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1957 All Ireland Minor Hurling Championship

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Teams
  
19

Captain
  
Jimmy Doyle

Munster
  
Tipperary

Winners
  
Tipperary (11th win)

Runners-up
  
Kilkenny

Dates
  
31 March 1957 - 2 September 1957

The 1957 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship was the 27th staging of the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1928. The championship began on 31 March 1957 and ended on 2 September 1957.

Tipperary entered the championship as the defending champions in search of a third successive title.

On 2 September 1957 Tipperary won the championship following a 4-7 to 3-7 defeat of Kilkenny in the All-Ireland final. This was their third All-Ireland title in-a-row and their 11th title overall.

Miscellaneous

  • Jimmy Doyle of Tipperary becomes the first player to win three All-Ireland medals. It is a record that still stands as of 2014.
  • References

    1957 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship Wikipedia