1979 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship

All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship 1979
All Ireland Champions
Winners	Cork (14th win)
Captain	Christy Coughlan
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-up	Kilkenny
Captain	Seánie Tyrrell
Provincial Champions
Munster	Cork
Leinster	Kilkenny
Ulster	Not Played
Connacht	Not Played
← 1978 1980 →

The 1979 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship was the 49th staging of the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1928.

Cork entered the championship as the defending champions.

On 2 September 1979 Cork won the championship following a 2-11 to 1-9 defeat of Kilkenny in the All-Ireland final. This was their second All-Ireland title in-a-row and their 14th overall.

Results

Leinster Minor Hurling Championship

Leinster first round

Meath v Down

12 May 1979 First round

Meath

2-04 - 4-07

Down

Cusack Park

Leinster quarter-finals

Westmeath v Down

26 May 1979 Quarter-final

Westmeath

2-08 - 5-14

Down

Cusack Park

Kilkenny v Offaly

26 May 1979 Quarter-final

Kilkenny

2-16 - 2-07

Offaly

O'Moore Park

Antrim v Dublin

27 May 1979 Quarter-final

Antrim

2-08 - 1-02

Dublin

Croke Park

Leinster semi-finals

Kilkenny v Wexford

27 June 1979 Semi-final

Kilkenny

1-14 - 1-07

Wexford

Dr. Cullen Park

Antrim v Down

30 June 1979 Semi-final

Antrim

3-11 - 1-01

Down

Croke Park

Leinster final

Kilkenny v Antrim

15 July 1979 Final

Kilkenny

5-13 - 1-09

Antrim

Semple Stadium

Munster Minor Hurling Championship

Munster first round

Tipperary v Kerry

4 May 1979 First round

Tipperary

7-11 - 0-05

Kerry

MacDonagh Park

Limerick v Waterford

8 May 1979 First round

Limerick

6-12 - 1-05

Waterford

Semple Stadium

Munster semi-finals

Limerick v Clare

18 May 1979 Semi-final

Limerick

2-07 - 1-10

Clare

MacDonagh Park

Cork v Tipperary

25 May 1979 Semi-final

Cork

1-08- 2-04

Tipperary

Gaelic Grounds

Limerick v Clare

29 June 1979 Semi-final replay

Limerick

6-04 - 2-03

Clare

MacDonagh Park

Munster final

Cork v Limerick

8 July 1979 Final

Cork

3-17 - 4-04

Limerick

Semple Stadium

All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship

All-Ireland semi-final

Cork v Galway

5 August 1979 Semi-final	Cork	6-15 - 0-06	Galway	Croke Park
	T Coakley 3-1, T Coyne 1-6, K Hennessy 1-3, R Hegarty 1-1, M O'Sullivan 0-2, D Walsh 0-1, J Greally 0-1.		D Fahy 0-2, J Murphy 0-2, P Blaney 0-1, A Staunton 0-1.

All-Ireland final

Cork v Kilkenny

2 September 1979 Final	Cork	2-11 - 1-09	Kilkenny	Croke Park
	T Coyne 1-4, T Coakley 1-0, M O'Sullivan 0-3, T O'Sullivan 0-2, D Scanlon 0-2.		J Mahon 0-5, S Tyrrell 1-0, B Purcell 0-1, J O'Dwyer 0-1, P Phelan 0-1, M Walsh 0-1.	Referee: N O'Donoghue (Dublin)