1959 Hogan Cup

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1959 Hogan Cup
Dates22 March – 19 April 1959
Teams4
Champions Colours of Tipperary.svg St Joseph's CBS (1st title)
Des Ferguson [1] (captain)
Runners-up Colours of Limerick.svg St Nathy's College
Batty McLaughlin (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played3
Goals scored9 (3 per match)
Points scored48 (16 per match)
1958 (Previous)(Next) 1960

The 1959 Hogan Cup was the sixth staging of the Hogan Cup since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1946. [2] The competition ran from 22 March to 19 April 1959.

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St Jarlath's College were the defending champions, however, they were beaten in the Connacht Championship. [3]

The final was played on 19 April 1959 at Croke Park in Dublin, between St Joseph's CBS and St Nathy's College, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. St Joseph's CBS won the match by 3–09 to 2–08 to claim their only Hogan Cup title. [4]

Qualification

ProvinceChampions
Connacht St Nathy's College
Leinster St Joseph's CBS
Munster St Flannan's College
Ulster Abbey CBS

Results

Semi-finals

Final

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  2. "The Ulster Colleges' All Stars". Ulster Colleges GAA. Retrieved 9 July 2023.
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  4. "Noel was a magnificent star for his native Curry". Sligo Champion. 21 January 2017. Retrieved 22 July 2023.