1971 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship
The 1971 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship was the 41st staging of the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1928. The championship ran from 16 May to 5 September 1971.
Cork entered the championship as the defending champions.
The [|All-Ireland final] was played at Croke Park in Dublin on 5 September 1971 between Cork and Kilkenny, in what was their fifth All-Ireland final meeting overall and a first in two years. Cork won the match by 2-11 o 1-11 to claim their 11th All-Ireland title overall and a third title in succession.
Cork's Pat Buckley was the championship's [|top scorer] with 4-28.
Format change
Antrim moved provinces to participate in the Leinster Championship. The Ulster Championship continued to be held as a standalone competition, with the winners participating in a special lower-tier All-Ireland Championship.Championship statistics
;Overall| Rank | Player | Team | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
| 1 | Pat Buckley | Cork | 4-28 | 40 | 4 | 10.00 |
| 2 | Pat Mulcahy | Kilkenny | 3-12 | 21 | 2 | 10.50 |
| 3 | Éamonn O'Sullivan | Cork | 5-05 | 20 | 4 | 5.00 |
| 4 | Pat Butler | Kilkenny | 4-07 | 19 | 3 | 6.33 |
| 4 | Eddie Holohan | Kilkenny | 3-10 | 19 | 3 | 6.33 |
| 4 | Eugene La Cumbre | Laois | 3-10 | 19 | 3 | 6.33 |
| 7 | Jimmy Barry-Murphy | Cork | 4-00 | 12 | 4 | 3.00 |
| 8 | Tom Fogarty | Cork | 2-05 | 11 | 3 | 3.33 |
| 8 | Joe Sheeran | Offaly | 1-08 | 11 | 2 | 5.50 |
| 10 | John Crossey | Antrim | 2-04 | 10 | 1 | 10.00 |
| 10 | Haulie O'Connell | Clare | 1-07 | 10 | 2 | 5.00 |
;In a single game
| Rank | Player | Team | Tally | Total | Opposition |
| 1 | Pat Buckley | Cork | 1-09 | 12 | Limerick |
| 2 | Eddie Holohan | Kilkenny | 2-05 | 11 | Laois |
| 2 | Pat Mulcahy | Kilkenny | 2-05 | 11 | Wexford |
| 2 | Pat Buckley | Cork | 2-05 | 11 | Kilkenny |
| 2 | Pat Buckley | Cork | 1-08 | 11 | Kilkenny |
| 6 | John Crossey | Antrim | 2-04 | 10 | Laois |
| 6 | Pat Butler | Kilkenny | 2-04 | 10 | Wexford |
| 6 | Eugene La Cumbre | Laois | 1-07 | 10 | Dublin |
| 6 | Pat Mulcahy | Kilkenny | 1-07 | 10 | Laois |
| 10 | John Hayes | Offaly | 3-00 | 9 | Kildare |
Miscellaneous
- Cork equalled Tipperary's record by winning a sixth consecutive Munster Championship.