| Championship details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 15 May - 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 |
← 1965 1967 → | |
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.
| Carlow | 1-16 – 1-11 | Laois |
|---|---|---|
| J. Mitchell (1-2), L. Walsh (0-5), J. Walsh (0-3), M. Morrissey (0-2), T. Coburn (0-2), E. Walsh (0-1), P. McNally (0-1). | C. O'Brien (1-2), J. Conroy (0-3), S. Cashin (0-2), J. Holohan (0-1), G. Cuddy (0-1), J. Lynas (0-1), N. Kelly (0-1). |
| Westmeath | 2-6 – 10-9 | Offaly |
|---|---|---|
| T. Ring (1-2), P. Loughlin (1-2), S. Bolger (0-1), P. Fagan (0-1). | P. Molloy (3-4), T. Dooley (2-0), W. Gorman (2-0), E. Fox (1-2), B. Johnston (1-1), P. Mulhaire (1-0), M. Kirwan (0-1), T. Moylan (0-1). |
| Offaly | 5-11 – 5-5 | Carlow |
|---|---|---|
| T. Dooley (4-0), P. Molloy (1-5), W. Gorman (0-2), P. Mulhaire (0-1), P. Spellman (0-1), M. Kirwan (0-1), J. Hernon (0-1). | L. Walsh (2-3), J. Mitchell (2-0), N. Gladney (1-0), L. Morrissey (0-1), P. McNally (0-1). |
| Wexford | 3-18 – 4-5 | Dublin |
|---|---|---|
| R. Shannon (1-5), C. Jacob (1-2), J. O'Brien (0-5), S. Barron (1-0), W. Murphy (1-0 own goal, 0-3), M. Lyng (0-2), C. Dowdall (0-1). | F. Whelan (1-1), D. McPartland (1-0), P. Croke (1-0), A. Boothman (0-2), B. Galvin (0-1), E. Malone (0-1). |
| Offaly | 0-10 – 3-13 | Kilkenny |
|---|---|---|
| P. Molloy (0-5), W. Gorman (0-2), S. Moylan (0-1), P. Mulhaire (0-1), J. J. Healion (0-1). | E. Keher (0-9), T. Walsh (2-0), T. O'Connell (1-0), S. Buckley (0-2), P. Morgan (0-2). |
| Kilkenny | 1-15 – 2-6 | Wexford |
|---|---|---|
| E. Keher (0-6), J. Dunphy (1-2), C. Dunne (0-2), J. Teehan (0-2), S. Cleere (0-1), P. Carroll (0-1), S. Buckley (0-1). | C. Jacob (1-1), S. Whelan (1-0), R. Shannon (0-3), J. O'Brien (0-2). |
| Limerick | 4-12 – 2-9 | Tipperary |
|---|---|---|
| E. Cregan (3-5), T. Bluett (1-1), K. Long (0-2), M. Savage (0-2), A. Dunworth (0-1), B. Hartigan (0-1). | S. McLoughlin (1-0), J. McKenna (1-0), L. Devaney (0-2), M. Keating (0-1), D. Nealon (0-1), J. Doyle (0-1), M. Burns (0-1), L. Gaynor (0-1), T. English (0-1), P. Doyle (0-1). |
| Cork | 3-8 – 3-8 | Clare |
|---|---|---|
| J. McCarthy (1-0), D. Sheehan (1-0), J. O'Halloran (1-0), P. Harte (0-3), S. Barry (0-3), C. Sheehan (0-1), C. Roche (0-1). | P. Cronin (1-5), N. Pyne (1-3), M. O'Shea (1-0). |
| Cork | 5-11 – 1-7 | Clare |
|---|---|---|
| S. Barry (1-6), C. McCarthy (1-2), C. Sheehan (1-2), J. McCarthy (1-1), D. Sheehan (1-0). | N. Jordan (1-3), P. Henehy (0-2), P. Cronin (0-2). |
| Waterford | 2-16 – 1-9 | Galway |
|---|---|---|
| J. Kirwan (1-4), F. Walsh (0-7), W. Walsh (1-0), T. Cheasty (0-3), M. Murphy (0-1), L. Guinan (0-1). | B. Lally (1-2), M. Fox (0-3), J. Conroy (0-3), T. Mitchell (0-1). |
| Cork | 2-6 – 1-7 | Limerick |
|---|---|---|
| S. Barry (1-4), C. McCarthy (1-0), G. McCarthy (0-2). | B. Hartigan (0-5), T. Bluett (1-0), E. Cregan (0-1), A. O'Brien (0-1). |
| Cork | 4-9 – 2-9 | Waterford |
|---|---|---|
| S. Barry (1-6), J. Bennett (2-1), J. McCarthy (0-1), C. Sheehan (0-1). | V. Connors (1-0), L. Guinan (1-0), F. Walsh (0-3), T. Cheasty (0-3), D. Mahon (0-2), J. Condon (0-1). |
| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Seánie Barry | Cork | 3-23 | 32 | 5 | 6.40 |
| 2 | Paddy Molloy | Offaly | 4-14 | 26 | 3 | 8.66 |
| 3 | Eddie Keher | Kilkenny | 0-22 | 22 | 3 | 7.33 |
| 4 | Tony Dooley | Offaly | 6-0 | 18 | 3 | 6.00 |
| 5 | Colm Sheehan | Cork | 4-4 | 16 | 5 | 3.20 |
| 6 | Éamonn Cregan | Limerick | 3-6 | 15 | 2 | 7.50 |
| 7 | Liam Walsh | Carlow | 2-8 | 14 | 2 | 7.00 |
| 8 | John Mitchell | Carlow | 3-2 | 11 | 2 | 5.50 |
| Dick Shannon | Wexford | 1-8 | 11 | 2 | 5.50 | |
| 10 | Justin McCarthy | Cork | 2-4 | 10 | 5 | 2.00 |
| Willie Gorman | Offaly | 2-4 | 10 | 3 | 3.33 | |
| Pat Cronin | Clare | 1-7 | 10 | 2 | 5.00 | |
| Frankie Walsh | Waterford | 0-10 | 10 | 2 | 5.00 |
| Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Opposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Éamonn Cregan | Limerick | 3-5 | 14 | Tipperary |
| 2 | Paddy Molloy | Offaly | 3-4 | 13 | Westmeath |
| 3 | Tony Dooley | Offaly | 4-0 | 12 | Carlow |
| 4 | Colm Sheehan | Cork | 3-0 | 9 | Kilkenny |
| Liam Walsh | Carlow | 2-3 | 9 | Offaly | |
| Seánie Barry | Cork | 1-6 | 9 | Clare | |
| Seánie Barry | Cork | 1-6 | 9 | Waterford | |
| Eddie Keher | Kilkenny | 0-9 | 9 | Offaly | |
| 9 | Paddy Molloy | Offaly | 1-5 | 8 | Carlow |
| Dick Shannon | Wexford | 1-5 | 8 | Dublin | |
| Pat Cronin | Clare | 1-5 | 8 | Cork |
| Rank | Goalkeeper | County | Clean sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ollie Walsh | Kilkenny | 1 |
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