| Type: | Minor |
| Year: | 1971 |
| Dates: | 16 May - 5 September 1971 |
| Teams: | 11 |
| Munster: | Cork |
| Leinster: | Kilkenny |
| Ulster: | Down |
| Matches: | 12 |
| Team: | Cork |
| Titles: | 11th |
| Captain: | John Buckley |
| Team2: | Kilkenny |
| Totalgoals: | 89 (7.41 per game) |
| Totalpoints: | 242 (20.16 per game) |
| Topscorer: | Pat Buckley (4-28) |
| Previous: | 1970 |
| Next: | 1972 |
The 1971 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship was the 41st 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 5 September 1971.
Cork entered the championship as the defending champions.[1] [2]
The All-Ireland final was played at Croke Park in Dublin on 5 September 1971 between Cork and Kilkenny, in what was their fifth All-Ireland final meeting overall and a first in two years. Cork won the match by 2-11 o 1-11 to claim their 11th All-Ireland title overall and a third title in succession.[3] [4]
Cork's Pat Buckley was the championship's top scorer with 4-28.
Antrim moved provinces to participate in the Leinster Championship. The Ulster Championship continued to be held as a standalone competition, with the winners participating in a special lower-tier All-Ireland Championship.
| Rank | Player | Team | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pat Buckley | Cork | 4-28 | 40 | 4 | 10.00 |
| 2 | Pat Mulcahy | Kilkenny | 3-12 | 21 | 2 | 10.50 |
| 3 | Éamonn O'Sullivan | Cork | 5-05 | 20 | 4 | 5.00 |
| 4 | Pat Butler | Kilkenny | 4-07 | 19 | 3 | 6.33 |
| Eddie Holohan | Kilkenny | 3-10 | 19 | 3 | 6.33 | |
| Eugene La Cumbre | Laois | 3-10 | 19 | 3 | 6.33 | |
| 7 | Jimmy Barry-Murphy | Cork | 4-00 | 12 | 4 | 3.00 |
| 8 | Tom Fogarty | Cork | 2-05 | 11 | 3 | 3.33 |
| Joe Sheeran | Offaly | 1-08 | 11 | 2 | 5.50 | |
| 10 | John Crossey | Antrim | 2-04 | 10 | 1 | 10.00 |
| Haulie O'Connell | Clare | 1-07 | 10 | 2 | 5.00 |
| Rank | Player | Team | Tally | Total | Opposition | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pat Buckley | Cork | 1-09 | 12 | Limerick | |
| 2 | Eddie Holohan | Kilkenny | 2-05 | 11 | Laois | |
| Pat Mulcahy | Kilkenny | 2-05 | 11 | Wexford | ||
| Pat Buckley | Cork | 2-05 | 11 | Kilkenny | ||
| Pat Buckley | Cork | 1-08 | 11 | Kilkenny | ||
| 6 | John Crossey | Antrim | 2-04 | 10 | Laois | |
| Pat Butler | Kilkenny | 2-04 | 10 | Wexford | ||
| Eugene La Cumbre | Laois | 1-07 | 10 | Dublin | ||
| Pat Mulcahy | Kilkenny | 1-07 | 10 | Laois | ||
| 10 | John Hayes | Offaly | 3-00 | 9 | Kildare |