Date | 13 March 1955 - 3 April 1955 | ||
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Teams | Connacht Leinster Munster Ulster | ||
Champions | Munster (22nd title) Christy Ring (captain) | ||
Runners-up | Connacht | ||
Tournament statistics | |||
Matches played | 3 | ||
Goals scored | 21 (7 per match) | ||
Points scored | 45 (15 per match) | ||
Top scorer(s) | Christy Ring (3-09) | ||
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The 1955 Railway Cup Hurling Championship was the 29th series of the inter-provincial hurling Railway Cup.[1] Three matches were played between 13 March 1955 and 3 April 1955 to decide the title. It was contested by Connacht, Leinster, Munster and Ulster.
Leinster entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were defeated by Munster at the semi-final stage.
On 3 April 1955, Munster won the Railway Cup after a 6-08 to 3-04 defeat of Connacht in the final at Croke Park, Dublin.[2] It was their 22nd Railway Cup title overall and their first title since 1953.
Munster's Christy Ring was the Railway Cup top scorer with 3-09.
Semi-finals
13 March 1955 Semi-final | Ulster | 2-04 - 5-10 | Connacht | Casement Park, Belfast |
Bob Elliott 1-0, Brendan Elliott 1-0, McDonald 0-3, O'Neill 0-1. | M Elwood 1-1, P Duggan 1-0, B Duffy 1-0, P Manton 1-0, T Boyle 1-0, P O'Donoghue 0-2, P Fahy 0-2, P Egan 0-2, T Glynn 0-1, M Murphy 0-1, M Cullinane 0-1. | Referee: C McLoughlin (Dublin) |
17 March 1955 Semi-final | Leinster | 2-09 - 3-10 | Munster | Croke Park, Dublin |
Allen 1-1, Morrissey 1-1, S Clohessy 0-3, Maher 0-2, T Flood 0-1, Walsh 0-1. | C Ring 1-5, J Smyth 1-1, J Hartnett 1-0, D Dillon 0-2, WJ Daly 0-1, P Stakelum 0-1. | Attendance: 40,826 Referee: R Stakelum (Tipperary) |
Final
3 April 1955 Final | Connacht | 3-04 - 6-08 | Munster | Croke Park, Dublin |
E Monaghan 1-1, J Fives 1-0, T Glynn 1-0, J Salmon 0-1, P Duggan 0-1, M Cullinane 0-1. | C Ring 2-4, WJ Daly 2-1, J Hartnett 1-0, J Greene 1-0, D Dillon 0-2, S Power 0-1. | Attendance: 11,799 Referee: C McLoughlin (Dublin) |
Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Matches | Average |
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1 | Christy Ring | Munster | 3-09 | 18 | 2 | 9.00 |
2 | Willie John Daly | Munster | 2-02 | 8 | 2 | 4.00 |
3 | Josie Hartnett | Munster | 2-00 | 6 | 2 | 3.00 |
Rank | Player | County | Tally | Total | Opposition |
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1 | Christy Ring | Munster | 2-04 | 10 | Connacht |
2 | Christy Ring | Munster | 1-05 | 8 | Ulster |
3 | Willie John Daly | Munster | 2-01 | 7 | Connacht |