| Type: | Minor |
| Year: | 1970 |
| Dates: | 16 May – 6 September 1970 |
| Teams: | 12 |
| Munster: | Cork |
| Leinster: | Wexford |
| Ulster: | Antrim |
| Matches: | 11 |
| Team: | Cork |
| Titles: | 10th |
| Captain: | Pat Kavanagh |
| Team2: | Galway |
| Captain2: | Seán Hynes |
| Totalgoals: | 67 (6.09 per game) |
| Totalpoints: | 183 (16.63 per game) |
| Topscorer: | Seánie O'Leary (8-10) |
| Previous: | 1969 |
| Next: | 1971 |
The 1970 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship was the 40th staging of the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1928. The championship ran from 16 May to 6 September 1970.
Cork entered the championship as the defending champions.[1]
The All-Ireland final was played at Croke Park in Dublin on 6 September 1970 between Cork and Galway, in what was their third meeting in the All-Ireland final overall and a first meeting in 19 years. Cork won the match by 5-19 to 2-09 to claim their 10th All-Ireland title overall and a second title in succession.[2] [3] [4]
Cork's Seánie O'Leary was the championship's top scorer with 8-10.
| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seánie O'Leary | Cork | 8-10 | 34 | 4 | 8.50 |
| 2 | Tommy Sheehan | Cork | 1-22 | 25 | 4 | 6.25 |
| 3 | Dan Relihan | Cork | 4-06 | 18 | 4 | 4.50 |
| 4 | Séamus O'Farrell | Cork | 3-05 | 14 | 4 | 3.50 |
| 5 | Martin Hogan | Tipperary | 4-01 | 13 | 2 | 6.50 |
| Donal O'Dwyer | Tipperary | 4-01 | 13 | 2 | 6.50 | |
| Ger Hanley | Cork | 2-07 | 13 | 4 | 3.25 | |
| Tom O'Connor | Wexford | 2-07 | 13 | 3 | 4.33 | |
| Michael Donoghue | Galway | 1-10 | 13 | 2 | 6.50 |
| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Opposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Martin Hogan | Tipperary | 4-01 | 13 | Waterford |
| 2 | Seánie O'Leary | Cork | 3-02 | 11 | Tipperary |
| Seánie O'Leary | Cork | 2-05 | 11 | Antrim | |
| 4 | Donal O'Dwyer | Tipperary | 3-01 | 10 | Waterford |
| 5 | Michael Donoghue | Galway | 1-06 | 9 | Cork |
| 6 | Dan Relihan | Cork | 2-02 | 8 | Galway |
| Seánie O'Leary | Cork | 2-02 | 8 | Galway | |
| Tommy Sheehan | Cork | 1-05 | 8 | Clare | |
| Tommy Sheehan | Cork | 0-08 | 8 | Antrim |