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| Batt Thornhill |
| Personal information |
| Sport |
Hurling |
| Irish Name |
Parthalan Tornail |
| Full name |
Batt Thornhill |
| Place of birth |
Buttevant , County Cork |
| Club information |
| Club |
Buttevant |
| Position |
Forward |
| Inter-County |
| County |
Cork |
| Position |
Forward |
| Inter-County(ies)** |
| County |
Years |
Apps (scores) |
| Cork |
1930s-1940s |
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| Senior Inter-County Titles |
| Munster Titles |
4 |
| All-Ireland |
4 |
| NHL |
2 |
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**Inter County team apps and scores correct
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Batt Thornhill was an Irish sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club Buttevant and with the Cork senior inter-county team in the 1930s and 1940s. Thornhill is one of only nine players to have won four consecutive All-Ireland medals.
Thornhill first tasted success in 1939 when he won his first Munster medal. Unfortunately, Cork were later defeated by Kilkenny in the famous ‘thunder and lightning’ All-Ireland Hurling Final. Cork bounced back in 1940, with Thornhill collecting his first National Hurling League medal, however, Cork failed in their championship campaign. Thornhill collected a second National League medal in 1941, however, the Munster and All-Ireland championships were severely hampered due to an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease. As a result of this Cork were declared the Munster champions after defeating Limerick and automatically qualified to play Dublin in the All-Ireland final. The game turned into a rout as Cork beat ‘the Dubs’ by twenty points and Thornhill collected his first All-Ireland medal. In the delayed Munster final, however, Tipperary defeated Cork.
Thornhill began 1942 by winning his first Railway Cup medal with Munster. Cork later defeated Tipperary in the provincial final, giving Thornhill his first Munster title. He later added a second All-Ireland medal to his collection following a second consecutive defeat of Dublin in the final. A second Railway Cup medal came Thornhill’s way in 1943, before he collected a second Munster title. He later won a third consecutive All-Ireland medal following a huge win over Antrim in the championship decider. 1944 was an historic year for Cork and for Thornhill. He began the year by winning a third consecutive Railway Cup medal with Munster. This was soon followed by a fourth Munster title following a victory in a replay over Limerick. Cork later went on to defeat Dublin in the championship decider giving Cork and Thornhill a fourth All-Ireland title in-a-row. No other team in the history of hurling has won four consecutive championships. It is an honour that Thornhill shares with just eight other players. He retired from inter-county hurling shortly afterwards.
Thornhill's son Bobby was a recent County minor selector
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Cork - All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions 1941 (12th title) |
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Cork - All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions 1942 (13th title) |
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Cork - All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions 1943 (14th title) |
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Cork - All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions 1944 (15th title) |
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