| Dates | 8 April – 15 October 1956 | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | 16 | ||
| Champions |  Blackrock (22nd title)Mick Cashman (captain) | ||
| Runners-up |  Glen RoversDonie O'Donovan (captain) | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 15 | ||
| Goals scored | 108 (7.2 per match) | ||
| Points scored | 204 (13.6 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) | Pat Healy (8-03) | ||
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The 1956 Cork Senior Hurling Championship was the 68th staging of the Cork Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Cork County Board in 1887. The championship ended on 14 October 1956.
St. Finbarr's entered the championship as the defending champions.
On 14 October 1956, Blackrock won the championship following a 2–10 to 2–02 defeat of Glen Rovers in the final. This was their 22nd championship title overall and their first title since 1931.[1]
Pat Healy was the championship's top scorer with 8-03.
- ^ O'Sullivan, Jim (11 August 2016). "Cork mourns hero John Bennett". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 4 November 2017.