The 1956 All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship was the 35th staging of the
All-Ireland Junior Championship since its establishment by the
Gaelic Athletic Association in
1912
Events January
* January 1 – The Republic of China (1912–49), Republic of China is established.
* January 5 – The Prague Conference (6th All-Russian Conference of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party) opens.
* January 6 ...
.
Cork
Cork or CORK may refer to:
Materials
* Cork (material), an impermeable buoyant plant product
** Cork (plug), a cylindrical or conical object used to seal a container
***Wine cork
Places Ireland
* Cork (city)
** Metropolitan Cork, also known as G ...
entered the championship as the
defending champions, however, they were beaten by
Tipperary in the
Munster first round.
The All-Ireland final was played on 30 September 1956 at
Eltham Stadium in
London, between
Kilkenny
Kilkenny (). is a city in County Kilkenny, Ireland. It is located in the South-East Region and in the province of Leinster. It is built on both banks of the River Nore. The 2016 census gave the total population of Kilkenny as 26,512.
Kilken ...
and
London, in what was their first meeting in a final in
five years. Kilkenny won the match by 5-02 to 2-08 to claim their fourth championship title overall and a first title since 1951.
Results
All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship
All-Ireland semi-finals
All-Ireland home final
All-Ireland final
References
{{All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship
Junior
All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship