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1955 All Ireland Senior Hurling Championship

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Teams
  
14

Captain
  
Nick O'Donnell

Captain
  
Jimmy Duggan

Winning team
  
Wexford (2nd win)

Losing team
  
Galway

Dates
  
24 April - 4 September 1954

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.

Contents

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.

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.

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.

    • References

    1955 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Wikipedia
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