1978–79 All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship
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.
Statistics
Top scorers
| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
| 1 | Joe Henry | Tooreen | 7–17 | 38 | 3 | 12.66 |
| 2 | John Leonard | Brownstown | 4–10 | 22 | 2 | 11.00 |
| 3 | Ger Fennelly | Ballyhale Shamrocks | 1–18 | 21 | 5 | 4.20 |
| 4 | Ray Cummins | Blackrock | 5–05 | 20 | 4 | 5.00 |
| 5 | Brendan Fennelly | Ballyhale Shamrocks | 3–10 | 19 | 5 | 3.80 |
| 6 | Eugene O'Neill | Kilmessan | 0–18 | 18 | 2 | 9.00 |
| 7 | Frank Canning | St Gabriel's | 2–11 | 17 | 3 | 5.66 |
| 7 | Pat Moylan | Blackrock | 2–11 | 17 | 4 | 4.25 |
| 9 | Éamonn O'Sullivan | Blackrock | 4–04 | 6 | 4 | 4.00 |
| 10 | Mickey Reynolds | Crumlin | 4–03 | 15 | 3 | 5.00 |
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.