1961 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship

The 1961 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship was the 31st staging of the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1928.

All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship 1961
All Ireland Champions
WinnersKilkenny (6th win)
CaptainJoe Dunphy
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-upTipperary
CaptainNoel Horgan
Provincial Champions
MunsterTipperary
LeinsterKilkenny
UlsterAntrim
ConnachtNot Played
1960
1962

Kilkenny entered the championship as the defending champions.

On 3 September 1961 Kilkenny won the championship following a 3-13 to 0-15 defeat of Tipperary in the All-Ireland final. This was their second All-Ireland title in-a-row and their sixth title overall.

Results

Leinster Minor Hurling Championship

30 July 1961 Final Kilkenny 4-12 - 0-7 Dublin Croke Park, Dublin

Munster Minor Hurling Championship

30 July 1961 Final Tipperary 7-11 - 1-6 Cork Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
Referee: S Gleeson (Limerick)

Ulster Minor Hurling Championship

30 July 1961 Final Donegal 4-4 - 11-5 Antrim MacCumhaill Park, Ballybofey

All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship

Semi-final

13 August 1961 Semi-final Antrim 1-0 - 3-12 Tipperary Casement Park, Belfast
Referee: C Foley

Final

3 September 1961 Final Kilkenny 3-13 - 0-15 Tipperary Croke Park, Dublin
P Freaney 1-4, T Walsh 1-4, M Aylward 1-0, T Barry 0-3, J Delaney 0-1, D Kinsella 0-1. W Ryan 0-12, M Keating 0-3. Referee: C Foley


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