1955 All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship
| All Ireland Champions | |
|---|---|
| Winners | Cork (7th win) |
| Captain | Connie Moynihan |
| All Ireland Runners-up | |
| Runners-up | Warwickshire |
| Provincial Champions | |
| Munster | Cork |
| Leinster | Dublin |
| Ulster | Antrim |
| Connacht | Galway |
← 1954 1956 → | |
The 1955 All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship was the 34th staging of the All-Ireland Junior Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1912.
Limerick entered the championship as the defending champions.[1]
The All-Ireland final was played on 1 October 1955 at the Athletic Grounds in Cork, between Cork and Warwickshire, in what was their first meeting in the final. Cork won the match by 6–10 to 0–02 to claim their seventh championship title overall and a first title since 1950.[2][3]
Results
[edit]All-Ireland semi-finals
[edit]| 28 August 1955 Semi-final | Galway | 3-06 - 2-09 | Dublin | Croke Park |
| 28 August 1955 Semi-final | Antrim | 3-06 - 4-09 | Cork | Casement Park |
| 11 September 1955 Semi-final replay | Galway | 2-12 - 3-03 | Dublin | St. Brendan's Park |
All-Ireland home final
[edit]| 18 September 1955 Home final | Cork | 3-10 - 4-05 | Galway | MacDonagh Park |
All-Ireland final
[edit]| 1 October 1955 Final | Cork | 6-10 - 0-02 | Warwickshire | Cork Athletic Grounds |
References
[edit]- ^ "Limerick profile". Hogan Stand website. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ "Junior hurling". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ "Cork profile". Hogan Stand website. Retrieved 18 August 2021.