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| title               = All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship
| year                = 1978
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| country             = {{IRL}}<br />{{ENG}}
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| defending_champions =
| winners           = [[Antrim GAA|Antrim]]
| second           = [[London GAA|London]]
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| prev_season         = [[1977 All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship|1977]]
| next_season         = [[1979 All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship|1979]]
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The '''1978 All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship''' was the fifth staging of [[Ireland]]'s secondary [[hurling]] [[single-elimination tournament|knock-out competition]].  [[Antrim GAA|Antrim]] won the championship, beating [[London GAA|London]] 1–16 to 3–7 in the final at [[Croke Park]], [[Dublin]].
==The championship==
===Format===
''Home final:'' (1 match) The winners of the two semi-finals contest this game.  One team is eliminated at this stage while the winners advance to the 'proper' All-Ireland final.
''Final:'' (1 match) The winners of the All-Ireland 'home' final join [[London GAA|London]] to contest this game.  One team is eliminated at this stage while the winners are allowed to participate in the All-Ireland SHC quarter-final.
==Results==
===Semi-finals===
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|date = 28 May 1978
|time =
|round = Semi-final
|team1 = [[Antrim GAA|Antrim]]
|score = 2-17 - 2-7
|report =
|team2 = [[Roscommon GAA|Roscommon]]
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = [[Croke Park]]
|attendance =
|referee =
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|date = 28 May 1978
|time =
|round = Semi-final
|team1 = [[Down GAA|Down]]
|score = 5-15 - 3-11
|report =
|team2 = [[Meath GAA|Meath]]
|goals1 =
|goals2 =
|stadium = [[Croke Park]]
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
===Home final===
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|date = 11 June 1978
|time =
|round = Home final
|team1 = [[Antrim GAA|Antrim]]
|score = 1-10 - 2-6
|report =
|team2 = [[Down GAA|Down]]
|goals1 = R McDonnell 1-4, J Crossey 0-3, J O'Neill 0-1, C Ward 0-1, S McNaughton 0-1.
|goals2 = B Gilmore 1-2, P Braniff 1-0, B Mullin 0-1, M O'Flynn 0-1.
|stadium = [[Corrigan Park]]
|attendance =
|referee =
}}
===Final===
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|date = 25 June 1078
|time =
|round = Final
|team1 = [[Antrim GAA|Antrim]]
|score = 1-16 - 3-7
|report =
|team2 = [[London GAA|London]]
|goals1 = R McDonnell 0-4, D McNaughton 0-3, P Boyle 0-3, J Crossey 0-2, J Fagan 0-2, C Ward 1-0, S Collins 0-1, P McEllistrim 0-1.
|goals2 = M Hughes 2-2, J McCormack 1-2, P Cronin 0-2, D Law 0-1.
|stadium = [[Croke Park]]
|attendance =
|referee = M Slattery (Clare)
}}
==References==
* Donegan, Des, ''The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games'' (DBA Publications Limited, 2005).
[[Category:All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championships|1978]]
[[Category:1978 in Northern Ireland sport|Hurling]]
[[Category:1978 in hurling|B]]
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