1956 Offaly Senior Hurling Championship

1956 Offaly Senior Hurling Championship

Champions	Coolderry (20th title)
Runners-up	Drumcullen
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The 1956 Offaly Senior Hurling Championship was the 59th staging of the Offaly Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Offaly County Board in 1896. ^[1]

Tullamore entered the championship as the defending champions. ^{[2] [3]}

The final was played on 9 September 1956 at St Brendan's Park in Birr, between Coolderry and Drumcullen, in what was their first meeting in the final in two years. Coolderry won the match by 3–05 to 1–08 to claim their 20th championship title overall and a first championship title in three years. ^{[4] [5]}

Results

Final

Coolderry v Drumcullen

9 September 1956Final

Coolderry

3-05 - 1-08

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. "'He was before his time' - Offaly hurling folk hero remembered". Offaly Live. 13 May 2020. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
4. "Club history". Drumcullen GAA website. Retrieved 28 August 2025.
5. "Coolderry HC". Club Info. Retrieved 28 August 2025.