1955 Offaly Senior Hurling Championship

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1955 Offaly Senior Hurling Championship
Champions Colours of Cavan.svg Tullamore (7th title)
Runners-up Flag of Liechtenstein (1852-1921).svg Drumcullen
1954 (Previous)(Next) 1956

The 1955 Offaly Senior Hurling Championship was the 58th staging of the Offaly Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Offaly County Board in 1896. [1]

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Drumcullen entered the championship as the defending champions. [2] [3]

The final was played on 18 September 1955 at St Brendan's Park in Birr, between Tullamore and Drumcullen, in what was their third meeting in the final. Tullamore won the match by 4–10 to 3–10 to claim their seventh championship title overall and a first championship title in 18 years. [4]

Results

Final

18 September 1955Final Tullamore 4-10 - 3-10 Drumcullen St Brendan's Park

References

  1. "Club Titles - Offaly". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 1 September 2024.
  2. "Roll of honour". Offaly GAA website. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
  3. "Club history". Drumcullen GAA website. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
  4. "'He was before his time' - Offaly hurling folk hero remembered". Offaly Live. 13 May 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2025.