1966 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship#Munster Senior Hurling Championship

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|date = 15 May 1966

|round = First round

|team1 = Carlow

|score = 1-16 – 1-11

|team2 = Laois

|goals1 = J. Mitchell (1-2), L. Walsh (0-5), J. Walsh (0-3), M. Morrissey (0-2), T. Coburn (0-2), E. Walsh (0-1), P. McNally (0-1).

|goals2 = C. O'Brien (1-2), J. Conroy (0-3), S. Cashin (0-2), J. Holohan (0-1), G. Cuddy (0-1), J. Lynas (0-1), N. Kelly (0-1).

|stadium = Dr Cullen Park

|referee =

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|round = First round

|date = 29 May 1966

|team1 = Westmeath

|score = 2-06 – 10-09

|team2 = Offaly

|goals1 = T. Ring (1-2), P. Loughlin (1-2), S. Bolger (0-1), P. Fagan (0-1).

|goals2 = P. Molloy (3-4), T. Dooley (2-0), W. Gorman (2-0), E. Fox (1-2), B. Johnston (1-1), P. Mulhaire (1-0), M. Kirwan (0-1), T. Moylan (0-1).

|stadium = Cusack Park

|referee =P Johnston (Kilkenny)

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|date = 12 June 1966

|round = Second round

|team1 = Offaly

|score = 5-11 – 5-05

|team2 = Carlow

|goals1 = T. Dooley (4-0), P. Molloy (1-5), W. Gorman (0-2), P. Mulhaire (0-1), P. Spellman (0-1), M. Kirwan (0-1), J. Hernon (0-1).

|goals2 = L. Walsh (2-3), J. Mitchell (2-0), N. Gladney (1-0), L. Morrissey (0-1), P. McNally (0-1).

|stadium = O'Moore Park

| referee =P Johnston (Kilkenny)

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|date = 19 June 1966

|round = Semi-final

|team1 = Wexford

|score = 3-18 – 4-05

|team2 = Dublin

|goals1 = R. Shannon (1-5), C. Jacob (1-2), J. O'Brien (0-5), S. Barron (1-0), W. Murphy (1-0 own goal, 0-3), M. Lyng (0-2), C. Dowdall (0-1).

|goals2 = F. Whelan (1-1), D. McPartland (1-0), P. Croke (1-0), A. Boothman (0-2), B. Galvin (0-1), E. Malone (0-1).

|stadium = Nowlan Park

| referee =P Buggy (Kilkenny)

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|date = 3 July 1966

|round = Semi-final

|team1 = Offaly

|score = 0-10 – 3-13

|team2 = Kilkenny

|goals1 = P. Molloy (0-5), W. Gorman (0-2), S. Moylan (0-1), P. Mulhaire (0-1), J. J. Healion (0-1).

|goals2 = E. Keher (0-9), T. Walsh (2-0), T. O'Connell (1-0), S. Buckley (0-2), P. Morgan (0-2).

|stadium = St. Brendan's Park

| referee = E Kelly (Laois)

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|round = Final

|date = 17 July 1966

|team1 = Kilkenny

|score = 1-15 – 2-06

|team2 = Wexford

|goals1 = E. Keher (0-6), J. Dunphy (1-2), C. Dunne (0-2), J. Teehan (0-2), S. Cleere (0-1), P. Carroll (0-1), S. Buckley (0-1).

|goals2 = C. Jacob (1-1), S. Whelan (1-0), R. Shannon (0-3), J. O'Brien (0-2).

|stadium = Croke Park

| referee =B Smyth (Meath)

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|date = 6 June 1966

|round = Quarter-final

|team1 = Limerick

|score = 4-12 – 2-09

|team2 = Tipperary

|goals1 = E. Cregan (3-5), T. Bluett (1-1), K. Long (0-2), M. Savage (0-2), A. Dunworth (0-1), B. Hartigan (0-1).

|goals2 = S. McLoughlin (1-0), J. McKenna (1-0), L. Devaney (0-2), M. Keating (0-1), D. Nealon (0-1), J. Doyle (0-1), M. Burns (0-1), L. Gaynor (0-1), T. English (0-1), P. Doyle (0-1).

|stadium = Cork Athletic Grounds

|referee = C Conway (Cork)

