| Championship Details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 24 April 1985 - 1 September 1985 |
| Teams | 16 |
| All Ireland Champions | |
| Winners | Cork (15th win) |
| Captain | Michael O'Mahony |
| Manager | Charlie McCarthy Johnny Clifford |
| All Ireland Runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Wexford |
| Captain | Paul Nolan |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Cork |
| Leinster | Wexford |
| Ulster | Down |
| Connacht | Not Played |
| Championship Statistics | |
| Top Scorer |  Vinny Murphy (2-36) |
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The 1985 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship was the 55th staging of the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1928. The championship began on 24 April 1985 and ended on 1 September 1985.
Limerick entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Cork in the Munster semi-final.[1]
On 1 September 1985, Cork won the championship following a 3–10 to 0–12 defeat of Wexford in the All-Ireland final.[2] This was their 15th All-Ireland title and their first in six championship seasons.
Wexford's Vinny Murphy was the championship's top scorer with 2-36.
- ^ O'Connell, Jerome (5 September 2014). "Limerick's last All-Ireland minor hurling title - 1984". Irish Independent. Retrieved 31 August 2018.
- ^ Aherne, Alan (5 July 2019). "Mantle passed on from '85". News Ross Standard. Retrieved 3 September 2019.