Note Quarter Finals were back in the Munster championship but Clare only skipped 1 year. Limerick, not part of the championship between 1953 and 1964, were approved to host Waterford in the Quarter Final but did not play them.
Clare back in the Munster championship after 1 year break football again but even Limerick didn't take part between 1953 & 1964 there were approved to host Waterford in the Quarter Final but didn't take part.
Even though Limerick did not take part in the Munster football championship between 1953 and 1964, they were scheduled to host Waterford but failed. Clare returned to the championship after a skip year.
Both of the All Ireland semi-finals end in a draw and go to a replay.
Dublin win their first Leinster title since 1942 and reach their first All Ireland final since that same year but are narrowly beaten by Kerry.
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The 1955 All Ireland Senior Football Championship was the 69th staging of Ireland s premier Gaelic football knock out competition 1955 All Ireland Senior Football ChampionshipAll Ireland ChampionsWinning teamKerry 18th win CaptainJohn DowlingAll Ireland FinalistsLosing teamDublinCaptainDenis MahonyProvincial ChampionsMunsterKerryLeinsterDublinUlsterCavanConnachtMayoChampionship statistics 1954 1956 Meath were the defending champions however they were defeated by Dublin in the Leinster final Kerry were the winners 1 2 3 Note Quarter Finals were back in the Munster championship but Clare only skipped 1 year Limerick not part of the championship between 1953 and 1964 were approved to host Waterford in the Quarter Final but did not play them Contents 1 Results 1 1 Connacht Senior Football Championship 1 2 Leinster Senior Football Championship 1 3 Munster Senior Football Championship 1 4 Ulster Senior Football Championship 1 5 All Ireland Senior Football Championship 2 Championship statistics 2 1 Miscellaneous 3 ReferencesResults editConnacht Senior Football Championship edit 19 June 1955Quarter FinalGalway0 3 1 6RoscommonMcHale Park Castlebar 26 June 1955Semi FinalMayo3 11 0 9LeitrimP Solan 0 2 D O Neill 0 3 S O Donnell 0 1 M Flanagan 0 1 T Langan 1 0 J Curran 2 4 two points from frees Markievicz Park SligoAttendance 3 431 3 July 1955Semi FinalSligo0 4 1 8RoscommonMcHale Park CastlebarAttendance 6 400 17 July 1955FinalMayo3 11 1 3RoscommonJ Nallen 0 1 T Langan 2 1 S O Donnell 1 1 D O Neill 0 2 J Curran 0 6 four frees Tuam Stadium TuamAttendance 18 500Referee P Carrol Offaly Leinster Senior Football Championship edit 1 May 1955Preliminary RoundWestmeath0 7 0 6WicklowSt Conleth s Park Newbridge 15 May 1955Preliminary RoundLouth1 3 0 5LongfordCroke Park Dublin 15 May 1955Preliminary RoundKildare1 6 1 5WexfordP Moore 1 0 S Harrison D Dalton 0 2 J Gough L McCormack 0 1 Dr Cullen Park Carlow 22 May 1955Quarter FinalDublin3 9 0 6CarlowSt Conleth s Park Newbridge 29 May 1955Quarter FinalMeath3 4 2 7KildareJ Daly P Mooney 1 0 S Harrison 2f T McCarthy 0 2 D Dalton S Moore M Doyle 0 1 Croke Park Dublin 5 June 1955Quarter FinalOffaly5 12 0 7LouthCroke Park DublinAttendance 16075Referee W Goodison Wexford 12 June 1955Quarter Final ReplayMeath1 9 0 11KildareS Harrison 0 6 P Mooney 0 3 D Dalton 0 2 Croke Park Dublin 3 July 1955Semi FinalMeath0 10 1 6WestmeathCroke Park Dublin 10 July 1955Semi FinalDublin2 3 1 9OffalyO Moore Park PortlaoiseAttendance 20680Referee W Goodison Wexford 24 July 1955FinalDublin5 12 0 7MeathKevin Heffernan 2 0 Ollie