1956 All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship
| All Ireland Champions | |
|---|---|
| Winners | Kilkenny (4th win) |
| Captain | S. Tyrrell |
| All Ireland Runners-up | |
| Runners-up | London |
| Captain | D. Shanahan |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Kerry |
| Leinster | Kilkenny |
| Ulster | Down |
| Connacht | Galway |
← 1955 1957 → | |
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.
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
- ^ "Cork profile". Hogan Stand website. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ "Junior hurling". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ "Kilkenny profile". Hogan Stand website. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ "Leinster Junior All-Ireland Hurling Winning Teams" (PDF). Leinster GAA website. Retrieved 18 August 2021.