1956 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship

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All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship 1956
All Ireland Champions
WinnersTipperary (10th win)
CaptainPat Ryan
All Ireland Runners-up
Runners-upKilkenny
Provincial Champions
MunsterTipperary
LeinsterKilkenny
UlsterAntrim
ConnachtGalway
1955
1957

The 1956 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship was the 26th staging of the All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1928.

Tipperary entered the championship as the defending champions.

On 23 September 1956, Tipperary won the championship following a 4-16 to 1-5 defeat of Kilkenny in the All-Ireland final. This was their second All-Ireland title in-a-row and their tenth title overall.

Results[edit]

All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship[edit]

Semi-finals

29 July 1956 Semi-final Kilkenny 4-08 - 2-04 Galway Croke Park, Dublin
12 August 1956 Semi-final Tipperary 12-10 - 1-00 Antrim Croke Park, Dublin

Final

23 September 1956 Final Tipperary 4-16 - 1-05 Kilkenny Croke Park, Dublin

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