The 1956 Clare Senior Hurling Championship was the 61st staging of the Clare Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Clare County Board in 1887.
Newmarket-on-Fergus entered the championship as the defending champions.
The final was played on 30 September 1956 at Cusack Park in Ennis, between ÃÂire ÃÂg and Clarecastle, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. ÃÂire ÃÂg won the match by 4âÂÂ05 to 2âÂÂ08 to claim their first ever championship title.