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|date = 19 June 1966

|round = Quarter-final

|team1 = Cork

|score = 3-08 – 3-08

|team2 = Clare

|goals1 = J. McCarthy (1-0), D. Sheehan (1-0), J. O'Halloran (1-0), P. Harte (0-3), S. Barry (0-3), C. Sheehan (0-1), C. Roche (0-1).

|goals2 = P. Cronin (1-5), N. Pyne (1-3), M. O'Shea (1-0).

|stadium = Gaelic Grounds

| referee =P Ryan (Tipperary)

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|date = 3 July 1966

|round = Quarter-final replay

|team1 = Cork

|score = 5-11 – 1-07

|team2 = Clare

|goals1 = S. Barry (1-6), C. McCarthy (1-2), C. Sheehan (1-2), J. McCarthy (1-1), D. Sheehan (1-0).

|goals2 = N. Jordan (1-3), P. Henehy (0-2), P. Cronin (0-2).

|stadium = Gaelic Grounds

| referee = T Foran (Tipperary)

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|date = 3 July 1966

|round = Semi-final

|team1 = Waterford

|score = 2-16 – 1-09

|team2 = Galway

|goals1 = J. Kirwan (1-4), F. Walsh (0-7), W. Walsh (1-0), T. Cheasty (0-3), M. Murphy (0-1), L. Guinan (0-1).

|goals2 = B. Lally (1-2), M. Fox (0-3), J. Conroy (0-3), T. Mitchell (0-1).

|stadium = Gaelic Grounds

| referee =T Fitzgerald (Limerick)

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|date = 10 July 1966

|round = Semi-final

|team1 = Cork

|score = 2-06 – 1-07

|team2 = Limerick

|goals1 = S. Barry (1-4), C. McCarthy (1-0), G. McCarthy (0-2).

|goals2 = B. Hartigan (0-5), T. Bluett (1-0), E. Cregan (0-1), A. O'Brien (0-1).

|stadium = FitzGerald Stadium

| referee =T Foran (Limerick)

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|date = 24 July 1966

|round = Final

|team1 = Cork

|score = 4-09 – 2-09

|team2 = Waterford

|goals1 = S. Barry (1-6), J. Bennett (2-1), J. McCarthy (0-1), C. Sheehan (0-1).

|goals2 = V. Connors (1-0), L. Guinan (1-0), F. Walsh (0-3), T. Cheasty (0-3), D. Mahon (0-2), J. Condon (0-1).

|stadium = Gaelic Grounds

| referee =G Fitzgerald (Limerick)

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|date=4 September 1966

|round = Final

|team1=Cork

|score=3-09 – 1-10

|team2=Kilkenny

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|goals1=C. Sheehan (3-0), S. Barry (0-4), J. McCarthy (0-2), C. McCarthy (0-1), G. McCarthy (0-1), J. Bennett (0-1).

|goals2=E. Keher (0-7), T. Walsh (1-0), J. Teehan (0-1), S. Buckley (0-1), J. Dunphy (0-1).

|stadium=Croke Park, Dublin

|attendance=68,249

|referee= J Hatton (Wicklow)

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• Tipperary's defeat by Limerick in the first round of the Munster championship was the team's first defeat since the provincial decider of 1963. It also put an end to Tipperary's hopes of capturing a third All-Ireland title in-a-row.
• Prior to the Munster semi-final between Limerick and Cork there was a minute's silence in memory of Dr. Rogers, Bishop of Killaloe, who died the previous day.
• In the Leinster semi-final Wexford's Willie Murphy scores a remarkable own-goal for Dublin.

• Tipperary - 21 (1965)
• Cork - 20 (1966)
• Kilkenny - 15 (1963)
• Limerick - 6 (1940)
• Dublin - 6 (1938)
• Wexford - 4 (1960)
• Waterford - 2 (1959)
• Galway - 1 (1923)
• Laois - 1 (1915)
• Clare - 1 (1914)
• London - 1 (1901)
• Kerry - 1 (1891)

• Corry, Eoghan, The GAA Book of Lists (Hodder Headline Ireland, 2005).
• Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005).
• Nolan, Pat, Flashbacks: A Half Century of Cork Hurling (The Collins Press, 2000).

{{Reflist}}

• [https://web.archive.org/web/20080809075748/http://www.cork.gaa.ie/ Cork GAA website]
• [http://www.kilkennygaa.ie/ Kilkenny GAA website]
• [http://www.gaa.ie/ Gaelic Athletic Association website]

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