCarthy 0-1, J Ahearne 0-1.

Semi-final

6 August 1978 Semi-final Kilkenny 3-13 - 1-8 Galway Croke Park, Dublin
B McEvoy 1-8, W Purcell 1-2, J Holland 1-0, P Gannon 0-1, J Moriarty 0-1, E Crowley 0-1. P Hurney 1-1, S Dolan 0-4, M Ruane 0-1, M McCormack 0-1, M Fahy 0-1. Referee: G Ryan (Tipperary)

Final

3 September 1978 Final Cork 1-15 - 1-8 Kilkenny Croke Park, Dublin
S O'Gorman 1-2, G O'Regan 0-4, S Cashman 0-2, D Murphy 0-2, L Lynch 0-2, J Hartnett 0-2, T McCarthy 0-1. E Crowley 1-1, P Gannon 0-2, B McEvoy 0-2, M Heffernan 0-1, W Purcell 0-1, M Cleere 0-1. Attendance: 64,155
Referee: JJ Landers (Waterford)
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