The 1987 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship was the 57th staging of the

All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship The GAA Hurling All-Ireland Minor Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Electric Ireland GAA Hurling All-Ireland Minor Championship) is an annual inter-county hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). I ...

since its establishment by the

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in 1928.

Offaly County Offaly (; ga, Contae Uíbh Fhailí) is a county in Ireland. It is part of the Eastern and Midland Region and the province of Leinster. It is named after the ancient Kingdom of Uí Failghe. It was formerly known as King's County, in hono ...

entered the championship as the defending champions. On 6 September 1987, Offaly won the championship following a 2-8 to 0-12 defeat of

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in the All-Ireland final. This was their second All-Ireland title overall and their second title in-a-row. Offaly's

Declan Pilkington Declan Pilkington (born 1969 in Birr, County Offaly) is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Birr and was a member of the Offaly senior inter-county team between 1988 and 1996. Pilkington won All-Ireland minor medals ...

was the championship's top scorer with 2-28.

Results

Leinster Minor Hurling Championship The Leinster GAA Hurling Minor Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Electric Ireland Leinster GAA Hurling Minor Championship, is an annual inter-county hurling competition organised by the Leinster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Ass ...

Quarter-final Semi-finals Final

Munster Minor Hurling Championship The Munster GAA Hurling Minor Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Electric Ireland Munster GAA Hurling Minor Championship) is an annual inter-county hurling competition organised by the Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Associ ...

First round Semi-finals Final

All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship The GAA Hurling All-Ireland Minor Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Electric Ireland GAA Hurling All-Ireland Minor Championship) is an annual inter-county hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). I ...

Semi-finals Final

Championship statistics

Top scorers

;Top scorers overall

Miscellaneous

* The final of the Leinster Championship was delayed for several weeks as a result of damage to the

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pitch during a U2 concert. *

retained the Leinster Championship title for the first and only time in their history.

References

External links

All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship: Roll Of Honour
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