1959 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship

The 1959 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship was the 29th staging of the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1928.

All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship 1959
All Ireland Champions
WinnersTipperary (12th win)
CaptainLarry Kiely
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-upKilkenny
CaptainMartin Murphy
Provincial Champions
MunsterTipperary
LeinsterKilkenny
UlsterAntrim
ConnachtRoscommon
1958
1960

Limerick entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Tipperary in the Munster final.

On 6 September 1959 Tipperary won the championship following a 2-8 to 2-7 defeat of Kilkenny in the All-Ireland final. This was their 12th All-Ireland title and their first in two championship seasons.

Provincial changes

Due to a lack of competition in their own province, the Galway County Board proposed a regrading to junior status for their senior team in January 1958. This led to a wider debate regarding Galway's isolated position in a province where they faced little credible opposition. At a meeting of the Munster Council on 10 January 1959 it was decided to invite Galway to participate in all grades of hurling in Munster on a temporary basis. This decision was later ratified at the GAA Congress.

Results

All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship

Semi-finals

16 August 1959 Semi-final Antrim 3-01 - 6-05 Kilkenny Casement Park, Belfast
23 August 1959 Semi-final Roscommon 0-03 - 8-14 Tipperary Dr. Hyde Park, Roscommon

Final

6 September 1959 Final Tipperary 2-08 - 2-07 Kilkenny Croke Park, Dublin

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

  • Roscommon won the Connacht Championship for the first time in their history.
  • The All-Ireland semi-final between Tipperary and Roscommon was the first ever championship meeting between the two teams.
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