1979 Offaly Senior Hurling Championship

The 1979 Offaly Senior Hurling Championship was the 82nd staging of the Offaly [Senior Hurling Championship] since its establishment by the Offaly County Board in 1896 [Offaly Senior Hurling Championship|1896].
Kinnitty entered the championship as the defending champions.
The final, a replay, was played on 28 October 1979 at St Brendan's Park in Birr, between Kinnitty and Coolderry, in what was their fifth meeting in the [|final] overall and a first meeting in two years. Kinnitty won the match by 5–08 to 1–11 to claim their sixth championship title overall and a second title in succession.