The 1966–67 National Hurling League was the 36th season of the

National Hurling League The National Hurling League is an annual Inter county, inter-county hurling competition featuring teams from Ireland and England. Founded in 1925 by the Gaelic Athletic Association, it operates on a system of promotion and relegation within the l ...

Division 1

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came into the season as defending champions of the 1965-66 season.

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joined Division 1 as the promoted team. On 28 May 1967,

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won the title after a 3-10 to 1-9 win over

in the final. It was their 3rd league title overall and their first since 1957-58. In spite of finishing at the bottom of their respective groups, neither

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were relegated as there was no promotion-relegation this season. Kilkenny's

Eddie Keher Edward Peter Keher (; born 14 October 1941) is an Irish former hurler who played as a centre-forward at senior level for the Kilkenny county team. Born in Inistioge, County Kilkenny, Keher first played competitive hurling whilst at school in ...

was the Division 1 top scorer with 6-48.

Division 1A table

Group stage

Division 1A final

Division 1B table

Group stage

Play-offs

Knock-out stage

Semi-finals Final

Scoring statistics

;Top scorers overall ;Top scorers in a single game

Division 2

On 30 April 1967, Kerry won the title after a 4-8 to 3-8 win over

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in the final. It was their 3rd Division 2 title overall and their first since 1961-62.

Division 2A table

Division 2B table

Knock-out stage

Semi-finals Final

Division 3

Mayo came into the season as defending champions of the 1965-66 season. On 1 October 1967,

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won the title after a 3-5 to 2-4 win over Mayo in the final. It was their first hurling title in any grade.

Division 3A table

Division 3B table

Knock-out stage

Final

References

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