The 2001 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship was the 71st staging of the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier under-18 inter-county hurling tournament. The championship began on 21 April 2001 and ended on 9 September 2001.
Galway were the defending champions and were hoping to win a third successive championship.
On 9 September 2001, Cork won the championship following a 2–10 to 1–8 defeat of Galway in the All-Ireland final. This was their 18th All-Ireland title, their first in three championship seasons. It remains their last All-Ireland victory.
Cork's Kieran Murphy was the championship's top scorer with 5-28.
Results Leinster Minor Hurling Championship
Round robin
Team1 Offaly 330010-352-233662 Dublin 32016-341-311843 Laois 31029-309-30024 Westmeath 30032-2415-39-540
Semi-finals
Final
Munster Minor Hurling Championship
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Ulster Minor Hurling Championship
Semi-final
Final
All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Championship statistics Top scorers
Top scorers overall
Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average1Kieran MurphyCork5-385368.832Kevin KellyOffaly6-092739.003Pat ShorttTipperary0-242454.804David O'CallaghanDublin2-172337.665Hugh Pat KellyDerry2-152137.006Brian CarrollOffaly0-202045.007Ger FarragherGalway1-151836.008Setanta Ó hAilpínCork3-071662.66Brian DowlingKilkenny0-161635.3310Rory JacobWexford3-061535.00
Top scorers in a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition1Kieran MurphyCork3-0615Kilkenny2Kevin KellyOffaly3-0514LaoisKieran MurphyCork1-1114Limerick4Brian FernsLaois3-0110WestmeathJoe GantleyGalway2-0410DerryHugh Pat KellyDerry1-0710Down7Kevin KellyOffaly2-039WestmeathRory JacobWexford2-039OffalyKenneth BurkeGalway2-039TipperaryGer FarragherGalway1-069CorkGer FarragherGalway1-069DerryDavid O'CallaghanDublin0-099WestmeathPat ShorttTipperary0-099CorkBrian DowlingKilkenny0-099Cork
References
External links All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship: Roll Of Honour