1896 Dublin Senior Hurling Championship

1896 Dublin Senior Hurling Championship

Champions	Commercials (2nd title)
Runners-up	Rapparees
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The 1896 Dublin Senior Hurling Championship was the 10th staging of the Dublin Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Dublin County Board in 1887. ^[1]

Commercials entered the championship as the defending champions. ^[2]

The final was played on 18 October 1896 at Clonturk Park in Dublin, between Commercials and Rapparees, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. ^[3] Commercials won the match by 0–12 to 0–01 to claim their second consecutive championship title. ^{[4] [5]}

Results

Final

Commercials v Rapparees

18 October 1896Final

Commercials

0-12 - 0-01

Rapparees

Clonturk Park

References

1. "Club Titles - Dublin". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
2. "Co. Dublin Championships". The Freeman's Journal. 9 September 1895. Retrieved 23 November 2025.
3. "Roll of honour". Dublin GAA website. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
4. "About us - history". Commercials GAA website. Retrieved 1 November 2025.
5. "The Commercials and Young Irelands victorious". Evening Herald. 19 October 1896. Retrieved 23 November 2025.