1961 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship

All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship 1961

All Ireland Champions
Winners	Kilkenny (6th win)
Captain	Joe Dunphy
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-up	Tipperary
Captain	Noel Horgan
Provincial Champions
Munster	Tipperary
Leinster	Kilkenny
Ulster	Antrim
Connacht	Not Played
← 1960 1962 →

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.

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

Kilkenny v Dublin

30 July 1961 Final

Kilkenny

4-12 - 0-7

Dublin

Croke Park, Dublin

Munster Minor Hurling Championship

Tipperary v Cork

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

Ulster Minor Hurling Championship

Donegal v Antrim

30 July 1961 Final

Donegal

4-4 - 11-5

Antrim

MacCumhaill Park, Ballybofey

All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship

Semi-final

Antrim v Tipperary

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

Final

Kilkenny v Tipperary

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

External links

• All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship: Roll Of Honour