1956 Cork Senior Hurling Championship

The 1956 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 68th staging of the Cork Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The championship ended on 14 October 1956.

1956 Cork Senior Hurling Championship
Dates8 April – 15 October 1956
Teams16
Champions Blackrock (22nd title)
Mick Cashman (captain)
Runners-up Glen Rovers
Donie O'Donovan (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played15
Goals scored108 (7.2 per match)
Points scored204 (13.6 per match)
Top scorer(s) Pat Healy (8-03)
1955 (Previous) (Next) 1957

St. Finbarr's entered the championship as the defending champions.

On 14 October 1956, Blackrock won the championship following a 2–10 to 2–02 defeat of Glen Rovers in the final. This was their 22nd championship title overall and their first title since 1931.[1]

Pat Healy was the championship's top scorer with 8-03.

Team changes

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To Championship

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Promoted from the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship

From Championship

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Regraded to the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship

Declined to field a team

Results

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First round

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8 April 1956 First round Seandún 8-08 - 4-04 Muskerry Coachford Sportsfield
C O'Shea 2-0, P Coughlan 1-3, T O'Leary 1-3, T O'Flynn 1-1, T O'Sullivan 1-0, T Donoghue 1-0, F Maxwell 0-1. P Cremin 3-1, T O'Riordan 1-0, O'Gorman 0-2, S Morrissey 0-1. Referee: T Ó Tuama (Glen Rovers)
8 April 1956 First round Carrigdhoun 7-10 - 4-04 Youghal Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
J O'Sullivan 3-0, C Cooney 2-1, D Deasy 1-1, S Kelly 0-2, J Cooney 0-2, N Hartnett 0-1, S Mahony 0-1, C Nyhan 0-1, T Kelly 0-1. J Coyne 1-1, P Curley 1-0, D O'Sullivan 1-0, J Cotter 0-2, J Dempsey 0-1. Referee: D Owens (St. Nicholas')
29 April 1956 First round University College Cork 7-06 - 5-05 Newtownshandrum Buttevant Sportsfield
J McCarthy 2-1, L Forrestal 2-1, J Dwane 2-0, S Long 1-0, J Moore 1-0, P Horgan 0-1. J Lyons 2-0, T Galvin 1-1, B Galvin 1-0, J Browne 0-1.
29 April 1956 First round Midleton 3-08 - 2-08 Nemo Rangers Clonmult Memorial Park
G Power 1-2, D Falvey 1-2, E Moriarty 1-1, D O'Brien 0-2, T O'Sullivan 0-1. P O'Keeffe 1-3, G Allen 1-1, F Noonan 0-2, M Murphy 0-1, Lynch 0-1. Referee: P O'Leary (Sarsfields)
13 May 1956 First round Duhallow 1-03 - 2-10 Carbery Macroom Sportsfield
D Sullivan 1-0, D Curtis 0-2, D Nolan 0-1. N Ahern 1-2, D Mahony 1-2, J Collins 0-2, A Scannell 0-2, J Riordan 0-1, J Fitzgerald 0-1.
13 May 1956 First round Avondhu 2-04 - 4-10 Glen Rovers Bishop Casey Memorial Park
R Browne 1-0, O'Sullivan 1-0, O'Toole 0-2, M Fahy 0-1, McAuliffe 0-1, C Ring 2-4, Healy 2-2, J Clifford 1-2, J Hartnett 0-1.
20 May 1956 First round Carrigtwohill 3-07 - 5-11 St. Finbarr's Riverstown Sportsfield
L O'Driscoll 2-1, S Butler 1-1, K Tabb 0-2, G McCarthy 0-1, J O'Connor 0-1. M Finn 1-8, C Maher 2-1, J O'Sullivan 1-0, J Ring 1-0, M Ryan 0-1. Referee: T Ó Tuama (Glen Rovers)
24 June 1956 First round Sarsfields 2-05 - 3-10 Blackrock The Mardyke
P Barry 1-2, R Lotty 1-1, W Walsh 0-1, L Dowling 0-1. S Horgan 3-1, F O'Mahony 0-3, M Murphy 0-2, J Bennett 0-1, J Redmond 0-1, T Furlong 0-1, M Cashman 0-1. Referee: C Conway (Blarney)

Second round

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19 June 1956 Second round Glen Rovers 8-10 - 2-02 University College Cork The Mardyke
P Healy 4-1, M Cullinane 2-5, C Ring 1-3, J Hartnett 1-1. R Troy 1-1, J Forrestal 1-0, T Lineen 0-1. Referee: M Barrett (Nemo Rangers)
8 July 1956 Second round Carrigdhoun 2-08 - 5-05 St. Finbarr's Cork Athletic Grounds
J Cooney 1-2, J O'Sullivan 1-0, N Hartnett 0-2, S O'Mahony 0-1, J West 0-1. J O'Sullivan 2-1, T Cronin 2-0, C Healy 1-1, M Finn 0-2, M Ryan 0-1. Referee: C Conway (Blarney)
26 August 1956 Second round Blackrock 4-10 - 1-04 Midleton Riverstown Sportsfield
M Murphy 1-2, S Horgan 1-1, EJ O'Sullivan 1-1, J Aherne 0-3, F O'Mahony 0-1, M Cashman 0-1, P Philpott 0-1. D O'Brien 1-1, P Fitzgerald 0-2, E Moriarty 0-1.
2 September 1956 Second round Carbery 4-09 - 4-05 Seandún Cork Athletic Grounds
Lehane 3-0, A Scannell 0-5, D O'Donovan 0-1, J Fitzgerald 0-2, White 0-1, J O'Riordan 2-0, D Terry 1-0, T O'Leary 1-0, C O'Shea 0-2, B O'Shea 0-1, J Coughlan 0-1. Referee: O Barry (Sarsfields)

Semi-finals

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2 September 1956 Semi-final Glen Rovers 7-06 - 3-03 St. Finbarr's Cork Athletic Grounds
J Daly 2-2, C Ring 2-1, P Healy 2-0, J Hartnett 1-0, J Clifford 0-2, D O'Donovan 0-1. J Ring 1-0, T Cronin 1-0, C Healy 1-0, M Finn 0-3.
30 September 1956 Semi-final Blackrock 1-12 - 1-05 Carbery Cork Athletic Grounds
J Twomey 1-0, T Furlong 0-3, F O'Mahony 0-3, J Dermody 0-2, EJ O'Sullivan 0-1, S Horgan 0-1, J Redmond 0-1. R White 1-0, C Corcoran 0-2, D O'Mahony 0-1, J O'Riordan 0-1, A Scannell 0-1. Referee: O Barry (Sarsfields)

Final

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15 October 1956 Final Blackrock 2-10 - 2-02 Glen Rovers Cork Athletic Grounds
M Murphy 1-3, S Horgan 1-1, J Bennett 0-1, Clifford 0-1, S Hearne 0-1, F O'Mahony 0-1, M Cashman 0-1, T Furlong 0-1. C Ring 1-0, D O'Donovan 1-0, V Twomey 0-2.

Championship statistics

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Top scorers

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Top scorers overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average
1 Pat Healy Glen Rovers 8-03 27 4 6.75
2 Christy Ring Glen Rovers 6-08 26 4 6.50
3 Séamus Horgan Blackrock 5-04 19 4 4.75
4 Mossie Finn St. Finbarr's 1-13 16 3 5.33
5 Mick Murphy Blackrock 2-07 13 4 3.25

Miscellaneous

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References

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  1. ^ O'Sullivan, Jim (11 August 2016). "Cork mourns hero John Bennett". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 4 November 2017.