Liam Donnelly (hurler)

Liam Donnelly
Personal information
Irish nameLiam Ó Donnaile
SportHurling
PositionCentre-back
BornRaheny, Dublin, Ireland
NicknameLiam
OccupationArmy officer
Club(s)
YearsClub
1940s–1950sSt Vincents
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCountyApps (scores)
1948–1953Dublin7 (0-5)
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles1

William "Liam" Donnelly (born 1928) is an Irish former hurler who played as a centre-back for the Dublin senior team.[1]

Born in Raheny, Dublin, Donnelly played both hurling and Gaelic football with his local club, St Vincents. As a minor, he scored the winning goal against Tipperary in the 1946 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship final.[2] He won a Leinster Senior Hurling Championship with the Dublin senior team in 1948 and featured in the 1948 All-Ireland final, which they lost to Waterford.[3]

Outside of sport, Donnelly served as an officer in the Irish Army.[4]

Honours

Dublin

Runner-up (1): 1948
Winner (1): 1948
Winner (2): 1945, 1946
Winner (2): 1945, 1946

References

  1. "Hurling". St Vincents GAA. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  2. Ger Ryan (4 September 2012). "All Ireland Minor Hurling final 2012". An Fear Rua. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  3. Tom Ryall (2000). Comhairle Laighean 1900-2000: Céad Bliain de Chluichí Gaelacha. Leinster GAA. p. 14. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
  4. "From Galway to the Congo – into the Heart of Darkness – Part 2". The Tuam Herald. 22 December 2010. Retrieved 21 January 2015.