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.
Team summaries TeamColoursMost recent successAll-IrelandProvincialAntrimSaffron and white1956CarlowGreen, red and yellowClareSaffron and blueCorkRed and white19511951DownRed and black1934DublinBlue and navy19541954GalwayMaroon and white1956KildareWhiteKilkennyBlack and amber19501956LaoisBlue and white1941LimerickGreen and white19401940MeathGreen and gold1929OffalyGreen, white and goldRoscommonSaffron and blueTipperaryBlue and gold19561956WaterfordWhite and blue19481948WestmeathMaroon and whiteWexfordPurple and goldWicklowBlue and gold
Results Connacht Minor Hurling Championship
Leinster Minor Hurling Championship
Munster Minor Hurling Championship
First round
Semi-final
Final
Ulster Minor Hurling Championship
All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship
Semi-finals
Final
Statistics Miscellaneous
Jimmy Doyle of Tipperary became the second player to win three All-Ireland medals as Kevin McGrath had already achieved this with Cork in 1937, 1938 & 1939. This has subsequently also achieved by John Buckley Cork in 1969. 1970 & 1971, John Troy Offaly 1986, 1987 & 1989 and Shane Morgan Galway in 2019, 2020 & 2021.
External links All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship: Roll Of Honour