1981 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship

none April 2022 Minor 1981 Clare Kilkenny Kilkenny 12th Eddie Kennedy Eddie Keher Galway 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 Leinster Minor Hurling Championship Final 12 July 1981 Final Kilkenny 3-10 - 3-9 Wexford 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. Croke Park, Dublin JJ Bailey (Dublin) Munster Minor Hurling Championship First round 25 April 1981 First round Clare 4-07 - 1-06 Waterford 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. Canon Hayes Park, Bansha 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 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. Páirc Mac Gearailt, Fermoy J Moore (Waterford) 16 May 1981 Semi-final Clare 2-06 - 0-06 Cork 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. Bruff M O'Grady (Tipperary) Final 5 July 1981 Final Tipperary 3-11 - 3-13 Clare 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. Semple Stadium, Thurles F Murphy (Cork) All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship Semi-final 2 August 1981 Semi-final Galway 3-14 - 3-8 Clare 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. Croke Park, Dublin S Denton (Wexford) Final 6 September 1981 Final Kilkenny 1-20 - 3-9 Galway 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. Croke Park, Dublin M Kelleher (Kildare) External links All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship: Roll Of Honour Minor Category:All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship