1955, national, football, league, ireland, 1955, national, football, league, 25th, staging, national, football, league, annual, gaelic, football, tournament, gaelic, athletic, association, county, teams, ireland, 1955, national, football, leagueleague, details. The 1955 56 National Football League was the 25th staging of the National Football League NFL an annual Gaelic football tournament for the Gaelic Athletic Association county teams of Ireland 1955 56 National Football LeagueLeague detailsDatesOctober 1955 13 May 1956League championsWinnersCork 2nd win CaptainDermot O SullivanLeague runners upRunners upMeathCaptainTom O Brien 1954 55 1956 57 Cork beat Meath in the final 1 2 Results editFinals edit 13 May 1956FinalCork0 8 0 7MeathCroke Park DublinAttendance 35 849 3 Referee Patsy Geraghty Galway 4 References edit GAA Final Teams GAA Archive Archived from the original on 16 July 2015 Retrieved 15 July 2015 For The Record A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals Tom Morrison Collins Press 2002 ISBN 9781903464151 For The Record A History of the National Football and Hurling League Finals Tom Morrison Collins Press 2002 ISBN 9781903464151 nbsp This Gaelic football competition related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1955 56 National Football League Ireland amp oldid 1142696411, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,