1959 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship
The 1959 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship was the 29th staging of the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1928.
| All Ireland Champions | |
|---|---|
| Winners | Tipperary (12th win) |
| Captain | Larry Kiely |
| All Ireland Runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Kilkenny |
| Captain | Martin Murphy |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Tipperary |
| Leinster | Kilkenny |
| Ulster | Antrim |
| Connacht | Roscommon |
← 1958 1960 → | |
Limerick entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Tipperary in the Munster final.
On 6 September 1959 Tipperary won the championship following a 2-8 to 2-7 defeat of Kilkenny in the All-Ireland final. This was their 12th All-Ireland title and their first in two championship seasons.
Provincial changes
Due to a lack of competition in their own province, the Galway County Board proposed a regrading to junior status for their senior team in January 1958. This led to a wider debate regarding Galway's isolated position in a province where they faced little credible opposition. At a meeting of the Munster Council on 10 January 1959 it was decided to invite Galway to participate in all grades of hurling in Munster on a temporary basis. This decision was later ratified at the GAA Congress.
Results
All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship
Semi-finals
| 16 August 1959 Semi-final | Antrim | 3-01 - 6-05 | Kilkenny | Casement Park, Belfast |
| 23 August 1959 Semi-final | Roscommon | 0-03 - 8-14 | Tipperary | Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon |
Final
| 6 September 1959 Final | Tipperary | 2-08 - 2-07 | Kilkenny | Croke Park, Dublin |
Championship statistics
Miscellaneous
- Roscommon won the Connacht Championship for the first time in their history.
- The All-Ireland semi-final between Tipperary and Roscommon was the first ever championship meeting between the two teams.