| Championship Details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 24 April 1974 - 8 September 1974 |
| Teams | 14 |
| All Ireland Champions | |
| Winners | Kilkenny (1st win) |
| Captain | Ger Fennelly |
| All Ireland Runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Waterford |
| Captain | Pat McGrath |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Waterford |
| Leinster | Kilkenny |
| Ulster | Antrim |
| Connacht | Not Played |
| Championship Statistics | |
| Matches Played | 13 |
| Top Scorer |  Billy Fitzpatrick (4-14) Tom Casey (2-20) |
← 1973 1975 → | |
The 1974 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship was the 11th staging of the All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1964. The championship began on 24 April 1974 and ended on 8 September 1974.
Cork entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Clare in the Munster semi-final.
On 8 September 1974, Kilkenny won the championship following a 3-08 to 3-07 defeat of Waterford in the All-Ireland final at Semple Stadium.[1] This was their first All-Ireland title.
Kilkenny's Billy Fitzpatrick and Waterford's Tom Casey were the championship's joint top scorers.
- ^ "County profile: Kilkenny". Hogan Stand. Archived from the original on 14 October 2011. Retrieved 24 December 2015.