The 1955 All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship was the 34th staging of the All-Ireland Junior Championship since its establishment by the

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entered the championship as the defending champions. The All-Ireland final was played on 1 October 1955 at the Athletic Grounds in

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and Warwickshire, in what was their first meeting in the final. Cork won the match by 6–10 to 0–02 to claim their seventh championship title overall and a first title since

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Results

All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship The All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship was a hurling competition organized by the Gaelic Athletic Association in Ireland. The competition was originally contested by the second teams of the strong counties, and the first teams of the weaker ...

All-Ireland semi-finals

All-Ireland home final

All-Ireland final

References

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