1956 All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship

The 1956 All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship was the 35th staging of the All-Ireland Junior Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1912.

1956 All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship
All Ireland Champions
WinnersKilkenny (4th win)
CaptainS. Tyrrell
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-upLondon
CaptainD. Shanahan
Provincial Champions
MunsterKerry
LeinsterKilkenny
UlsterDown
ConnachtGalway
1955
1957

Cork entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Tipperary in the Munster first round.[1][2]

The All-Ireland final was played on 30 September 1956 at Eltham Stadium in London, between Kilkenny and London, in what was their first meeting in a final in five years. Kilkenny won the match by 5-02 to 2-08 to claim their fourth championship title overall and a first title since 1951.[3][4]

Results

All-Ireland semi-finals

19 August 1956 Semi-final Galway 3-11 - 5-12 Kilkenny Balliansloe Sportsfield
26 August 1956 Semi-final Kerry 7-06 - 2-06 Down Austin Stack Park

All-Ireland home final

9 September 1956 Home final Kilkenny 4-08 - 2-00 Kerry Thurles Sportsfield

All-Ireland final

30 September 1956 Final Kilkenny 5-02 - 2-08 London Eltham Stadium

References

  1. "Cork profile". Hogan Stand website. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  2. "Junior hurling". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  3. "Kilkenny profile". Hogan Stand website. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  4. "Leinster Junior All-Ireland Hurling Winning Teams" (PDF). Leinster GAA website. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
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