1956 Irish Badminton Close

none May 2026 1956 Irish Close Badminton Championships 1956 12 12 y–1956 12 15 y Midland Branch Hall, Whitehall Road, Terenurehttps://irishnewsarchive.com/?a=d&d=IND19561212.1.12&srpos=75&e=01-12-1956-31-12-1956--en-20--61-byDA-img-txIN-badminton---------1-1-1-1-1-1-community-------INA-mr-all---AND-0-0--&coordinates=217,961,1287,1287 The Irish Independent Badminton Championships Open To-day 12 December 1956 Dublin, Ireland 1955 1957 The 1956 Irish Close Badminton Championships was a national closed badminton tournament held in Midland Branch Hall, Whitehall Road, Terenure, Dublin, Ireland from 12 to 15 December 1956. Final results CategoryWinnershttps://irishnewsarchive.com/?a=d&d=SIN19561216.1.17&srpos=3&e=01-12-1956-31-12-1956--en-20--1--img-txIN-badminton---------1-1-1-1-1-1-community-------INA-mr-all-------&coordinates=0,399,2117,2117 Sunday Independent J.P. Doyle Retains Badminton Title 16 December 1956Runners-upMen's singlesJ.P. DoyleF.W. PeardWomen's singlesY. KellyM. O'SullivanMen's doublesK. CarlisleS. LoveJ.P. DoyleJ.K.D. LaceyWomen's doublesY. Kelly M. O'SullivanJ. LawlessD. DonaldsonMixed doublesK. CarlisleJ. DuncanJ.J. FitzgibbonB. Good Men's singles Below is the men's singles tournament fixtures, as reported in various newspapers:https://archive.irishtimes.com/titles/irishtimes/5088/publications/42260/pages/2 The Irish Times Midland branch beat North 14 December 1956https://archive.irishtimes.com/titles/irishtimes/5088/publications/42261/pages/2 The Irish Times Badminton results 15 December 1956https://irishnewsarchive.com/?a=d&d=BNL19561215.1.7&srpos=112&e=01-12-1956-31-12-1956--en-20--101-byDA-img-txIN-badminton---------1-1-1-1-1-1-community-------INA-mr-all---AND-0-0--&coordinates=2363,3754,2250,2250 Belfast Newsletter Ulster players meet little success 15 December 1956https://archive.irishtimes.com/titles/irishtimes/5088/publications/42263/pages/2 The Irish Times Badminton titles change hands 17 December 1956https://irishnewsarchive.com/?a=d&d=IND19561215.1.15&e=01-12-1956-31-12-1956--en-20--61-byDA-img-txIN-badminton---------1-1-1-1-1-1-community-------INA-mr-all---AND-0-0-- The Irish Independent Ulster Challengers Enter Irish Badminton Tests 15 December 1956 First Round J.P. Doyle 15 15 J. Wallace 4 6 A. McEachern 15 15 J.L. Gorman 9 5 G. Henderson 11 15 15 D. Gilliland 15 4 9 R. Harmon 15 15 T. Cinnamond 11 11 F.W. Peard 15 15 K. Carlisle 0 9 J. Bertenshaw 1 17 15 W. Armstrong 15 14 8 C. McCormack w/o R. Smyth scr R. Harris 15 15 R. Johnstone 6 0 J.P. Doyle w/o A. McEachern scr G. Henderson 15 15 R. Harmon 11 6 F.W. Peard 15 15 J. Bertenshaw 2 10 C. McCormack 15 15 R. Harris 5 7 J.P. Doyle 15 15 G. Henderson 11 6 F.W. Peard 15 18 C. McCormack 6 15 J.P. Doyle 15 17 F.W. Peard 0 14 Women's singles Below is the women's singles tournament fixtures, as reported in various newspapers: M. O'Sullivan 11 11 L. Rea 8 4 Y. Kelly 11 5 11 Mrs Kelly 1 