1955 Railway Cup Hurling Championship

Irish hurling competition April 2022 1955 Railway Cup 13 March 1955 - 3 April 1955 20px Connacht20px Leinster20px Munster20px Ulster 20px Munster Christy Ring 22 20px Connacht 3 21 45 20px Christy Ring (3-09) 1954 1954 Railway Cup Hurling Championship 1956 1956 Railway Cup Hurling Championship The 1955 Railway Cup Hurling Championship was the 29th 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 13 March 1955 and 3 April 1955 to decide the title. It was contested by Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster. Leinster entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Munster at the semi-final stage. On 3 April 1955, Munster won the Railway Cup after a 6-08 to 3-04 defeat of Connacht in the final at Croke Park, Dublin.https://munster.gaa.ie/history/railway-cup-hurling/ Munster Railway Cup-winning teams Munster GAA website 27 December 2018 It was their 22nd Railway Cup title overall and their first title since 1953. Munster's Christy Ring was the Railway Cup top scorer with 3-09. Results Semi-finals 13 March 1955 Semi-final Ulster 2-04 - 5-10 Connacht Bob Elliott 1-0, Brendan Elliott 1-0, McDonald 0-3, O'Neill 0-1. M Elwood 1-1, P Duggan 1-0, B Duffy 1-0, P Manton 1-0, T Boyle 1-0, P O'Donoghue 0-2, P Fahy 0-2, P Egan 0-2, T Glynn 0-1, M Murphy 0-1, M Cullinane 0-1. Casement Park, Belfast C McLoughlin (Dublin) 17 March 1955 Semi-final Leinster 2-09 - 3-10 Munster Allen 1-1, Morrissey 1-1, S Clohessy 0-3, Maher 0-2, T Flood 0-1, Walsh 0-1. C Ring 1-5, J Smyth 1-1, J Hartnett 1-0, D Dillon 0-2, WJ Daly 0-1, P Stakelum 0-1. Croke Park, Dublin 40,826 R Stakelum (Tipperary) Final 3 April 1955 Final Connacht 3-04 - 6-08 Munster E Monaghan 1-1, J Fives 1-0, T Glynn 1-0, J Salmon 0-1, P Duggan 0-1, M Cullinane 0-1. C Ring 2-4, WJ Daly 2-1, J Hartnett 1-0, J Greene 1-0, D Dillon 0-2, S Power 0-1. Croke Park, Dublin 11,799 C McLoughlin (Dublin) Top scorers Overall Rank Player County Tally Total Matches Average1Christy RingMunster3-091829.002Willie John DalyMunster2-02824.003Josie HartnettMunster2-00623.00 Single game Rank Player County Tally Total Opposition1Christy RingMunster2-0410Connacht2Christy RingMunster1-058Ulster3Willie John DalyMunster2-017Connacht Sources Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005). References Category:Railway Cup Hurling Championship Railway Cup Hurling Championship