Championship Details | |
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Dates | 12 June 1991 – 8 September 1991 |
Teams | 17 |
All Ireland Champions | |
Winners | Galway (5th win) |
Captain | Brian Feeney |
All Ireland Runners-up | |
Runners-up | Offaly |
Captain | Johnny Pilkington |
Provincial Champions | |
Munster | Tipperary |
Leinster | Offaly |
Ulster | Antrim |
Connacht | Galway |
Championship Statistics | |
Top Scorer | Frankie Carroll (1-38) |
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The 1991 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship was the 28th staging of the All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1964. The championship began on 12 June 1991 and ended on 8 September 1991.
Kilkenny entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Offaly in the Leinster final.
On 8 September 1991, Galway won the championship following a 2-17 to 1-09 defeat of Offaly in the All-Ireland final.[1] This was their fifth All-Ireland title overall and their first title since 1986.
Limerick's Frankie Carroll was the championship's top scorer with 1-38.