The 1956 Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship was the 66th staging of the

Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship The Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the FBD Insurance Tipperary County Senior Hurling Championship) is an annual hurling competition organised by the Tipperary County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Associati ...

since its establishment by the Tipperary County Board in 1887.

Thurles Sarsfields Thurles Sarsfields is a Tipperary GAA club which is located in County Tipperary, Ireland. Both hurling and Gaelic football are played in the "Mid-Tipperary" divisional competitions. The club is centred in the town of Thurles at Semple Stadium ...

were the defending champions. On 30 September 1956, Thurles Sarsfields won the championship after a 3–08 to 1–04 defeat of

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in the final at Thurles Sportsfield. It was their 19th championship title overall and their second title in succession.

Results

Final

References

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Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship