1896 Dublin Senior Hurling Championship

1896 Dublin Senior Hurling Championship
ChampionsCommercials (2nd title)
Runners-upRapparees
1895 (Previous) (Next) 1897

The 1896 Dublin Senior Hurling Championship was the 10th staging of the Dublin Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Dublin County Board in 1887.[1]

Commercials entered the championship as the defending champions.[2]

The final was played on 18 October 1896 at Clonturk Park in Dublin, between Commercials and Rapparees, in what was their first ever meeting in the final.[3] Commercials won the match by 0–12 to 0–01 to claim their second consecutive championship title.[4][5]

Results

Final

18 October 1896 Final Commercials 0-12 - 0-01 Rapparees Clonturk Park

References

  1. ^ "Club Titles - Dublin". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 23 October 2025.
  2. ^ "Co. Dublin Championships". The Freeman's Journal. 9 September 1895. Retrieved 23 November 2025.
  3. ^ "Roll of honour". Dublin GAA website. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
  4. ^ "About us - history". Commercials GAA website. Retrieved 1 November 2025.
  5. ^ "The Commercials and Young Irelands victorious". Evening Herald. 19 October 1896. Retrieved 23 November 2025.