The 1965 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship was the 35th staging of the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1928.
| All Ireland Champions | |
|---|---|
| Winners | Dublin (4th win) |
| Captain | Liam Martin |
| All Ireland Runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Limerick |
| Captain | Michael O'Flaherty |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Limerick |
| Leinster | Dublin |
| Ulster | Antrim |
| Connacht | Leitrim |
← 1964 1966 → | |
Cork entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Limerick in the Munster semi-final.[1][2]
The All-Ireland final was played at Croke Park in Dublin on 5 September 1965 between Dublin and Limerick, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Dublin won the match by 4-10 to 2-07 to claim their fourth All-Ireland title overall and a first title in 11 years.[3][4]
All-Ireland semi-finals
edit| 15 August 1965 Semi-final | Limerick | 15-13 - 6-03 | Leitrim | St Brendan's Park |
| S Burke 5-0, B Murnane 4-1, N Hayes 2-4, C Shanahan 2-1, É Grimes 2-1, M Grace 0-3, N Boland 0-2, D Foley 0-1. | Canning 3-0, Keane 1-3, Moran 1-0, Kelly 1-0. |
| 15 August 1965 Semi-final | Dublin | 6-16 - 1-04 | Antrim | Croke Park |
| Davey 2-5, Whelan 2-3, Grealish 1-2, McCann 1-2, McDonnell 0-3, Kinsella 0-1. | Doran 1-1, McKinney 0-1, McAllister 0-1, Carson 0-1. |
All-Ireland final
edit| 5 September 1965 Final | Dublin | 4-10 - 2-07 | Limerick | Croke Park |
| T McCann 1-1, P Cassells 1-1, N Kinsella 0-4, J Fetherston 1-0, B Whelan 1-0, H Dalton 0-3, E Davey 0-1. | É Grimes 1-2, M Grace 1-0, N Hayes 0-2, S Burke 0-1, C Shanahan 0-1, M Hennessy 0-1. | Referee: A Higgins (Galway) |
Championship statistics
editMiscellaneous
edit- Leitrim won the Connacht Championship for the first and only time in their history.[5]
- The All-Ireland final between Dublin and Limerick was the first ever championship meeting the two teams.
References
edit- ^ "Can you help name these Cork minors". The Southern Star. 23 March 2015. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
- ^ Horgan, John (19 June 2020). "Cork minor hurlers of 1964 were a major team to bridge a gap of 13 years". Echo Live. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
- ^ "Call goes out for Dublin's 1965 Heroes". Irish Independent. 28 July 2015. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
- ^ "Leinster Minor All-Ireland Hurling Winning Teams" (PDF). Leinster GAA website. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
- ^ Crowe, Dermot (18 January 2015). "Surreal tale of the time Leitrim hurlers were kings of Connacht". Irish Independent. Retrieved 5 June 2023.