1974 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship
# 1974 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship

The 1974 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship was the 44th staging of the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1928. The championship began on 19 May 1974 and ended on 1 September 1974.

Kilkenny entered the championship as the defending champions.

On 1 September 1974, Cork won the championship following a 1-10 to 1-8 defeat of Kilkenny in the All-Ireland final. This was their 12th All-Ireland title overall and their first title since 1971.

Cork's Tadhg Murphy was the championship's top scorer with 4-24.

## Results

### Leinster Minor Hurling Championship

Quarter-finals

Semi-finals

Final

### Munster Minor Hurling Championship

First round

Semi-finals

Finals

### All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship

Quarter-final

Semi-final

Final

## Championship statistics

### Top scorers

**Top scorers overall**

| Rank | Player | Club | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Tadhg Murphy | Cork | 4-24 | 36 | 5 | 7.20 |
| 2 | Brendan Fennelly | Kilkenny | 5-15 | 30 | 4 | 7.50 |
| 3 | Danny Buckley | Cork | 5-09 | 24 | 5 | 4.80 |
| 4 | Ger Tyrrell | Kilkenny | 6-04 | 22 | 4 | 5.50 |
| 4 | John Grogan | Tipperary | 3-13 | 22 | 3 | 7.33 |
