| 1981 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Final | |
| Event: | 1981 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship |
| Team1: | Offaly |
| Team1score: | 2-12 |
| Team2: | Galway |
| Team2score: | 0-15 |
| Date: | 6 September 1981 |
| Stadium: | Croke Park |
| City: | Dublin |
| Referee: | Frank Murphy (Cork) |
| Attendance: | 71,348 |
| Previous: | 1980 |
| Next: | 1982 |
The 1981 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final was the 94th All-Ireland Final and the culmination of the 1981 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, an inter-county hurling tournament for the top teams in Ireland. The match was held at Croke Park, Dublin, on 6 September 1981, between Galway and Offaly. The reigning champions lost to their Leinster opponents, who won their first senior hurling title, on a score line of 2-12 to 0-15.
Johnny Flaherty scored a handpassed goal in this game; this was before the handpassed goal was ruled out of the game as hurling's technical standards improved.[1]