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Round 1
8 July 1978
| Clarke |
0-1 |
Ludgate |
| Littleton |
½-½ |
Killane |
| Griffin |
0-1 |
Barry |
| Curtin |
1-0 |
Carton |
| Blair |
½-½ |
Short |
| McDaid |
1-0 |
Porter |
| McCarthy |
0-1 |
Gibson |
| Bergin |
½-½ |
Wallace |
| Barrington |
1-0 |
O'Hare |
| Galligan |
1-0 |
Palmer |
| McDonnell |
1 |
Bye |
| Devenney |
½ |
Bye |
| Collins |
½ |
Bye |
Scores after round 1
| Barrington | 1 |
| Barry | 1 |
| Curtin | 1 |
| Galligan | 1 |
| Gibson | 1 |
| Ludgate | 1 |
| McDaid | 1 |
| McDonnell | 1 |
| Bergin | ½ |
| Blair | ½ |
| Collins | ½ |
| Devenney | ½ |
| Killane | ½ |
| Littleton | ½ |
| Short | ½ |
| Wallace | ½ |
| Carton | 0 |
| Clarke | 0 |
| Griffin | 0 |
| McCarthy | 0 |
| O'Hare | 0 |
| Palmer | 0 |
| Porter | 0 |