1996 Clare Senior Hurling Championship
| Dates | 22 June – 6 October 1996 | ||
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| Teams | 17 | ||
| Sponsor | Auburn Lodge | ||
| Champions | Wolfe Tones na Sionna (1st title) Brian Lohan (captain) Alan Cunningham (manager) | ||
| Runners-up | Clarecastle Tom Howard (captain) John Callinan (manager) | ||
| Tournament statistics | |||
| Matches played | 17 | ||
| Goals scored | 38 (2.24 per match) | ||
| Points scored | 334 (19.65 per match) | ||
| Top scorer(s) | Mark McKenna (1-21) | ||
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The 1996 Clare Senior Hurling Championship was the 101st staging of the Clare Senior Hurling Championship since its establishment by the Clare County Board in 1887. The championship draw took place on 12 March 1996. The championship ran from 22 June to 6 October 1996.
Sixmilebridge entered the championship as the defending champions, however, they were beaten by Wolfe Tones na Sionna in the quarter-finals. Ogonnelloe joined the championship as Clare IHC winners from the previous year.
The final was played on 6 October 1996 at Cusack Park in Ennis, between Wolfe Tones na Sionna and Clarecastle, in what was their first ever meeting in the final. Wolfe Tones na Sionna won the match by 1–11 to 0–08 to claim their first ever championship title.
Scariff's Mark McKenna was the championship's top scorer with 1-21.