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1979–80 All Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship

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Teams
  
5

Captain
  
Michael Connolly

Munster
  
Blackrock

Winners
  
Castlegar (1st win)

Runners-up
  
McQuillans-Ballycastle

Dates
  
12 April 1980 – 1 June 1980

The 1979–80 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship was the tenth season of the All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier club hurling tournament. The All-Ireland series began on 12 April 1980 and ended on 1 June 1980.

Contents

Blackrock were the defending champions, however, they were defeated in the All-Ireland semi-final. Castlegar won the title after defeating McQuillan's by 1-11 to 1-8 in the final.

Connacht Senior Club Hurling Championship

Final

Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship

First round

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship

Semi-finals

Final

Ulster Senior Club Hurling Championship

Final

All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship

Semi-finals

Final

Miscellaneous

  • Blackrock of Cork set the all-time record by winning a fifth Munster title.
  • Crumlin become the first team from Dublin to win the Leinster title.
  • The All-Ireland final between Castlegar and McQuillan's was a unique affair as it was the first final to feature teams from Connacht and Ulster. Castlegar win the All-Ireland for the first time in their history, thus becoming the first Connacht team to win the title.

    • References

    1979–80 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship Wikipedia
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