The 1955 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 69th staging of the All-Ireland hurling championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1887. The championship began on 24 April 1955 and ended on 4 September 1955.
Cork were the defending champions, however, they were defeated in the provincial series. Wexford won the title following a 3–13 to 2–8 defeat of Galway in the final.
Teams
A total of fourteen teams contested the championship, the same as the previous championship, however, there were some changes on personnel. Antrim withdrew from the senior championship, while Wicklow fielded a team in the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship.
Team summaries TeamColoursMost recent successAll-IrelandProvincialLeagueClareSaffron and blue191419321945–46CorkRed and white195419541952–53DublinBlue and navy193819521938–39GalwayMaroon and white19231950–51KilkennyBlack and amber194719531932–33LaoisBlue and white19151949LimerickGreen and white194019401946–47MeathGreen and goldOffalyGreen, white and goldTipperaryBlue and gold195119511954–55WaterfordWhite and blue19481948WestmeathMaroon and whiteWexfordPurple and gold19101954WicklowBlue and gold
Provincial championships Leinster Senior Hurling Championship
First round
Second round
Semi-finals
Finals
Munster Senior Hurling Championship
First round
Semi-finals
Final
All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
All-Ireland semi-finals
All-Ireland final
Championship statistics Scoring
Top scorers overall
Rank Player Club Tally Total Matches Average1Nicky RackardWexford7–103156.202Tim FloodWexford5–112655.203Seán ClohessyKilkenny5–102546.254Dick CarrollKilkenny0–191944.755Vivian CobbeLimerick4-041635.336Dermot KellyLimerick1–121535.007Dinny O'CallaghanWestmeath4-021434.66Dick RockettKilkenny4-021443.508John McGrathWestmeath0–121234.009Jimmy CarneyClare2-051133.66Jimmy SmythClare0–111133.66
Top scorers in a single game
Rank Player Club Tally Total Opposition1Dermot KellyLimerick1–1215Clare2Tim FloodWexford3-0110WestmeathVivian CobbeLimerick2-0410WaterfordSeán ClohessyKilkenny2-0410Meath3Dick RockettKilkenny3-009DublinNicky RackardWexford3-009Kilkenny4Nicky RackardWexford2-028WestmeathDick CarrollKilkenny0-088Dublin5Seánie O'BrienKilkenny2-017MeathJimmy CarneyClare1-047Cork
Miscellaneous The attendance of 23,125 is one of the lowest attendances at a Munster final in recent years. The attendance of 50,840 at the game between Limerick and Wexford was a new record for an All-Ireland semi-final. Wexford win their second All-Ireland title, their first since 1910.
Sources Corry, Eoghan, The GAA Book of Lists (Hodder Headline Ireland, 2005). Donegan, Des, The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (DBA Publications Limited, 2005).
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