John Kidney

John Kidney
Personal information
Irish nameSeán Ó Duáin
SportHurling
PositionLeft half-back
Born1872
Blackrock, County Cork, Ireland
OccupationFisherman
Club(s)
YearsClub
Blackrock
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCountyApps (scores)
1891-1897Cork6
Inter-county titles
Munster titles1
All-Irelands1

John Kidney (born 1872) was an Irish hurler who played as a left half-back for the Cork senior team.

Kidney made his first appearance for the team during the 1891 championship and was a regular member of the starting seventeen until his retirement after the 1897 championship. During that time he won one All-Ireland medal and one Munster medal.[1][2]

At club level Kidney won multiple county club championship medalist with Blackrock.

His brother, Dinny Kidney, was also an All-Ireland medalist with Cork.

References

  1. "Cork GAA profile". Hogan Stand website. Retrieved 18 May 2010.
  2. "Munster Senior Hurling Winners". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 5 February 2013.