1956 Dublin Senior Hurling Championship

1956 Dublin Senior Hurling Championship

Champions	St Columba's (1st title)
Runners-up	New Irelands
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The 1956 Dublin Senior Hurling Championship was the 69th staging of the Dublin Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Dublin County Board in 1887. ^[1]

St Vincent's entered the championship as the defending champions. ^{[2] [3]}

The final was played on 27 July 1956 at Croke Park in Dublin, between St Columba's and New Irelands, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. ^[4] St Columba's won the match by 2–12 to 1–08 to claim their first ever championship title. ^[5]

Results

Final

St Columba's v New Irelands

27 July 1956Final

St Columba's

2-12 - 1-08

New Irelands

Croke Park

References

1. "Club Titles - Dublin". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
2. "Des and Lar Foley - Vincent's hurling masters". Irish Independent. 18 December 2006. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
3. "Roll of honour". St Vincent's GAA website. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
4. "Roll of honour". Dublin GAA website. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
5. "Alone it stands... Crumlin's epic win in 1980 still sets bar in Dublin". Irish Independent. 4 December 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2025.