1956 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship final

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1956 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Final

Event	1956 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
Wexford Cork 2-14 2-8
Date	23 September 1956
Venue	Croke Park, Dublin
Referee	T. O'Sullivan (Limerick)
Attendance	83,096
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The 1956 Final was the 69th final of the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship and the culmination of the 1956 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 23 September 1956, between Cork and Wexford. The Munster champions lost to their Leinster opponents on a score line of 2-14 to 2-8.

With 83,096 spectators present, this game has the second highest attendance of any hurling final since 1887. The final was delayed for a number of weeks because of an outbreak of polio in Cork.