1956 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship

Annual hurling competition season October 2020 October 2020 1956 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship 8 April – 22 August 1956 11 20px|Border Bennettsbridge 5 20px|Border John Locke's Liam Egan 10 73 106 1955 1955 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship 1957 1957 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship The 1956 Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship was the 62nd staging of the Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Kilkenny County Board in 1887.http://hoganstand.com/Kilkenny/ClubTitles Club titles - Kilkenny Hogan Stand 6 October 2018 The championship ran from 8 April to 22 August 1956. Bennettsbridge were the defending champions.https://www.clubinfo.ie/club/bennettsbridge-hc/ Bennettsbridge HC Club Info 7 June 2026 The final was played on 26 August 1956 at Nowlan Park in Kilkenny, between Bennettsbridge and first-time finalists John Locke's. Bennettsbridge won the match by 2–08 to 3–03 to claim their fifth championship title overall and a second consecutive title.https://kilkennygaa.ie/2011/10/bennettsbridge-teams-of-the-1960s-to-be-honoured-in-nowlan-park/ Bennettsbridge teams of the 1960s to be honoured in Nowlan Park Kilkenny GAA website 8 June 2026 Team changes To Championship Promoted from the Kilkenny Junior Hurling Championship James Stephenshttps://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/arid-41489606.html Club GAA talking points: James Stephens feeling heat of the dreaded drop Irish Examiner 4 October 2024 11 July 2025 Results First round 8 April 1956 First round Bennettsbridge 8-08 - 4-04 Éire Óg Nowlan Park 13 May 1956 First round Graigue 3-06 - 3-02 Tullaroan Nowlan Park 27 May 1956 First round James Stephens 5-07 - 3-07 Mooncoin Grennan Sportsfield 3 June 1956 First round John Locke's 5-06 - 1-02 Slieverue Grennan Sportsfield 10 June 1956 First round Dicksboro 4-05 - 2-01 Thomastown Nowlan Park Glenmore received a bye in this round. Second round 24 June 1956 Second round Bennettsbridge 6-07 - 1-04 Glenmore Nowlan Park 1 July 1956 Second round Graigue 4-06 - 1-03 Dicksboro Grennan Sportsfield Semi-finals 29 July 1956 Semi-final John Locke's 7-10 - 1-06 James Stephens Nowlan Park 12 August 1956 Semi-final Bennettsbridge 7-09 - 3-02 Graigue Nowlan Park Final 26 August 1956 Final Bennettsbridge 2-08 - 3-03 John Locke's Nowlan Park, Kilkenny References Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship Category:Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship