The 1955 Railway Cup Hurling Championship was the 29th series of the inter-provincial hurling Railway Cup. Three matches were played between 13 March 1955 and 3 April 1955 to decide the title. It was contested by

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, Munster and

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. Leinster entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Munster at the semi-final stage. On 3 April 1955, Munster won the Railway Cup after a 6-08 to 3-04 defeat of Connacht in the final at Croke Park,

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. It was their 22nd Railway Cup title overall and their first title since

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. Munster's

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was the Railway Cup top scorer with 3-09.

Results

Semi-finals Final

Top scorers

;Overall ;Single game

Sources

* Donegan, Des, ''The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games'' (DBA Publications Limited, 2005).

References

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