1971 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
| Championship details | |
|---|---|
| Dates | 16 May – 5 September 1971 |
| Teams | 15 |
| All-Ireland champions | |
| Winning team | Tipperary (22nd win) |
| Captain | Tadhg O'Connor |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Kilkenny |
| Captain | Pat Henderson |
| Provincial champions | |
| Munster | Tipperary |
| Leinster | Kilkenny |
| Ulster | Not Played |
| Connacht | Not Played |
| Championship statistics | |
| No. matches played | 14 |
| Top Scorer | Eddie Keher (4–43) |
| Player of the Year | Michael 'Babs' Keating |
| All-Star Team | See here |
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The 1971 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 84th staging of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county hurling tournament. The championship began on 16 May 1971 and ended on 5 September 1971.
Cork were the defending champions but were defeated by Limerick in the Munster semi-final. Antrim, who won the All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Championship in 1970, were promoted to the senior championship after a long absence.
The All-Ireland final was played at Croke Park in Dublin on 5 September 1971 between Tipperary and Kilkenny, in what was their 16th championship meeting overall and a first meeting in the All-Ireland final four years. Tipperary won the match by 5–17 to 5–14 to claim their 22nd All-Ireland title overall and a first title in six years.
Kilkenny's Eddie Keher was the championship's top scorer with 4–43. Tipperary's Michael 'Babs' Keating was the choice for Texaco Hurler of the Year.