The 1978–79 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship was the ninth season of the All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier club hurling tournament. The championship ran from 8 October 1978 to 25 March 1979.
St Finbarr's of Cork were the defending champions, however, they failed to qualify after being beaten by Glen Rovers in the semi-finals of the 1978 Cork SHC. Crumlin of Dublin and Dunhill of Waterford made their championship debuts.
The All-Ireland final was played at Semple Stadium in Thurles on 25 March 1979, between Blackrock of Cork and Ballyhale Shamrocks of Kilkenny, in what was a first championship meeting between the teams. Blackrock won the match by 5–07 to 5–05 and became the first team to win the title three times.
Tooreen's Joe Henry was the championship's top scorer with 7–17.
Connacht Senior Club Hurling Championship Connacht quarter-finals
Connacht semi-final
Connacht final
Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship Leinster first round
Leinster quarter-finals
Leinster semi-finals
Leinster final
Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship Munster quarter-finals
Munster semi-finals
Munster final
Ulster Senior Club Hurling Championship Ulster semi-final
Ulster final
All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship All-Ireland quarter-final
All-Ireland semi-finals
All-Ireland final
Statistics Top scorers
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average1Joe HenryTooreen7–1738312.662John LeonardBrownstown4–1022211.003Ger FennellyBallyhale Shamrocks1–182154.204Ray CumminsBlackrock5–052045.005Brendan FennellyBallyhale Shamrocks3–101953.806Eugene O'NeillKilmessan0–181829.007Frank CanningSt Gabriel's2–111735.66Pat MoylanBlackrock2–111744.259Éamonn O'SullivanBlackrock4–04644.0010Mickey ReynoldsCrumlin4–031535.00
Miscellaneous
Blackrock became the first team to win three All-Ireland titles. John Horgan was the captain for all three victories, making him the only three-time All-Ireland-winning captain.
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