Championship details | |
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Dates | 15 May 1966 - 4 September 1966 |
Teams | 13 |
All-Ireland champions | |
Winning team | Cork (20th win) |
Captain | Gerald McCarthy |
Manager | Jim Barry |
All-Ireland Finalists | |
Losing team | Kilkenny |
Captain | Jim Lynch |
Manager | Fr. Tommy Maher |
Provincial champions | |
Munster | Cork |
Leinster | Kilkenny |
Ulster | Not Played |
Connacht | Not Played |
Championship statistics | |
No. matches played | 13 |
Top Scorer | Seánie Barry (3-23) |
Player of the Year | Justin McCarthy |
All-Star Team | See here |
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The 1966 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 80th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county hurling tournament. The championship began on 15 May 1966 and ended on 4 September 1966.
Tipperary were the defending champions but were defeated by Limerick in the Munster quarter-final.
On 4 September 1966, Cork won the championship following a 3-9 to 1-10 defeat of Kilkenny in the All-Ireland final. This was their 20th All-Ireland title, their first in twelve championship seasons.
Cork's Seánie Barry was the championship's top scorer with 3-23. Cork's Justin McCarthy was the choice for Texaco Hurler of the Year.