1956 All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship

April 2022 Junior 1956 Galway Kerry Kilkenny Down Kilkenny 4th S. Tyrrell London D. Shanahan 1955 1957 The 1956 All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship was the 35th staging of the All-Ireland Junior Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1912. Cork entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Tipperary in the Munster first round.https://www.hoganstand.com/Cork/Profile Cork profile Hogan Stand website 18 August 2021https://munster.gaa.ie/history/jh_teams/ Junior hurling Munster GAA website 18 August 2021 The All-Ireland final was played on 30 September 1956 at Eltham Stadium in London, between Kilkenny and London, in what was their first meeting in a final in five years. Kilkenny won the match by 5-02 to 2-08 to claim their fourth championship title overall and a first title since 1951.https://www.hoganstand.com/Kilkenny/Profile Kilkenny profile Hogan Stand website 18 August 2021http://leinster.clubandcounty.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/33/2017/03/P87-91-%E2%80%93-All-%E2%80%A6e-Junior-Hurl.pdf Leinster Junior All-Ireland Hurling Winning Teams Leinster GAA website 18 August 2021 11 April 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220411110726/http://leinster.clubandcounty.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/33/2017/03/P87-91-%E2%80%93-All-%E2%80%A6e-Junior-Hurl.pdf dead Results All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship All-Ireland semi-finals 19 August 1956 Semi-final Galway 3-11 - 5-12 Kilkenny Balliansloe Sportsfield 26 August 1956 Semi-final Kerry 7-06 - 2-06 Down Austin Stack Park All-Ireland home final 9 September 1956 Home final Kilkenny 4-08 - 2-00 Kerry Thurles Sportsfield All-Ireland final 30 September 1956 Final Kilkenny 5-02 - 2-08 London Eltham Stadium References Junior Category:All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship