1956 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.

1956 Cork Senior Hurling Championship

Dates	8 April – 15 October 1956
Teams	16
Champions	Blackrock (22nd title) Mick Cashman (captain)
Runners-up	Glen Rovers Donie O'Donovan (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	15
Goals scored	108 (7.2 per match)
Points scored	204 (13.6 per match)
Top scorer(s)	Pat Healy (8-03)
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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.

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

Seandún v Muskerry

8 April 1956 First round	Seandún	8-08 - 4-04	Muskerry	Coachford Sportsfield
	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.	Referee: T Ó Tuama (Glen Rovers)

Carrigdhoun v Youghal

8 April 1956 First round	Carrigdhoun	7-10 - 4-04	Youghal	Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
	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.	Referee: D Owens (St. Nicholas')

University College Cork v Newtownshandrum

29 April 1956 First round	University College Cork	7-06 - 5-05	Newtownshandrum	Buttevant Sportsfield
	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.

Midleton v Nemo Rangers

29 April 1956 First round	Midleton	3-08 - 2-08	Nemo Rangers	Clonmult Memorial Park
	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.	Referee: P O'Leary (Sarsfields)

Duhallow v Carbery

13 May 1956 First round	Duhallow	1-03 - 2-10	Carbery	Macroom Sportsfield
	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.

Avondhu v Glen Rovers

13 May 1956 First round	Avondhu	2-04 - 4-10	Glen Rovers	Bishop Casey Memorial Park
	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.

Carrigtwohill v St. Finbarr's

20 May 1956 First round	Carrigtwohill	3-07 - 5-11	St. Finbarr's	Riverstown Sportsfield
	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.	Referee: T Ó Tuama (Glen Rovers)

Sarsfields v Blackrock

24 June 1956 First round	Sarsfields	2-05 - 3-10	Blackrock	The Mardyke
	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.	Referee: C Conway (Blarney)

Second round

Glen Rovers v University College Cork

19 June 1956 Second round	Glen Rovers	8-10 - 2-02	University College Cork	The Mardyke
	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.	Referee: M Barrett (Nemo Rangers)

Carrigdhoun v St. Finbarr's

8 July 1956 Second round	Carrigdhoun	2-08 - 5-05	St. Finbarr's	Cork Athletic Grounds
	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.	Referee: C Conway (Blarney)

Blackrock v Midleton

26 August 1956 Second round	Blackrock	4-10 - 1-04	Midleton	Riverstown Sportsfield
	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.

Carbery v Seandún

2 September 1956 Second round	Carbery	4-09 - 4-05	Seandún	Cork Athletic Grounds
	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.	Referee: O Barry (Sarsfields)

Semi-finals

Glen Rovers v St. Finbarr's

2 September 1956 Semi-final	Glen Rovers	7-06 - 3-03	St. Finbarr's	Cork Athletic Grounds
	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.

Blackrock v Carbery

30 September 1956 Semi-final	Blackrock	1-12 - 1-05	Carbery	Cork Athletic Grounds
	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.	Referee: O Barry (Sarsfields)

Final

Blackrock v Glen Rovers

15 October 1956 Final	Blackrock	2-10 - 2-02	Glen Rovers	Cork Athletic Grounds
	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.

Championship statistics

Top scorers

Top scorers overall

Rank	Player	Club	Tally	Total	Matches	Average
1	Pat Healy	Glen Rovers	8-03	27	4	6.75
2	Christy Ring	Glen Rovers	6-08	26	4	6.50
3	Séamus Horgan	Blackrock	5-04	19	4	4.75
4	Mossie Finn	St. Finbarr's	1-13	16	3	5.33
5	Mick Murphy	Blackrock	2-07	13	4	3.25

Miscellaneous

• Youghal make their first appearance at senior level.
• Blackrock win their first title since 1931