The 1976 Croke Cup was the 25th staging of the
Croke Cup since its establishment by the
Gaelic Athletic Association in
1944
Events
Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix.
January
* January 2 – WWII:
** Free French General Jean de Lattre de Tassigny is appointed to command French Army B, part of the Sixth United States Army Group in Nor ...
. The competition ran from 4 April to 16 May 1976.
St Kieran's College were the
defending champions, however, they were beaten by
Kilkenny CBS in the
Leinster Champiosnhip semi-final.
The
final, a replay, was played on 16 May 1976 at
MacDonagh Park in
Nenagh, between
St Flannan's College
Saint Flannan's College is an Irish co-educational secondary school located in Ennis, County Clare, which takes its name from the 7th century patron saint of the Dál gCais. Formerly an all-boys boarding school, the first girls class was entere ...
and
Presentation College, Athenry, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. St Flannan's College won the match by 3–09 to 1–07 to claim a sixth Croke Cup title overall and a first title in
18 years.
Pat Hurney was the
top scorer with 3-03.
Qualification
Results
Semi-final
Final
Statistics
Top scorers
;Overall
References
{{Dr Croke Cups
1976 in Irish sport
Croke Cup