1956 Offaly Senior Hurling Championship
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Champions
Coolderry (20th title)
Coolderry (20th title)Runners-up
Drumcullen
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Drumcullen| Champions | Coolderry (20th title) | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Runners-up | Drumcullen | ||
| |||
The 1956 Offaly Senior Hurling Championship was the 59th staging of the Offaly Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Offaly County Board in 1896.[1]
Tullamore entered the championship as the defending champions.[2][3]
The final was played on 9 September 1956 at St Brendan's Park in Birr, between Coolderry and Drumcullen, in what was their first meeting in the final in two years. Coolderry won the match by 3–05 to 1–08 to claim their 20th championship title overall and a first championship title in three years.[4][5]