1956 Cork Senior Hurling Championship#Final

Promoted from the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship

• Youghal

Regraded to the Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship

• Bandon
• Shanballymore

Declined to field a team

• Imokilly

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| date = 8 April 1956

| round = First round

| team1 = Seandún

| score = 8-08 - 4-04

| team2 = Muskerry

| report =

| goals1 = 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.

| goals2 = P Cremin 3-1, T O'Riordan 1-0, O'Gorman 0-2, S Morrissey 0-1.

| stadium = Coachford Sportsfield

| attendance =

| referee = T Ó Tuama (Glen Rovers)

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| date = 8 April 1956

| round = First round

| team1 = Carrigdhoun

| score = 7-10 - 4-04

| team2 = Youghal

| report =

| goals1 = 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.

| goals2 = J Coyne 1-1, P Curley 1-0, D O'Sullivan 1-0, J Cotter 0-2, J Dempsey 0-1.

| stadium = Cork Athletic Grounds, Cork

| attendance =

| referee = D Owens (St. Nicholas')

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| date = 29 April 1956

| round = First round

| team1 = University College Cork

| score = 7-06 - 5-05

| team2 = Newtownshandrum

| report =

| goals1 = J McCarthy 2-1, L Forrestal 2-1, J Dwane 2-0, S Long 1-0, J Moore 1-0, P Horgan 0-1.

| goals2 = J Lyons 2-0, T Galvin 1-1, B Galvin 1-0, J Browne 0-1.

| stadium = Buttevant Sportsfield

| attendance =

| referee =

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| date = 29 April 1956

| round = First round

| team1 = Midleton

| score = 3-08 - 2-08

| team2 = Nemo Rangers

| report =

| goals1 = G Power 1-2, D Falvey 1-2, E Moriarty 1-1, D O'Brien 0-2, T O'Sullivan 0-1.

| goals2 = P O'Keeffe 1-3, G Allen 1-1, F Noonan 0-2, M Murphy 0-1, Lynch 0-1.

| stadium = Clonmult Memorial Park

| attendance =

| referee = P O'Leary (Sarsfields)

}}

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| date = 13 May 1956

| round = First round

| team1 = Duhallow

| score = 1-03 - 2-10

| team2 = Carbery

| report =

| goals1 = D Sullivan 1-0, D Curtis 0-2, D Nolan 0-1.

| goals2 = N Ahern 1-2, D Mahony 1-2, J Collins 0-2, A Scannell 0-2, J Riordan 0-1, J Fitzgerald 0-1.

| stadium = Macroom Sportsfield

| attendance =

| referee =

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| date = 13 May 1956

| round = First round

| team1 = Avondhu

| score = 2-04 - 4-10

| team2 = Glen Rovers

| report =

| goals1 = R Browne 1-0, O'Sullivan 1-0, O'Toole 0-2, M Fahy 0-1, McAuliffe 0-1,

| goals2 = C Ring 2-4, Healy 2-2, J Clifford 1-2, J Hartnett 0-1.

| stadium = Bishop Casey Memorial Park

| attendance =

| referee =

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| date = 20 May 1956

| round = First round

| team1 = Carrigtwohill

| score = 3-07 - 5-11

| team2 = St. Finbarr's

| report =

| goals1 = L O'Driscoll 2-1, S Butler 1-1, K Tabb 0-2, G McCarthy 0-1, J O'Connor 0-1.

| goals2 = M Finn 1-8, C Maher 2-1, J O'Sullivan 1-0, J Ring 1-0, M Ryan 0-1.

| stadium = Riverstown Sportsfield

| attendance =

| referee = T Ó Tuama (Glen Rovers)

}}

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| date = 24 June 1956

| round = First round

| team1 = Sarsfields

| score = 2-05 - 3-10

| team2 = Blackrock

| report =

| goals1 = P Barry 1-2, R Lotty 1-1, W Walsh 0-1, L Dowling 0-1.

| goals2 = 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.

| stadium = The Mardyke

| attendance =

| referee = C Conway (Blarney)

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| date = 19 June 1956

| round = Second round

| team1 = Glen Rovers

| score = 8-10 - 2-02

| team2 = University College Cork

| report =

| goals1 = P Healy 4-1, M Cullinane 2-5, C Ring 1-3, J Hartnett 1-1.

| goals2 = R Troy 1-1, J Forrestal 1-0, T Lineen 0-1.

| stadium = The Mardyke

| attendance =

| referee = M Barrett (Nemo Rangers)

}}

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| date = 8 July 1956

| round = Second round

| team1 = Carrigdhoun

| score = 2-08 - 5-05

| team2 = St. Finbarr's

| report =

| goals1 = J Cooney 1-2, J O'Sullivan 1-0, N Hartnett 0-2, S O'Mahony 0-1, J West 0-1.

| goals2 = J O'Sullivan 2-1, T Cronin 2-0, C Healy 1-1, M Finn 0-2, M Ryan 0-1.

| stadium = Cork Athletic Grounds

| attendance =

| referee = C Conway (Blarney)

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| date = 26 August 1956

| round = Second round

| team1 = Blackrock

| score = 4-10 - 1-04

| team2 = Midleton

| report =

| goals1 = 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.

| goals2 = D O'Brien 1-1, P Fitzgerald 0-2, E Moriarty 0-1.

| stadium = Riverstown Sportsfield

| attendance =

| referee =

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| date = 2 September 1956

| round = Second round

| team1 = Carbery

| score = 4-09 - 4-05

| team2 = Seandún

| report =

| goals1 = Lehane 3-0, A Scannell 0-5, D O'Donovan 0-1, J Fitzgerald 0-2, White 0-1,

| goals2 = 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.

| stadium = Cork Athletic Grounds

| attendance =

| referee = O Barry (Sarsfields)

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|date = 2 September 1956

|time =

|round = Semi-final

|team1 = Glen Rovers

|score = 7-06 - 3-03

|report =

|team2 = St. Finbarr's

|goals1 = 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.

|goals2 = J Ring 1-0, T Cronin 1-0, C Healy 1-0, M Finn 0-3.

|motm =

|stadium = Cork Athletic Grounds

|attendance =

|referee =

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|date = 30 September 1956

|time =

|round = Semi-final

|team1 = Blackrock

|score = 1-12 - 1-05

|report =

|team2 = Carbery

|goals1 = 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.

|goals2 = R White 1-0, C Corcoran 0-2, D O'Mahony 0-1, J O'Riordan 0-1, A Scannell 0-1.

|motm =

|stadium = Cork Athletic Grounds

|attendance =

|referee = O Barry (Sarsfields)

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|date = 15 October 1956

|time =

|round = Final

|team1 = Blackrock

|score = 2-10 - 2-02

|report =

|team2 = Glen Rovers

|goals1 = 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.

|goals2 = C Ring 1-0, D O'Donovan 1-0, V Twomey 0-2.

|stadium = Cork Athletic Grounds

|attendance =

|referee =

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;Top scorers overall

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

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