All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship 1955
| Championship details | |
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| Dates | 24 April - 4 September 1954 |
| Teams | 14 |
| All-Ireland champions | |
| Winning team | Wexford (2nd win) |
| Captain | Nick O'Donnell |
| All-Ireland Finalists | |
| Losing team | Galway |
| Captain | Jimmy Duggan |
| Provincial champions | |
| Munster | Limerick |
| Leinster | Wexford |
| Ulster | Not Played |
| Connacht | Not Played |
| Championship statistics | |
| No. matches played | 14 |
| Top Scorer | Nicky Rackard (7-10) |
| All-Star Team | See here |
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The 1955 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship was the 69th staging of the All-Ireland hurling championship since its establishment by the Gaelic Athletic Association in 1887. The championship began on 24 April 1955 and ended on 4 September 1955.
Cork were the defending champions, however, they were defeated in the provincial series. Wexford won the title following a 3-13 to 2-8 defeat of Galway in the final.
A total of fourteen teams contested the championship, the same as the previous championship, however, there were some changes on personnel. Antrim withdrew from the senior championship, while Wicklow fielded a team in the Leinster Senior Hurling Championship.
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