1961 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

1961 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

Championship details
Dates	16 April 1961 - 3 September 1961
All-Ireland champions
Winning team	Tipperary (18th win)
Captain	Matt Hassett
All-Ireland Finalists
Losing team	Dublin
Captain	Noel Drumgoole
Provincial champions
Munster	Tipperary
Leinster	Dublin
Ulster	Not Played
Connacht	Not Played
Championship statistics
Top Scorer	Jimmy Doyle (2-17)
Player of the Year	Liam Devaney
All-Star Team	See here
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The 1961 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 75th staging of the All-Ireland hurling championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1887. The championship began on 16 April 1961 and ended on 3 September 1961.

Wexford were the defending champions, however, they were defeated in the provincial championship. Tipperary won the title after defeating Dublin by 0-16 to 1-12 in the All-Ireland final.

Format

All-Ireland Championship

Final: (1 match) The two provincial representatives from Leinster and Munster made up the two final teams with the winners being declared All-Ireland champions.

Results

Leinster Senior Hurling Championship

Laois v Westmeath

16 April 1961 First round	Laois	4-5 - 3-8	Westmeath	O'Connor Park
				Referee: J Spain

Westmeath v Laois

30 April 1961 First round replay	Westmeath	2-9 - 2-8	Laois	St. Brendan's Park
				Attendance: 2,000 Referee: R Sheppard

Westmeath v Offaly

28 May 1961 Quarter-final	Westmeath	3-13 - 3-5	Offaly	Cusack Park
				Referee: R Sheppard

Wexford v Kilkenny

18 June 1961 Semi-final	Wexford	6-8 - 5-7	Kilkenny	Croke Park
	A Doyle 4-2, O McGrath 1-3, P Kehoe 1-0, E Doyle 0-2, T Flood 0-1.		Dwyer 2-3, E Keher 1-3, S Clohessy 1-1, M Carroll 1-0.	Attendance: 31,636 Referee: J Dowling

Dublin v Westmeath

25 June 1961 Semi-final	Dublin	2-15 - 2-5	Westmeath	O'Connor Park
				Attendance: 5,000 Referee: J Dowling

Dublin v Wexford

16 July 1961 Final	Dublin	7-5 – 4-8	Wexford	Nowlan Park
	B Boothman 2-0, P Croke 2-0, Shannon 1-1, AN Other 1-1, Jackson 1-0, M Bohane 0-2, Hayes 0-1,		McGrath 2-2, T Flood 2-1, P Keogh 0-2, Wheeler 0-1, J Morrissey 0-1.	Attendance: 40,000 Referee: J Dowling

Munster Senior Hurling Championship

Galway v Clare

28 May 1961 Quarter-final	Galway	2-13 - 0-7	Clare	MacDonagh Park
				Attendance: 8,000

Waterford v Limerick

11 June 1961 Quarter-final	Waterford	4-14 - 4-5	Limerick	Cork Athletic Grounds
	T Walsh 1-2, M Flannelly 1-2, M Murphy 1-1, L Guinan 1-0, F Walsh 0-3, T Cheasty 0-2, S Power 0-2, P Grimes 0-2.		Casey 1-1, Carey 1-1, D Flynn 1-1, J Quaid 1-0, L Hogan 0-2.	Attendance: 12,500 Referee: P Cronin

Tipperary v Galway

2 July 1961 Semi-final	Tipperary	7-12 - 5-6	Galway	Cusack Park
	D Nealon 3-2, T Ryan 2-0, Jimmy Doyle 1-4, L Devaney 0-4, J McKenna 1-0, T Moloughney 0-2.		J Gillane 3-0, S Gohety 1-0, PJ Lawless 1-0, T Sweeney 0-3, J Salmon 0-2, M Cullinane 0-1.	Attendance: 17,000 Referee: G Fitzgerald (Limerick)

Waterford v Cork

9 July 1961 Semi-final	Waterford	2-7 - 5-7	Cork	Thurles Sportsfield
	F Walsh 1-3, J Condon 1-0, D Whelan 0-2, S Power 0-1, M Murphy 0-1.		C Ring 3-4, M Quane 2-1, J O'Sullivan 0-1, J O'Connor 0-1.	Attendance: 42,824 Referee: M Hayes

Tipperary v Cork

30 July 1961 Final	Tipperary	3-6 – 0-7	Cork	Ennis Road
	L Devaney 1-1, J Doyle 1-1, D Nealon 1-1, J Daly 0-3.		C Ring 0-4, J O'Sullivan 0-2, P Barry 0-1.	Attendance: 62,175 Referee: M Hayes

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

Tipperary v Dublin

3 September 1961 Final	Tipperary	0-16 – 1-12	Dublin	Croke Park
	J Doyle 0-9, Nealon 0-3, O'Gara 0-2, Moloughney 0-1, McKenna 0-1.		Jackson 1-2, A Boothman 0-5, Shannon 0-3, D Foley 0-1, B Boothman 0-1.	Attendance: 67,866 Referee: G Fitzgerald (Limerick)

Main article: 1961 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

• The Munster final between Cork and Tipperary breaks all previous attendance records. An official crowd of 62,175 is the biggest ever attendance recorded at a sporting event outside of Croke Park in Dublin. An unofficial attendance, due to spectators storming the gates, meant that the crowd could have been as high as 70,000 or more. It remains a record for a Munster decider.

Sources

• Corry, Eoghan, The GAA Book of Lists (Hodder Headline Ireland, 2005).
• Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005).
• Sweeney, Éamonn, Munster Hurling Legends (The O'Brien Press, 2002).