11 5 M. O'Sullivan 11 8 9 Y. Kelly 5 11 12 Men's doubles Below is an attempt to reconstruct the men's doubles fixtures based on reporting in various newspapers: 2/10 First Round J.P. DoyleJ.K.D. LaceyNoFirstNoResult No first round fixture or result is reported for this pair. J. Bertenshaw [A]K. RobinsonNoFixNoResult No further fixtures or results are reported for this pair. 15 15 N. DouglasM. Farrell 9 9 C. McCormackG. Henderson 15 15 F.W. PeardR. Harmon 13 4 D. Gilliland [B]J. Wallace 15 16 15 J.J. LeeA.G. Trapnell 4 17 4 K. CarlisleS. LoveNoFirstNoResult S. Payne [C]E. CinnamondNoFixNoResult 15 15 S. EakinR. Johnson 8 10 J.J. FitzgibbonR. Harris 15 15 S.K. McComasW. Hopkins 2 6 C. Harrison [D]L. GormanNoFixNoResult 17 15 15 N. ArmstrongA. McEachern 18 8 10 J.P. DoyleJ.K.D. LaceyNoSecondNoResult No second round fixture or result is reported for this pair. [A] or [B] or [C] or [D] C. McCormackG. HendersonNoSecondNoResult [A] or [B] or [C] or [D] K. CarlisleS. LoveNoSecondNoResult [A] or [B] or [C] or [D] J.J. FitzgibbonR. HarrisNoSecondNoResult [A] or [B] or [C] or [D] J.P. DoyleJ.K.D. Lacey 15 15 C. McCormackG. Henderson 5 7 K. CarlisleS. Love 15 15 J.J. FitzgibbonR. Harris 10 2 J.P. DoyleJ.K.D. Lacey 16 12 K. CarlisleS. Love 17 15 Women's doubles Below is the women's doubles tournament fixtures, as reported in various newspapers: 1/2/3/4/7/8 First round Y. KellyM. O'Sullivan w/o J.M. AllenA. LoveIt would appear that A. Love partnered with another player to fulfill the fixtures. scr B. DonaldsonJ. Lawless 15 15 Mrs GillilandB. Good 6 12 Y. KellyM. O'Sullivan 15 15 J. DuncanA. Love 6 11 B. DonaldsonJ. Lawless 4 4 Y. KellyM. O'Sullivan 15 15 Mixed doubles Below is an attempt to reconstruct the mixed doubles fixtures based on reporting in various newspapers: First Round Second Round J.J. FitzgibbonB. Good 15 15 B. HarrisonPattison 8 9 R. JohnstonDowney w/o R. SmythS. Smyth scr J.P. DoyleM. O'Sullivan w/o J. WallaceJ.M. Allen scr J.K.D. Lacey [A]J. LawlessNoFixNoResult 15 15 G. HendersonL. Rea 9 9 K. CarlisleJ. Duncan 15 15 N. ArmstrongG. Williamson 0 3 D. Gilliland [B]Mrs GillilandNoFixNoResult 11 15 15 G. PayneD. Donaldson 15 10 9 S. LoveA. Love w/o S.K. McComasPlews scr F. Cinnamond [C]Mrs McDermottThis was reported as a second round match, but based on the other pairings and results appears to be a first round match. No further fixtures or results were reported for this pairing. 15 15 F. SnowCathcart 14 0 J.J. FitzgibbonB. Good 15 15 R. JohnstonDowney 5 9 J.P. DoyleM. O'SullivanNoSecondNoResult [A] or [B] or [C] K. CarlisleJ. DuncanNoSecondNoResult [A] or [B] or [C] S. LoveA. LoveNoSecondNoResult [A] or [B] or [C] J.J. FitzgibbonB. Good 15 15 J.P. DoyleM. O'Sullivan 9 8 K. CarlisleJ. Duncan 11 15 15 S. LoveA. Love 15 10 8 J.J. FitzgibbonB. Good 8 15 17 K. CarlisleJ. Duncan 15 10 18 Notes References Category:Irish National Badminton Championships Category:1956 in badminton Badminton Close