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1955 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Final

Event	1955 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Wexford Galway 3-13 2-8
Date	4 September 1955
Venue	Croke Park, Dublin
Referee	R. Stakelum (Tipperary)
Attendance	72,854
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The 1955 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final was the 68th All-Ireland Final and the culmination of the 1955 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship, an inter-county hurling tournament for the top teams in Ireland. The match was held at Croke Park, Dublin, on 4 September 1955, between Wexford and Galway. The Connacht men lost to their Leinster opponents on a score line of 3-13 to 2-8.

Match details

Wexford

Galway

References

1. ^ O'Brien, Kevin (2 July 2017). "'Nickey Rackard sensed Wexford could win an All-Ireland and he could be the catalyst. So he quit drinking'". The 42. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
2. ^ The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games (PDF). Dublin: DBA Publications Ltd. 2021. p. 28. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
3. ^ King, Seamus J. (26 April 2014). "A History of Hurling: Our National Game Talk given at hurling seminar in Muckross Schoolhouse, Killarney". Seamus J King. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
4. Furlong, Nicholas. "The Greatest Hurling Decade: Match Summary 1955". www.askaboutireland.ie. Retrieved 16 December 2024.
5. Rackard, Billy. "No Hurling at the Dairy Door: All-Ireland Win 1955". www.askaboutireland.ie. Retrieved 16 December 2024.

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