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1956 Railway Cup Hurling Championship
Irish hurling competition From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The 1956 Railway Cup Hurling Championship was the 30th series of the inter-provincial hurling Railway Cup.[1] Three matches were played between 19 February 1956 and 17 March 1956 to decide the title. It was contested by Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster.
Munster entered the championship as the defending champions.[2]
On 17 March 1956, Leinster won the Railway Cup after a 5-11 to 1-07 defeat of Munster in the final at Croke Park, Dublin. It was their seventh Railway Cup title overall and their first title since 1954.
Leinster's Nicky Rackard was the Railway Cup top scorer with 3-08.
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Results
Semi-finals
| 19 February 1956 Semi-final | Ulster | 2-06 - 5-13 | Munster | Casement Park, Belfast |
| D Cormican 1-2, K Armstrong 1-0, R McMullan 0-2, J Gibson 0-1, P Morgan 0-1. | C Ring 2-2, S Power 2-1, J Hartnett 1-0, J Carney 0-3, P Stakelum 0-3, J Smyth 0-2, J O'Connor 0-1, D Kelly 0-1. | Referee: C McLoughlin (Leinster) |
| 26 February 1956 Semi-final | Connacht | 2-09 - 5-07 | Leinster | Dunlo GAA Grounds, Ballinasloe |
| P Egan 1-2, B Conway 1-0, B Duffy 0-3, M Cullinane 0-2, T Kelly 0-1, J Molloy 0-1. | T Flood 2-1, L Cashin 2-0, N Rackard 1-2, S Clohessy 0-3, S Hearne 0-1. | Referee: J Fitzgerald (Limerick) |
Final
| 17 March 1956 Final | Munster | 1-07 - 5-11 | Leinster | Croke Park, Dublin |
| D Kelly 1-1, J Smyth 0-3, C Ring 0-2, S Power 0-1. | N Rackard 2-6, T Flood 1-2, L Cashin 1-1, N Wheeler 1-0, S Clohessy 0-1, McGrath 0-1. | Attendance: 46,278 Referee: J Gallagher (Galway) |
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Top scorers
- Overall
- Single game
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Sources
- Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005).
References
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