1955 Cork Senior Hurling Championship

The 1955 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 67th staging of the Cork Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The championship began on 27 March 1955 and ended on 16 October 1955.

1955 Cork Senior Hurling Championship

Dates	27 March 1955 – 16 October 1955
Teams	18
Champions	St. Finbarr's (15th title) Tony O'Shaughnessy (captain)
Runners-up	Glen Rovers Jimmy Lynam (captain)
Tournament statistics
Matches played	19
Goals scored	147 (7.74 per match)
Points scored	253 (13.32 per match)
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Glen Rovers entered the championship as the defending champions.

On 16 October 1955, St. Finbarr's won the championship following a 7–8 to 2–6 defeat of Glen Rovers in a replay of the final. This was their 15th championship title overall and their first title in eight championship seasons.

Results

First round

Nemo Rangers v Sarsfields

10 April 1955 First round	Nemo Rangers	2-00 - 5-09	Sarsfields	Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
	Coffey 2-0.		J Hayes 2-0, R Lotty 1-3, J Coleman 1-0, P Barry 0-3, D Shine 1-0, M Barry 0-1, Hurley 0-1, N Murphy 0-1.

Blackrock v St. Finbarr's

15 May 1955 First round

Blackrock

2-05 - 4-06

St. Finbarr's

Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork

Second round

Seandún v Imokilly

27 March 1955 Second round

Seandún

6-09 - 4-02

Imokilly

Riverstown Sportsfield, Sallybrook

Carbery v Newtownshandrum

3 April 1955 Second round

Carbery

5-03 - 4-10

Newtownshandrum

Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork

Avondhu v Bandon

17 April 1955 Second round

Avondhu

4-09 - 2-04

Bandon

Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork

Glen Rovers v University College Cork

24 April 1955 Second round	Glen Rovers	4-13 - 3-06	University College Cork	Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
	C Ring 2-7, J Clifford 2-1, E Goulding 0-2, J Rodgers 0-1, V Twomey 0-1, J Twomey 0-1.		S Long 2-0, C Hurley 0-3, V Walsh 0-1, W McCarthy 0-1, T O'Donoghue 0-1.

Carrigdhoun v Shanballymore

1 May 1955 Second round

Carrigdhoun

12-10 - 2-03

Shanballymore

Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork

Midleton v Duhallow

8 May 1955 Second round

Midleton

3-08 - 3-03

Duhallow

Bishop Casey Memorial Park, Mallow

Muskerry v Carrigtwohill

29 May 1955 Second round

Muskerry

3-06 - 3-05

Carrigtwohill

Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork

Sarsfields v St. Finbarr's

17 July 1955 Second round	Sarsfields	5-06 - 5-06	St. Finbarr's	Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
	P Barry 2-0, D Shine 1-1, J Hayes 1-1, J Coleman 1-0, R Lotty 0-3, D Hurley 0-1.		M Finn 1-1, J O'Sullivan 1-1, L McGrath 1-0, T Cronin 1-0, J Russell 1-0, J Ring 0-2, W Walsh 0-1, S Ó Ceallacháin 0-1.

Sarsfields v St. Finbarr's

21 August 1955 Second round replay

Sarsfields

4-07 - 4-11 (aet)

St. Finbarr's

Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork

Quarter-finals

Glen Rovers v Carrigdhoun

3 July 1955 Quarter-final	Glen Rovers	7-11 - 3-05	Carrigdhoun	Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
	C Ring 4-3, M Quane 1-2, J Lynam 1-1, M Cullinane 0-2, J Clifford 0-2, J Hartnett 0-1,		S Kelly 2-1, D Barry 0-2, J West 0-1, S Nyhan 0-1.

Avondhu v Seandún

3 July 1955 Quarter-final

Avondhu

8-07 - 1-05

Seandún

Bishop Casey Memorial Park, Mallow

Newtownshandrum v Midleton

14 August 1955 Quarter-final

Newtownshandrum

6-12 - 4-03

Midleton

Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork

Muskerry v St. Finbarr's

4 September 1955 Quarter-final

Muskerry

1-03 - 4-10

St. Finbarr's

Coachford Sportsfield, Coachford

Semi-finals

Glen Rovers v Newtownshandrum

4 September 1955 Semi-final	Glen Rovers	4-12 - 1-03	Newtownshandrum	Buttevant Sportsfield, Buttevant
			J Browne 1-0, P Tynan 0-1, Troy 0-1, J Hartnett 0-1.

St. Finbarr's v Avondhu

25 September 1955 Semi-final

St. Finbarr's

4-05 - 3-07

Avondhu

Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork

Finals

St. Finbarr's v Glen Rovers

9 October 1955 Final	St. Finbarr's	2-06 - 1-09	Glen Rovers	Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
	M Finn 0-4, T Cronin 1-0, M Ryan 1-0, T Maher 0-2.		C Ring 1-4, J Hartnett 0-1, É Goulding 0-1, J Twomey 0-1, J Lynam 0-1, M Quane 0-1.	Referee: C Conway (Blarney)

St. Finbarr's v Glen Rovers

16 October 1955 Final replay	St. Finbarr's	7-08 - 2-06	Glen Rovers	Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork
	T Maher 3-0, W McGrath 2-1, T Cronin 1-1, M Finn 0-4, J Ring 1-0, W Walsh 0-1, J O'Sullivan 0-1.		C Ring 2-03, J Lynam 0-1, J Rodgers 0-1, É Goudling 0-1.	Attendance: 35,000 Referee: C Conway (Blarney)

Championship statistics

Miscellaneous

• St. Finbarr's win the title for the first time since 1947.
• In the first round replay there was confusion when the Sarsfields team lined out in an all blue strip which was almost identical to the St. Finbarr's strip. St. Finbarr's lined out in green jerseys but objected to playing against what they termed "their own colours". They eventually elected to do so but only "under protest".