Freaney 0 5 0 3f Sean O Boyle 1 3 Cathal O Leary 1 2 Des Ferguson 1 1 Padraig Haughey 0 1 Tom Duff 0 3 0 2f Brian Smyth 0 2 Frankie Byrne 0 1f and Tom O Brien 0 1 eachCroke Park DublinAttendance 48 860Referee Bill Goodison Wexford Munster Senior Football Championship edit Clare back in the Munster championship after 1 year break football again but even Limerick didn t take part between 1953 amp 1964 there were approved to host Waterford in the Quarter Final but didn t take part 1955Quarter FinalWaterfordw o scr LimerickGaelic Grounds Limerick 12 June 1955Quarter FinalClare1 10 0 7TipperaryGaelic Grounds LimerickReferee J Collins L 26 June 1955Semi FinalCork2 8 0 7TipperaryD Kellaher 0 4 E Ryan 0 1 J Creedon 2 2 amp D O Donovan 0 1 Ned Hall Park ClonmelReferee J Goode W 3 July 1955Semi FinalKerry3 7 0 4WaterfordB Buckley 1 0 T Lyne 0 3 G O Sullivan 0 1 M Murphy 0 1 amp T Costelloe 2 2 Frank Sheehy Park Listowel 24 July 1955FinalKerry0 14 2 6CorkJ Dowling 0 1 P Sheehy 0 5 T Lyne 0 4 G O Sullivan 0 1 M Murphy 0 2 amp D McAuliffe 0 1 N Duggan 0 1 D Kellaher 0 2 J Creedon 0 1 D O Donovan 0 1 amp J O Donovan 2 2 Fitzgerald Stadium Killarney Ulster Senior Football Championship edit 5 June 1955Quarter FinalDerry0 13 1 5TyroneRossa Park MagherafeltAttendance 4 500 5 June 1955Quarter FinalDonegal3 8 2 8MonaghanBundoranAttendance 4 500 12 June 1955Quarter FinalArmagh1 8 0 5DownThe Playing Fields Lurgan 19 June 1955Quarter FinalCavan1 10 2 1AntrimBreffni Park CavanAttendance 6 120 3 July 1955Semi FinalArmagh0 2 3 4DerryCasement Park Belfast 10 July 1955Semi FinalCavan2 5 1 6DonegalSt Tiernach s Park ClonesAttendance 10 124 31 July 1955FinalCavan0 11 0 8DerrySt Tiernach s Park ClonesAttendance 24 800 All Ireland Senior Football Championship edit 14 August 1955Semi FinalKerry2 10 1 13CavanJ Dowling 0 1 T Moriarty 0 1 T Lyne 1 6 J Culloty 0 1 M Murphy 1 0 amp D McAuliffe 0 1 Croke Park DublinAttendance 41 278 21 August 1955Semi FinalDublin0 7 1 4MayoM Flanagan 0 1 T Langan 1 1 J Curran 0 2 frees Croke Park DublinAttendance 60 595Referee Peter McDermott Meath 11 September 1955Semi Final ReplayKerry4 7 0 5CavanP Sheehy 0 2 J J Sheehan 1 0 T Lyne 0 5 J Culloty 1 0 amp Mick Murphy 2 0 Croke Park DublinAttendance 71 504 11 September 1955Semi Final ReplayDublin1 8 1 7MayoJ Curran 1 7 four frees Croke Park DublinAttendance 71 504 Main article 1955 All Ireland Senior Football Championship Final 25 September 1955FinalKerry0 12 1 6DublinJ Dowling 0 1 P Sheehy 0 1 T Lyne 0 6 M Murphy 0 1 amp J Brosnan 0 2 O Freaney 1 3 J Boyle 0 2 amp H Hefferan 0 1 Croke Park DublinAttendance 87 102Referee Willie Goodison Wexford Championship statistics editMiscellaneous edit Even though Limerick did not take part in the Munster football championship between 1953 and 1964 they were scheduled to host Waterford but failed Clare returned to the championship after a skip year Markievicz Park Sligo was named after a woman of the 1916 uprising called Constance Markievicz Both of the All Ireland semi finals end in a draw and go to a replay Dublin win their first Leinster title since 1942 and reach their first All Ireland final since that same year but are narrowly beaten by Kerry References edit Football Results 1941 1970 the Official Website of the GAA Archived from the original on 21 March 2012 Retrieved 22 July 2011 Archived copy Archived from the original on 16 July 2011 Retrieved 23 July 2011 a href 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