1957 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship
# 1957 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship

The 1957 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship was the 27th staging of the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1928. The championship began on 31 March 1957 and ended on 2 September 1957.

Tipperary entered the championship as the defending champions in search of a third successive title.

On 2 September 1957 Tipperary won the championship following a 4-7 to 3-7 defeat of Kilkenny in the All-Ireland final. This was their third All-Ireland title in-a-row and their 11th title overall.

## Team summaries

| Team | Colours | Most recent success | Most recent success |
| - | - | - | - |
| Team | Colours | All-Ireland | Provincial |
| Antrim | Saffron and white | | 1956 |
| Carlow | Green, red and yellow | | |
| Clare | Saffron and blue | | |
| Cork | Red and white | 1951 | 1951 |
| Down | Red and black | | 1934 |
| Dublin | Blue and navy | 1954 | 1954 |
| Galway | Maroon and white | | 1956 |
| Kildare | White | | |
| Kilkenny | Black and amber | 1950 | 1956 |
| Laois | Blue and white | | 1941 |
| Limerick | Green and white | 1940 | 1940 |
| Meath | Green and gold | | 1929 |
| Offaly | Green, white and gold | | |
| Roscommon | Saffron and blue | | |
| Tipperary | Blue and gold | 1956 | 1956 |
| Waterford | White and blue | 1948 | 1948 |
| Westmeath | Maroon and white | | |
| Wexford | Purple and gold | | |
| Wicklow | Blue and gold | | |

## Results

### Munster Minor Hurling Championship

First round

Semi-final

Final

### All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship

Semi-finals

Final

## Statistics

### Miscellaneous

* Jimmy Doyle of Tipperary became the first player to win three All-Ireland medals. It is a record that still stands as of 2019.
