| 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.