1978 Galway Senior Hurling Championship

1978 Galway Senior Hurling Championship
Champions Ardrahan (11th title)
Runners-up Ballinderreen
1977 (Previous) (Next) 1979

The 1978 Galway Senior Hurling Championship was the 81st completed staging of the Galway Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Galway County Board in 1887.[1]

Kiltormer entered the championship as the defending champions.[2][3]

The final, a replay, was played on 19 November 1978 at Duggan Park in Ballinasloe, between Ardrahan and Ballinderreen, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Ardrahan won the match by 2–18 to 2–14 to claim their 11th championship title overall and a first title in three years.[4][5]

Results

Final

15 October 1978 Final Ardrahan 2-10 - 0-16 Ballinderreen Duggan Park

Final replay

19 November 1978 Final replay Ardrahan 2-18 - 2-14
(aet)
Ballinderreen Duggan Park

References

  1. ^ "Club Titles - Galway". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 3 November 2025.
  2. ^ "Kiltormer HC". Club Info. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
  3. ^ "Kiltormer's Sad Fall From Kings Of Ireland Once Upon A Time To Junior A". balls.ie. 11 October 2024. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
  4. ^ "Ardrahan HC". Club Info. Retrieved 9 November 2025.
  5. ^ "Night of nostalgia as Ardrahan honours stalwarts of 1974 and '75 hurling success". Connacht Tribune. 22 December 2024. Retrieved 9 November 2025.