1956 Clare Senior Hurling Championship

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1956 Clare Senior Hurling Championship
Champions Colours of Cork.svg Éire Óg (1st title)
Gerry Cronin (captain)
Runners-up Colours of Sligo.svg Clarecastle
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The 1956 Clare Senior Hurling Championship was the 61st staging of the Clare Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Clare County Board in 1887. [1]

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Newmarket-on-Fergus entered the championship as the defending champions. [2] [3]

The final was played on 30 September 1956 at Cusack Park in Ennis, between Éire Óg and Clarecastle, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Éire Óg won the match by 4–05 to 2–08 to claim their first ever championship title. [4]

Results

Final

30 September 1956Final Éire Óg 4-05 - 2-08 Clarecastle Cusack Park

References

  1. ↑ "Club Titles - Clare". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
  2. ↑ "Club history". Newmarket-on-Fergus GAA website. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
  3. ↑ "Newmarket on Fergus HC". Club Info. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
  4. ↑ "Club History". Éire Óg GAA website. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
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