| Championship Details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 27 March – 3 November 1966 |
| All Ireland Champions | |
| Winners | Cork (1st win) |
| Captain | Gerald McCarthy |
| All Ireland Runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Wexford |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Cork |
| Leinster | Wexford |
| Ulster | Antrim |
| Connacht | Roscommon |
| Championship Statistics | |
| Top Scorer |  Charlie McCarthy (9-15) Seánie Barry (5-27) |
← 1965 1967 → | |
The 1966 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship was the third staging of the All-Ireland Under-21 Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1964. The championship began on 27 March 1966 and ended on 3 November 1966
Wexford entered the championship as the defending champions.[1]
The All-Ireland final, the only one to have gone to two replays, was eventually decided on 3 November 1966 at Croke Park in Dublin, between Cork and Wexford, in what was their first ever championship meeting. Cork won the match by 9-09 to 5-09 to claim their first championship title.[2][3]
Cork's Charlie McCarthy and Seánie Barry were the championship's top scorers.
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