1976 All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship

Connacht was the only province to stage a junior hurling championship in 1976, which was won by Leitrim. This was a standalone competition which had no bearing on the All-Ireland series. Instead, the winners of the respective 'A' and 'B' sections of the 1976 National Hurling League Division 3 would go forward to contest the All-Ireland final. Louth secured a place in the final by beating Derry in the Division 3B play-off. Mayo topped Division 3A to automatically qualify for the decider. ==All-Ireland final==

Louth led by eleven points at half-time (4-06 to 1-04) and stretched their lead to fourteen early in the second period. Despite a Mayo resurgence, they held on to win by a five-point margin. Match details ==References==