1956 Cork Senior Hurling Championship

Annual hurling competition season July 2021 July 2021 1956 Cork Senior Hurling Championship 8 April – 15 October 1956 16 20px|border Blackrock 22 Mick Cashman 20px|border Glen Rovers Donie O'Donovan 15 108 204 20px|border Pat Healy (8-03) 1955 1955 Cork Senior Hurling Championship 1957 1957 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. 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.http://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/hurling/cork-mourns-hero-john-bennett-415334.html Cork mourns hero John Bennett Irish Examiner 11 August 2016 4 November 2017 Jim O'Sullivan Pat Healy was the championship's top scorer with 8-03. Team changes To Championship Promoted from the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship Youghal From Championship Regraded to the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship Bandon Shanballymore Declined to field a team Imokilly Results First round 8 April 1956 First round Seandún 8-08 - 4-04 Muskerry 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. Coachford Sportsfield T Ó Tuama (Glen Rovers) 8 April 1956 First round Carrigdhoun 7-10 - 4-04 Youghal 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. Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork D Owens (St. Nicholas') 29 April 1956 First round University College Cork 7-06 - 5-05 Newtownshandrum 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. Buttevant Sportsfield 29 April 1956 First round Midleton 3-08 - 2-08 Nemo Rangers 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. Clonmult Memorial Park P O'Leary (Sarsfields) 13 May 1956 First round Duhallow 1-03 - 2-10 Carbery 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. Macroom Sportsfield 13 May 1956 First round Avondhu 2-04 - 4-10 Glen Rovers 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. Bishop Casey Memorial Park 20 May 1956 First round Carrigtwohill 3-07 - 5-11 St. Finbarr's 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. Riverstown Sportsfield T Ó Tuama (Glen Rovers) 24 June 1956 First round Sarsfields 2-05 - 3-10 Blackrock 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. The Mardyke C Conway (Blarney) Second round 19 June 1956 Second round Glen Rovers 8-10 - 2-02 University College Cork 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. The Mardyke M Barrett (Nemo Rangers) 8 July 1956 Second round Carrigdhoun 2-08 - 5-05 St. Finbarr's 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. Cork Athletic Grounds C Conway (Blarney) 26 August 1956 Second round Blackrock 4-10 - 1-04 Midleton 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. Riverstown Sportsfield 2 September 1956 Second round Carbery 4-09 - 4-05 Seandún 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. Cork Athletic Grounds O Barry (Sarsfields) Semi-finals 2 September 1956 Semi-final Glen Rovers 7-06 - 3-03 St. Finbarr's 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. Cork Athletic Grounds 30 September 1956 Semi-final Blackrock 1-12 - 1-05 Carbery 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. Cork Athletic Grounds O Barry (Sarsfields) Final 15 October 1956 Final Blackrock 2-10 - 2-02 Glen Rovers 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. Cork Athletic Grounds Championship statistics Top scorers Top scorers overall Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average1Pat HealyGlen Rovers8-032746.752Christy RingGlen Rovers6-082646.503Séamus HorganBlackrock5-041944.754Mossie FinnSt. Finbarr's1-131635.335Mick MurphyBlackrock2-071343.25 Miscellaneous Youghal make their first appearance at senior level. Blackrock win their first title since 1931 References Cork Senior Hurling Championship Category:Cork Senior Hurling Championship