The 1953 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final was the 66th All-Ireland Final and the culmination of the

1953 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship The 1953 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 67th staging of the All-Ireland hurling championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1887. The championship began on 3 May 1953 and ended on 7 September 1953. ...

, an inter-county

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tournament for the top teams in Ireland. The match was held at

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, Dublin, on 6 September 1953, between Cork and Galway. The Connacht men narrowly lost to their Munster opponents on a score line of 3-3 to 0-8.

Match details

Due to the clash of colours, both counties lined out in their provincial jerseys, Cork wearing Munster's blue while Galway wore the white of Connacht. Cork Team: D. Creedon, J. Riordan, J. Lyons, A. O'Shaughnessy, M. Fouhy, D. Hayes, V. Twomey, J. Twomey, G. Murphy, W. J. Daly, J. Hartnett, C. Ring, T. O'Sullivan, L. Dowling, P. Barry {{Use dmy dates, date=June 2017 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final, 1953 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Finals Cork county hurling team matches Galway GAA matches