The 1978 Wexford Senior Hurling Championship was the 68th staging of the
Wexford Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the
Wexford County Board in
1889. The championship began on 22 April 1978 and ended on 17 September 1978.
The
final was played on 17 September 1978 at
Wexford Park, between
Rapparees and Rathnure, in what was their first meeting in a final in
six years. Rapparees won the match by 0–16 to 2–07 to claim their first ever championship title.[1][2]