1955 Railway Cup Hurling Championship

1955 Railway Cup

Date	13 March 1955 - 3 April 1955
Teams	Connacht Leinster Munster Ulster
Champions	Munster (22nd title) Christy Ring (captain)
Runners-up	Connacht
Tournament statistics
Matches played	3
Goals scored	21 (7 per match)
Points scored	45 (15 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Christy Ring (3-09)
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The 1955 Railway Cup Hurling Championship was the 29th series of the inter-provincial hurling Railway Cup. ^[1] Three matches were played between 13 March 1955 and 3 April 1955 to decide the title. It was contested by Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster.

Leinster entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Munster at the semi-final stage.

On 3 April 1955, Munster won the Railway Cup after a 6-08 to 3-04 defeat of Connacht in the final at Croke Park, Dublin. ^[2] It was their 22nd Railway Cup title overall and their first title since 1953.

Munster's Christy Ring was the Railway Cup top scorer with 3-09.

Results

Semi-finals

Ulster v Connacht

13 March 1955Semi-final	Ulster	2-04 - 5-10	Connacht	Casement Park, Belfast
	Bob Elliott 1-0, Brendan Elliott 1-0, McDonald 0-3, O'Neill 0-1.		M Elwood 1-1, P Duggan 1-0, B Duffy 1-0, P Manton 1-0, T Boyle 1-0, P O'Donoghue 0-2, P Fahy 0-2, P Egan 0-2, T Glynn 0-1, M Murphy 0-1, M Cullinane 0-1.	Referee: C McLoughlin (Dublin)

Leinster v Munster

17 March 1955Semi-final	Leinster	2-09 - 3-10	Munster	Croke Park, Dublin
	Allen 1-1, Morrissey 1-1, S Clohessy 0-3, Maher 0-2, T Flood 0-1, Walsh 0-1.		C Ring 1-5, J Smyth 1-1, J Hartnett 1-0, D Dillon 0-2, WJ Daly 0-1, P Stakelum 0-1.	Attendance: 40,826 Referee: R Stakelum (Tipperary)

Final

Connacht v Munster

3 April 1955Final	Connacht	3-04 - 6-08	Munster	Croke Park, Dublin
	E Monaghan 1-1, J Fives 1-0, T Glynn 1-0, J Salmon 0-1, P Duggan 0-1, M Cullinane 0-1.		C Ring 2-4, WJ Daly 2-1, J Hartnett 1-0, J Greene 1-0, D Dillon 0-2, S Power 0-1.	Attendance: 11,799 Referee: C McLoughlin (Dublin)

Top scorers

Overall

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Christy Ring	Munster	3-09	18	2	9.00
2	Willie John Daly	Munster	2-02	8	2	4.00
3	Josie Hartnett	Munster	2-00	6	2	3.00

Single game

Rank	Player	County	Tally	Total	Opposition
1	Christy Ring	Munster	2-04	10	Connacht
2	Christy Ring	Munster	1-05	8	Ulster
3	Willie John Daly	Munster	2-01	7	Connacht

Sources

• Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005).

References

1. Neville, Conor (12 December 2016). "The fall and fall of the Railway Cup". ball.ie. Retrieved 27 December 2018.
2. "Munster Railway Cup-winning teams". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 27 December 2018.