1981 All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship

April 2022 All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship 1981 IrelandEngland Antrim London 1980 1982 The 1981 All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship was the eighth staging of Ireland's secondary hurling knock-out competition. Antrim won the championship, beating London 3–17 to 3–14 in the final at Fr. Healy Park, Loughguile. Results All-Ireland Senior B Hurling Championship y 1 y n First round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final 150 30 border|20x20px Down 5-06, 5-11 border|20x20px Meath 1-04, 0-03 border|20x20px Down 1-10 border|20x20px Kildare 0-17 border|20x20px Armagh 0-08 border|20x20px Antrim 4-18 border|20x20px Roscommon 3-08 border|20x20px Kerry 3-14 border|20x20px Wicklow 3-11 border|20x20px Carlow  2-16 border|20x20px Kildare 0-14 border|20x20px Antrim 2-15 border|20x20px Kerry 3-21 border|20x20px Carlow 1-15 border|20x20px Antrim 1-07, 4-17 border|20x20px Kerry 0-10, 1-09 First round 10 May 1981 First round Down 5-6 - 1-4 Meath H Gilmore 2-3, K Doherty 2-0, W McAvera 1-0, Gerrard Lennon 0-2, P Braniff 0-1. B O'Neill 0-4, F McCann 1-0. McKenna Park, Ballycran A Thompson (Antrim) 17 May 1981 First round refixture Down 5-11 - 0-3 Meath W Coulter 4-0, H Gilmore 0-6, C Doherty 1-0, J Hughes 0-1, G Coulter 0-1, W McAvera 0-1, P Hughes 0-1, B Bell 0-1. S Ryan 0-1, F McCann 0-1, J Reilly 0-1. McKenna Park, Ballycran A Thompson (Antrim) 17 May 1981 First round Roscommon 3-8 - 3-14 Kerry A Flaherty 2-1, P Dolan 1-4, H Crowley 0-3. J Bunyan 0-8, T Nolan 2-1, F Bowler 1-1, J Regan 0-2, C Nolan 0-1, J Kelly 0-1. Athleague GAA Grounds 17 May 1981 First round Carlow 3-11 - 2-16 Wicklow Aughrim Park, Aughrim 17 May 1981 First round Antrim 0-8 - 4-18 Armagh Garard McGleenan Park, Keady Quarter-final 24 May 1981 Quarter-final Down 1-10 - 0-17 Kildare H Gilmore 1-2, B Mullan 0-4, W Coulter 0-2, B Braniff 0-1, C O'Flynn 0-1. J Walsh 0-6, M Murphy 0-2, M Burns 0-2, N Walsh 0-2, T White 0-2, M Moore 0-1, T O'Connor 0-1, P White 0-1. McKenna Park, Ballycran Semi-finals 31 May 1981 Semi-final Antrim 2-15 - 0-14 Kildare D Donnelly 2-1, P Boyle 0-7, P McFaul 0-2, E Donnelly 0-2, D McNaughton 0-2, B Donnelly 0-1. J Walsh 0-6, G Deering 0-2, M Moore 0-2, N Walsh 0-2, M Burns 0-1, J O'Connell 0-1. Croke Park, Dublin N O'Donoghue (Dublin) 31 May 1981 Semi-final Kerry 3-21 - 1-15 Carlow L O'Mahony 2-5, F Bowler 1-3, M O'Sullivan 0-4, P Nolan 0-3, B Nolan 0-3, J Bunyan 0-2, PJ Holohan 0-1. P Quirke 0-7, W Cullen 1-2, P Cassells 0-2, M Murphy 0-2, E Quirke 0-1, J Kavanagh 0-1. Canon Hayes Park, Bansha M Kelleher (Kildare) Home final 14 June 1981 Home final Antrim 1-7 - 0-10 Kerry B Donnelly 1-1, D McNaughton 0-2, E Donnelly 0-2, P Boyle 0-1, S Donnelly 0-1. B Neenan 0-4, J Bunyan 0-2, T Nolan 0-1, F Bowler 0-1, P Moriarty 0-1, J Kelly 0-1. Croke Park, Dublin N O'Donoghue (Dublin) 21 June 1981 Home final replay Antrim 4-17 - 1-9 Kerry D Donnelly 2-2, E Donnelly 2-1, P McFaul 0-3, S Collins 0-3, J Crossey 0-3, P Boyle 0-2, D McNaughton 0-2, B Donnelly 0-1. C Nolan 1-2, J Bunyan 0-4, L O'Mahony 0-1, P Moriarty 0-1, B Neenan 0-1. Parnell Park, Dublin C Foley (Dublin) Final 5 July 1981 Final Antrim 3-17 - 3-14 London B Donnelly 1-3, J Crossey 1-2, P Boyle 0-4, B Laverty 1-0, D Donnelly 0-3, P McFaul 0-2, M O'Connell 0-2, G Cunningham 0-1. T Taylor 2-3, M Hughes 1-0, M Burke 0-8, J Cormack 0-2, M Linnane 0-1. Fr. Healy Park, Loughguile N O'Donoghue (Dublin) References Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005). 1981 Category:1981 in Northern Ireland sport B