1959 Clare Senior Hurling Championship

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1959 Clare Senior Hurling Championship
Champions Colours of Tipperary.svg Ruan (3rd title)
Runners-up Colours of Cork.svg Éire Óg
1958 (Previous)(Next) 1960

The 1959 Clare Senior Hurling Championship was the 64th staging of the Clare Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Clare County Board in 1887. [1]

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St Joseph's Doora-Barefield entered the championship as the defending champions. [2] [3]

The final was played on 30 August 1959 at Cusack Park in Ennis, between Ruan and Éire Óg, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Ruan won the match by 2–06 to 0–04 to claim their third championship title overall and a first championship title in eight years. [4] [5]

Results

Final

30 August 1959Final Ruan 2-06 - 0-04 Éire Óg Cusack Park

References

  1. "Club Titles - Clare". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 6 October 2025.
  2. "St Josephs Doora Barefield HC". Club Info. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
  3. "History". St Josephs Doora Barefield website. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
  4. "Ruan HC". Club Info. Retrieved 8 October 2025.
  5. "Clare great the focus of latest in hurling book series". The Clare Champion. 14 March 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2025.