1956 Railway Cup Hurling Championship

Irish hurling competition April 2022 1956 Railway Cup 19 February 1956 - 17 March 1956 20px Connacht20px Leinster20px Munster20px Ulster 20px Leinster Nick O'Donnell 7 20px Munster Dermot Kelly 3 20 53 20px Nicky Rackard (3-08) 1955 1955 Railway Cup Hurling Championship 1957 1957 Railway Cup Hurling Championship The 1956 Railway Cup Hurling Championship was the 30th series of the inter-provincial hurling Railway Cup.https://www.balls.ie/gaa/railway-cup-decline-354359-354359 The fall and fall of the Railway Cup 12 December 2016 ball.ie 27 December 2018 Conor Neville Three matches were played between 19 February 1956 and 17 March 1956 to decide the title. It was contested by Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster. Munster entered the championship as the defending champions.http://munster.gaa.ie/history/railway-cup-hurling/ Munster Railway Cup-winning teams Munster GAA website 27 December 2018 On 17 March 1956, Leinster won the Railway Cup after a 5-11 to 1-07 defeat of Munster in the final at Croke Park, Dublin. It was their seventh Railway Cup title overall and their first title since 1954. Leinster's Nicky Rackard was the Railway Cup top scorer with 3-08. Results Semi-finals 19 February 1956 Semi-final Ulster 2-06 - 5-13 Munster D Cormican 1-2, K Armstrong 1-0, R McMullan 0-2, J Gibson 0-1, P Morgan 0-1. C Ring 2-2, S Power 2-1, J Hartnett 1-0, J Carney 0-3, P Stakelum 0-3, J Smyth 0-2, J O'Connor 0-1, D Kelly 0-1. Casement Park, Belfast C McLoughlin (Leinster) 26 February 1956 Semi-final Connacht 2-09 - 5-07 Leinster P Egan 1-2, B Conway 1-0, B Duffy 0-3, M Cullinane 0-2, T Kelly 0-1, J Molloy 0-1. T Flood 2-1, L Cashin 2-0, N Rackard 1-2, S Clohessy 0-3, S Hearne 0-1. Dunlo GAA Grounds, Ballinasloe J Fitzgerald (Limerick) Final 17 March 1956 Final Munster 1-07 - 5-11 Leinster D Kelly 1-1, J Smyth 0-3, C Ring 0-2, S Power 0-1. N Rackard 2-6, T Flood 1-2, L Cashin 1-1, N Wheeler 1-0, S Clohessy 0-1, McGrath 0-1. Croke Park, Dublin 46,278 J Gallagher (Galway) Top scorers Overall Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average1Nicky RackardLeinster3-081728.502Tim FloodLeinster3-031226.003Liam CashinLeinster3-011025.00Christy RingMunster2-041025.00 Single game Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition1Nicky RackardLeinster2-0612Munster2Christy RingMunster2-028Ulster3Séamus PowerMunster2-017UlsterTim FloodLeinster2-017Connacht Sources Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005). References Category:Railway Cup Hurling Championship Railway Cup Hurling Championship