| Type: | Minor |
| Year: | 1938 |
| Connacht: | Galway |
| Munster: | Cork |
| Leinster: | Dublin |
| Ulster: | Antrim |
| Team: | Cork |
| Titles: | 3rd |
| Captain: | Kevin McGrath |
| Team2: | Dublin |
| Captain2: | Ned Dunphy |
| Previous: | 1937 |
| Next: | 1939 |
The 1938 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship was the 11th staging of the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1928.
Cork entered the championship as the defending champions.[1] [2]
The All-Ireland final was played at Croke Park in Dublin on 4 September 1938 between Cork and Dublin, in what was their first successive meeting in the final in 10 years. Cork won the match by 7–02 to 5–04 to claim their third championship title overall and a second title in succession.[3]