1955 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship final

1955 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Final

Event	1955 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Wexford Galway 3–13 2–8
Date	4 September 1955
Venue	Croke Park [1] , Dublin
Referee	R. Stakelum (Tipperary) [2]
Attendance	72,854 [3]
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The 1955 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final was the 68th All-Ireland Final and the culmination of the 1955 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, an inter-county hurling tournament for the top teams in Ireland. The match was held at Croke Park, Dublin, ^[1] on 4 September 1955, between Wexford and Galway. The Connacht men lost to their Leinster opponents on a score line of 3–13 to 2–8. ^[4]

Match details

1955-09-04
15:15 IST
Final

Wexford [5]	3–13 – 2–8	Galway

Croke Park, Dublin ^[1]

Attendance: 72,854 ^[3]

Referee: R. Stakelum (Tipperary) ^[2]

Wexford

Galway

References

1. O'Brien, Kevin (2 July 2017). "Nickey Rackard sensed Wexford could win an All-Ireland and he could be the catalyst. So he quit drinking". The 42. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
2. The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (PDF). Dublin: DBA Publications Ltd. 2021. p. 28. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
3. King, Seamus J. (26 April 2014). "A History of Hurling: Our National Game Talk given at hurling seminar in Muckross Schoolhouse, Killarney". Seamus J King. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
4. Furlong, Nicholas. "The Greatest Hurling Decade: Match Summary 1955". askaboutireland.ie. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
5. Rackard, Billy. "No Hurling at the Dairy Door: All-Ireland Win 1955". askaboutireland.ie. Retrieved 16 December 2024.