1981 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship
| All Ireland Champions | |
|---|---|
| Winners | Kilkenny (12th win) |
| Captain | Eddie Kennedy |
| Manager | Eddie Keher |
| All Ireland Runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Galway |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Clare |
| Leinster | Kilkenny |
| Ulster | Not Played |
| Connacht | Not Played |
← 1980 1982 → | |
The 1981 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship was the 51st staging of the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1928.
Tipperary entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Clare in the Munster final.
On 6 September 1981 Kilkenny won the championship following a 1-20 to 3-9 defeat of Galway in the All-Ireland final. This was their 12th All-Ireland title and their first in four championship seasons.
Results[edit]
Leinster Minor Hurling Championship[edit]
Final
| 12 July 1981 Final | Kilkenny | 3-10 - 3-9 | Wexford | Croke Park, Dublin |
| R Heffernan 1-2, D Carroll 1-0, L McCarthy 1-0, E Kennedy 1-0 (og), J McDonald 0-3, P Cleere 0-2, P Ryan 0-2, S Delahunty 0-1. | T Morrissey 1-3, J Byrne 0-5, T Dempsey 1-0, E Cleary 0-1. | Referee: JJ Bailey (Dublin) |
Munster Minor Hurling Championship[edit]
First round
| 25 April 1981 First round | Clare | 4-07 - 1-06 | Waterford | Canon Hayes Park, Bansha |
| J Lynch 2-1, M Guilfoyle 1-2, D Chaplin 1-1, B McNamara 0-3. | S Ahearne 0-5, P Curley 1-0, E O'Brien 0-1. |
| 29 April 1981 First round | Kerry | 0-02 - 10-17 | Tipperary | Austin Stack Park, Tralee |
Semi-finals
| 15 May 1981 Semi-final | Tipperary | 2-13 - 2-06 | Limerick | Páirc Mac Gearailt, Fermoy |
| W Peters 1-6, B Ryan 1-0, A Browne 0-3, S Nolan 0-2, D Fogarty 0-1, T Waters 0-1. | M Nelligan 0-5, P McCarthy 1-1, JJ Thompson 1-0. | Referee: J Moore (Waterford) |
| 16 May 1981 Semi-final | Clare | 2-06 - 0-06 | Cork | Bruff |
| D Chaplin 2-0, M Guilfoyle 0-3, B McNamara 0-1, J Lynch 0-1, M Leamy 0-1. | T O'Sullivan 0-3, J Noonan 0-2, K Kingston 0-1. | Referee: M O'Grady (Tipperary) |
Final
| 5 July 1981 Final | Tipperary | 3-11 - 3-13 | Clare | Semple Stadium, Thurles |
| A Brown 2-1, W Peters 1-4, P Kenny 0-2, S Nolan 0-1, PJ Kavanagh 0-1, D Fogarty 0-1, G Ryan 0-1. | M Guilfoyle 1-3, V Donnellan 0-5, J Lynch 1-1, V O'Loughlin 1-0, B McNamara 0-2, A Walsh 0-2. | Referee: F Murphy (Cork) |
All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship[edit]
Semi-final
| 2 August 1981 Semi-final | Galway | 3-14 - 3-8 | Clare | Croke Park, Dublin |
| A Cunningham 2-2, T Keady 1-2, J Leahy 0-4, J Burke 0-2, M McGrath 0-2, P Burke 0-1, É Ryan 0-1. | V Donnellan 2-4, J Cremmins 1-0, M Guilfoyle 0-2, V O'Loughlin 0-1, B McNamara 0-1. | Referee: S Denton (Wexford) |
Final
| 6 September 1981 Final | Kilkenny | 1-20 - 3-9 | Galway | Croke Park, Dublin |
| T Bawle 0-5, R Heffernan 0-5, L McCarthy 1-1, J McDonald 0-4, D Carroll 0-2, S Delahunty 0-2, P Cleere 0-1. | M McGrath 1-2, É Ryan 1-1, A Cunningham 1-0, J Leahy 0-3, P Burke 0-1, P Winters 0-1, M Coleman 0-1. | Referee: M Kelleher (Kildare) |
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