| Event | 1961 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship | ||||||
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| Date | 3 September 1961 | ||||||
| Venue | Croke Park, Dublin | ||||||
| Referee | G. Fitzgerald (Limerick) [1] | ||||||
| Attendance | 67,866 [2] | ||||||
The 1961 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final was the 74th All-Ireland Final and the culmination of the 1961 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, an inter-county hurling tournament for the top teams in Ireland. [3] The match was held at Croke Park, Dublin, on 3 September 1961, between Tipperary and Dublin. The Leinster champions lost to their Munster opponents on a scoreline of 0-16 to 1-12. [4] [5]