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Willie Walsh
Personal information
Irish name Liam Breathnach
Sport Hurling
Position Corner-back
Born 26 September 1888
Little Island, Cork, Ireland
Died 21 April 1964 (aged 75)
South Infirmary, Cork, Ireland
Nickname Bowler
Occupation Train guard
Club(s)
Years Club
Sarsfields
Club titles
Cork titles 0
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
1910-1916 Cork
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 2
All-Irelands 0

William Walsh (26 September 1888 – 21 April 1964) was an Irish hurler, selector and Gaelic games administrator. At club level he played with Sarsfields and was also a member of the Cork senior hurling team. He usually lined out as a corner-back.

Career

Born in Little Island, Walsh first came to prominence as a hurler with the Sarsfields club in nearby Glanmire. He first appeared on the inter-county scene as a member of the Cork senior hurling team during the 1910 Munster Championship. Walsh was a regular member of the team over the following few seasons and won two Munster Championship medals. He also lined out in All-Ireland final defeats by Kilkenny in 1912 and Laois in 1915. Walsh's last game for Cork was the 1916 Munster final defeat by Tipperary.

Post-playing career

Walsh was the Sarsfields representative on the Cork County Board for a number of years and was Cork’s Munster Council representative from 1931 to 1939. He was elected vice-chairman of the Cork County Board in 1937 before serving as chairman from 1941 to 1946 when he was defeated in an election at the County Convention. Walsh's tenure as chairman saw the Cork senior team claim five All-Ireland Championships in six seasons, including a record-breaking four-in-a-row. He was a selector for the title wins in 1941, 1943 and 1944. After being defeated for the chairmanship Walsh served one more year on the General Purposes Committee before standing down from his administrative duties.

Personal life

Walsh's niece married Willie Cummins, who had also lined out with the Cork senior hurling team. His grandnephews, Kevin, Ray and Brendan, all lined out with Cork at various levels from the 1960s until the 1980s. The Cork Premier Intermediate Hurling Championship cup is named in Walsh's honour.

Honours

Player

Selector

References

  1. "Kilkenny's search for three-in-a-rows". Hogan Stand. 1 September 2008. Retrieved 20 August 2021.
  2. "Board officers". Cork GAA website. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  3. Hannigan, Dave (14 January 2021). "Looking after needs of players was key for Cork hurling legend Tough Barry". Echo Live. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
  4. "Cork GAA cups and trophies". Cork GAA website. Retrieved 25 August 2021.
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Sporting positions
Preceded byHenry O'Mahony Vice-Chairman of the Cork County Board
1937-1939
Succeeded bySéamus Long
Preceded byHenry O'Mahony Chairman of the Cork County Board
1940-1946
Succeeded bySéamus O'Shea
Cork – 1912 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship runners-up
Subs not used
S. Óg Murphy
A. Buckley
W. Dorney
S. Riordan
Unable to play due to injury
J. Kelleher

Partial Reference: Cork GAA website Inter-County SHC Results and Teams. 1910-1919 Information from Peter Devine. Accessed 17 July 2010.

Cork – 1915 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship runners-up
Subs not used
16 W. Moore
17 P. O'Mahony

Partial Reference: Cork GAA website Inter-County SHC Results and Teams. 1910-1919 Information from Peter Devine. Accessed 17 July 2010.

Cork – 1941 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions (12th title)
Subs used
16 P. O'Donovan for J. Lynch
17 J. Ryng for M. Brennan
Subs not used
18 T. Slattery
19 D. McCarthy
20 D. Beckett
Trainer
J. Barry
Selectors
S. McCarthy
P. Collins
D. Barry-Murphy
S. Óg Murphy
W. Walsh

Partial Reference: Cork GAA website Inter-County SHC Results and Teams. 1940-1949 Information from Peter Devine. Accessed 17 July 2010.

Cork – 1943 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions (14th title)
Subs used
16 P. O'Donovan for S. Condon
18 B. Murphy for T. O'Sullivan
Subs not used
17 J. O'Sullivan
19 P. Hayes
20 P. Healy
Trainer
J. Barry
Selectors
S. Óg Murphy
S. McCarthy
W. Walsh
D. Barry-Murphy
D. Coughlan

Partial Reference: Cork GAA website Inter-County SHC Results and Teams. 1940-1949 Information from Peter Devine. Accessed 17 July 2010.

Cork – 1944 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions (15th title)
Sub used
17 P. Healy for C. Murphy
Subs not used
16 W. Campbell
18 M. Fouhy
19 C. Dorgan
20 M. Brennan
Trainer
J. Barry
Selectors
S. Óg Murphy
S. McCarthy
W. Walsh
D. Barry-Murphy
D. Coughlan

Partial Reference: Cork GAA website Inter-County SHC Results and Teams. 1940-1949 Information from Peter Devine. Accessed 17 July 2010.

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