1961 All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship

1961 inter-county junior hurling championship April 2022 Junior 1961 Roscommon Meath Antrim Kerry 1st Mick Hennessy London 1960 1962 The 1961 All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship was the 40th staging of the All-Ireland Junior Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1912. London entered the championship as the defending champions. The All-Ireland final was played on 1 October 1961 at Austin Stack Park in Tralee, between Kerry and London, in what was their first meeting in the final. Kerry won the match by 4-14 to 2-05 to claim their first championship title.https://www.independent.ie/regionals/kerryman/sport/gaa/diamonds-are-forever-sixty-years-on-from-kerrys-last-all-ireland-hurling-triumph-40906885.html Diamonds are forever: sixty years on from Kerry’s last All Ireland hurling triumph 3 October 2021 The Kerryman 15 April 2021https://www.hoganstand.com/Kerry/Profile Kerry profile Hogan Stand website 18 August 2021 All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship All-Ireland semi-finals 13 August 1961 Semi-final Antrim 1-05 - 2-10 Kerry D Coyle 1-1, L Hamill 0-2, A Forsythe 0-1, S Wright 0-1. E O'Sullivan 1-1, M Hennessy 0-4, J Culloty 0-4, S Lovett 1-0, J Barry 0-1. Casement Park 27 August 1961 Semi-final Meath 3-05 - 3-03 Roscommon J Curtis 1-1, M Garry 1-0, C Hilliard 1-0, C Cunningham 0-2, P Christie 0-1, TJ Geraghty 0-1. M Hoare 1-0, G O'Malley 1-0, M Kelly 1-0, B Boyle 0-2, J Walton 0-1. St. Loman's Park All-Ireland home final 12 September 1961 Home final Kerry 4-09 - 5-02 Meath J Culloty 2-1, T Hennessy 0-4, J Barry 1-0, A Murphy 1-0, B McCarthy 0-2, E O'Sullivan 0-1, B Lawlor 0-1. B Cannon 2-1, S Collier 1-0, N Smith 1-0, S Giles 1-0, P McCabe 0-1. Croke Park All-Ireland final 1 October 1961 Final Kerry 4-14 - 2-05 London B McCarthy 2-0, T Hennessy 1-3, E O'Sullivan 1-2, S Healy 0-5, J Culloty 0-2, J Barry 0-1, P Sullivan 0-1. C Hickey 1-3, S Somers 1-0, T Delaney 0-1, P Dwyer 0-1. Austin Stack Park References Junior Category:All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship