Frankie Walsh
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| Frankie Walsh | ||
| Personal information | ||
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| Sport | Hurling | |
| Irish Name | Prionsias Breathnach | |
| Full name | Frankie Walsh | |
| Place of birth | Waterford , Irish Free State | |
| Club information | ||
| Club | Mount Sion | |
| Position | Forward | |
| Inter-County | ||
| County | Waterford | |
| Position | Centre-forward | |
| Inter-County(ies)** | ||
| County | Years | Apps (scores) |
| Waterford | 1956-1971 | |
| Senior Inter-County Titles | ||
| Munster Titles | 3 | |
| All-Ireland | 1 | |
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Frankie Walsh (born 1936) is a former Irish sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club Mount Sion and with the Waterford senior inter-county team from 1956 until 1971.
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[edit] Playing career
[edit] Club
Walsh played his club hurling with the famous Mount Sion club in Waterford. He joined the senior team at a time when the club was enjoying an unprecedented run of success. Walsh won eight county titles in-a-row with Mount Sion from 1954 unil 1961. The club was beaten in the county final of 1962, however,Walsh won a three-in-a-row in 1963, 1964 and 1965. He won further county honours in 1969 and 1972.
[edit] Inter-county
Walsh first came to prominence at inter-county level as a member of the Waterford minor hurling team, however, he had little success. He made his debut for the senior team in a tournament game against Kilkenny and later made his championship debut against Cork in 1956. Ironically, Walsh’s first championship game could easily have been his last as he received a fractured skull from a swinging hurley. He had to spend over a month in hospital, however, he made a great recovery and was able to line out with Waterford again in 1957. That year he captured his first Munster title following a victory over reigning champions Cork. Waterford later played Kilkenny in the All-Ireland final, however, victory went to the men from Leinster on that occasion. The team would later come to rue this defeat as an All-Ireland title that they should have won. Waterford lost their provincial crown in 1958, however, the team bounced back in 1959 with Walsh, who was now captain of the side, collecting a second Munster title. Once again Waterford subsequently lined out in the championship decider and, once again, Kilkenny provided the opposition. The game ended in a draw, however, when the two sides met for the replay a few weeks later the men from Waterford made no mistake in defeating their near rivals and Walsh collected the Liam McCarthy Cup and a coveted All-Ireland medal. Four years later in 1963 Walsh added a National Hurling League medal to his collection before winning a third Munster title. For the third successive time Kilkenny turne dout to be Waterford’s opponents in the subsequent All-Ireland final, however, the men from the Decies were beaten on that occasion. Walsh continued his inter-county career until his retirement in 1971.
Walsh also won Railway Cup honours with Munster in 1957, 1960 (as captain), 1961, 1963 and 1966.
| Preceded by ' |
Waterford Senior Hurling Captain 1959 |
Succeeded by ' |
| Preceded by Tony Wall (Tipperary) |
All-Ireland Senior Hurling Final winning captain 1959 |
Succeeded by Nick O'Donnell (Wexford) |
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