The 1981 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship was the 91st staging of the
Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship
The Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the FBD Insurance Tipperary County Senior Hurling Championship) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Tipperary County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Associati ...
since its establishment by the
Tipperary County Board in 1887.
Roscrea
Roscrea () is a market town in County Tipperary, Ireland, which in 2016 had a population of 5,446. Roscrea is one of the oldest towns in Ireland, having developed around the 7th century monastery of Saint Crónán of Roscrea, parts of which rem ...
were the
defending champions.
On 25 October 1981,
Borris-Ileigh won the championship after a 1–14 to 0–12 defeat of Roscrea in the final at
Semple Stadium.
It was their fourth championship title overall and their first title since
1953.
Results
Quarter-finals
Semi-finals
Final
Championship statistics
Top scorers
;Overall
;In a single game
References
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Tipperary
Tipperary is the name of:
Places
*County Tipperary, a county in Ireland
**North Tipperary, a former administrative county based in Nenagh
**South Tipperary, a former administrative county based in Clonmel
*Tipperary (town), County Tipperary's na ...
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