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1955 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

1955 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

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The 1955 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 69th staging of the All-Ireland hurling championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1887. The championship began on 24 April 1955 and ended on 4 September 1955.

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Cork were the defending champions, however, they were defeated in the provincial series. Wexford won the title following a 3-13 to 2-8 defeat of Galway in the final.[1]

Teams

A total of fourteen teams contested the championship, the same as the previous championship, however, there were some changes on personnel. Antrim withdrew from the senior championship, while Wicklow fielded a team in the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship.

Team summaries

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Provincial championships

Leinster Senior Hurling Championship

First round

24 April 1955 First round Meath 2-06 - 2-02 Wicklow Parnell Park, Dublin
Referee: M Leahy
24 April 1955 First round Westmeath 2-11 - 2-03 Offaly Cusack Park, Mullingar
J McGrath 0-6, J Daly 1-2, D O'Callaghan 1-1, J Carey 0-2, M Connors 1-0, T Errity 1-0, J Spain 0-1, M Mullins 0-1, W Nevin 0-1. Referee: J Conroy (Laois)

Second round

15 May 1955 Second round Kilkenny 7-10 - 3-06 Meath O'Moore Park, Portlaoise
S Clohessy 2-4, S O'Brien 2-1, P Fitzgerald 2-0, R Carroll 0-5, W Walshe 1-1. F Foran 1-2, F Kelly 1-1, B Smyth 1-0, M Kane 0-2, F O'Brien 0-1. Attendance: 3,000
Referee: P Lalor (Laois)
22 May 1955 Second round Westmeath 4-08 - 2-03 Laois O'Connor Park, Tullamore
T Walsh 1-2, D O'Callaghan 1-1, P Maxwell 1-1, F Smyth 1-0, J McGrath 0-3, R McMahon 0-1. P Hogan 1-2, P Lalor 1-0, M Byrne 0-1. Referee: P Connell

Semi-finals

26 June 1955 Semi-final Kilkenny 4-15 - 5-08 Dublin Croke Park, Dublin
D Rockett 3-0, R Carroll 0-8, S Clohessy 1-3, J Sutton 0-2, M Kelly 0-1, J Murphy 0-1. T Maher 1-3, N Allen 1-1, V Bell 1-1, P Shanahan 1-0, M Ryan 1-0, C Murphy 0-3. Attendance: 36,367
Referee: M Spain (Offaly)
26 June 1955 Semi-final Wexford 5-09 - 3-04 Westmeath Croke Park, Dublin
T Flood 3-1, N Rackard 2-2, N Wheeler 0-3, H Connors 0-3. D Callaghan 2-0, B McMahon 1-1, J McGrath 0-3. Attendance: 36,367
Referee: J Mulcahy (Kilkenny)

Finals

17 July 1955 Final Wexford 2-07 - 2-07 Kilkenny Croke Park, Dublin
T Flood 1-3, N Rackard 1-1, Padge Kehoe 0-2, N Wheeler 0-1. S Clohessy 1-1, R Carroll 0-4, M Kelly 1-0, D Rockett 0-1, J Murphy 0-1. Attendance: 41,226
Referee: C Mcloughlin (Dublin)
31 July 1955 Final replay Wexford 5-06 - 3-09 Kilkenny Croke Park, Dublin
N Rackard 3-0, O Gough 1-1, T Ryan 1-0, T Flood 0-3, Padge Kehoe 0-2. S Clohessy 1-2, D Rockett 1-1, Murphy 1-0, S O'Brien 0-3, R Carroll 0-2, J Sutton 0-1. Attendance: 37,079
Referee: M Spain (Offaly)

Munster Senior Hurling Championship

First round

5 June 1955 First round Clare 3-08 - 2-10 Cork Thurles Sportsfield, Thurles
J Carney 1-4, D Dillon 1-2, J Greene 1-0, J Smyth 0-2. C Ring 0-5, WJ Daly 1-1, Hartnett 1-0, J Clifford 0-1, O McAuliffe 0-1, M McAuliffe 0-1, Murphy 0-1. Attendance: 25,256
Referee: T O'Sullivan

Semi-finals

22 May 1955 Semi-final Limerick 4-05 - 3-05 Waterford Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
V Cobbe 2-4, T Casey 1-0, M Fitzgibbon 1-0, J Fitzgibbon 0-1, McInerney 0-1. P Grimes 1-2, S Power 1-1, M Óg Morrissey 1-0, Healy 0-2. Referee: T Twomey
19 June 1955 Semi-final Tipperary 0-08 - 1-06 Clare Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
L Devaney 0-4, T Wall 0-2, S Bannon 0-1, T English 0-1. J Carney 1-1, J Smyth 0-3, D Dillon 0-2. Attendance: 38,000
Referee: C Conway

Final

10 July 1955 Final Limerick 2-16 - 2-06 Clare Gaelic Grounds, Limerick
D Kelly 1-12, V Cobbe 1-0, R Prendergast 0-2, S Ryan 0-1, L Ryan 0-1. J Greene 2-0, J Smyth 0-6. Attendance: 23,125
Referee: C Conway

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

All-Ireland semi-finals

7 August 1955 Semi-final Wexford 2-12 - 2-03 Limerick Croke Park, Dublin
Paddy Kehoe 1-1, T Ryan 1-1, N Rackard 0-4, T Flood 0-2, N English 0-2, Padge Kehoe 0-1, B Rackard 0-1. V Cobbe 1-0, S Leonard 1-0, D Kelly 0-3. Attendance: 50,840
Referee: C McLoughlin

All-Ireland final

4 September 1955 Final Wexford 3-13 - 2-08 Galway Croke Park, Dublin
N Rackard 1-3, N Wheeler 1-2, T Flood 1-2, Padge Kehoe 0-2, Paddy Kehoe 0-1, S Hearne 0-1, T Ryan 0-1, J Morrissey 0-1. P Egan 2-0, B Duffy 0-4, P Duggan 0-3, J Salmon 0-1. Attendance: 72,854
Referee: B Stakelum (Tipperary)

Championship statistics

Scoring

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Miscellaneous

  • The attendance of 23,125 is one of the lowest attendances at a Munster final in recent years.
  • The attendance of 50,840 at the game between Limerick and Wexford was a new record for an All-Ireland semi-final.
  • Wexford win their second All-Ireland title, their first since 1910.

Sources

  • Corry, Eoghan, The GAA Book of Lists (Hodder Headline Ireland, 2005).
  • Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005).

References

  1. [1]
    "All-Ireland win 1955". Ask About Ireland website. Retrieved 16 October 2013.
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