1955 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship Explained

1955 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship
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Data5:Dublin (4th win)
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The 1955 All-Ireland Minor Football Championship was the 24th staging of the All-Ireland Minor Football Championship, the Gaelic Athletic Association's premier inter-county Gaelic football tournament for boys under the age of 18.

Dublin entered the championship as defending champions.

On 25 September 1955, Dublin won the championship following a 4-4 to 2-7 defeat of Tipperary in the All-Ireland final. This was their fourth All-Ireland title overall and their second in succession.[1]

Results

Connacht Minor Football Championship

Quarter-Final

Galway 3-3 Roscommon 1-3.

Semi-Finals

Mayo 3-4 Sligo 1-4.

Galway 7-11 1-3.

Final

Mayo 2-5 Galway 1-5 Tuam.

All-Ireland Minor Football Championship

Semi-Finals

Tipperary 1-11 Mayo 1-2 Limerick

Final

Notes and References

  1. News: All-Ireland Minor Football Championship: Roll Of Honour. RTÉ Sport. 20 September 2011. 19 November 2012.