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Bill Fitzgerald (hurler)

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Bill Fitzgerald
Personal information
Irish name Liam Mac Gearailt
Sport Hurling
Position Centre-forward
Born 2 June 1892[1]
Ballintemple, Cork, Ireland
Died 17 December 1983(1983-12-17) (aged 91)
Clonakilty, County Cork, Ireland
Nickname Billy Fitz
Club(s)
Years Club
Bride Valley
Éire Óg
Club titles
Cork titles 1
Colleges(s)
Years College
University College Cork
College titles
Fitzgibbon titles 1
Inter-county(ies)
Years County Apps (scores)
1914-1915
Cork 6
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 1
All-Irelands 0

William Fitzgerald (2 June 1892 - 17 December 1983) was an Irish hurler. At club level he played with Bride Valley and Éire Óg and was also a member of the Cork senior hurling team.

Career

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Fitzgerald first played hurling with the Bride Valley club before later lining out with the University College Cork while studying there. He was a member of the college team that won their very first Fitzgibbon Cup title.[2] Fitzgerald first appeared on the inter-county scene as a member of the Cork junior hurling team that won the inaugural All-Ireland JHC title after a defeat of Westmeath in the 1912 All-Ireland junior final.[3][4][5] He progressed onto the Cork senior hurling team and was part of the team that lost the 1915 All-Ireland final to Laois.[6] After the amalgamation of the Bride Valley and Cloughduv clubs to create Éire Óg, Fitzgerald won a Cork SHC title with the new club in 1928.[7] By that stage he had become involved in the administrative affairs of the GAA and he became the first chairman of the Muskerry Divisional Board in 1925.[8]

Personal life and death

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Born in Geraldine Place in Cork, Fitzgerald was the second youngest child of ten born to Edward Fitzgerald and Johanna O'Donoghue.[9] His father was a member of Cork Corporation who also served as Lord Mayor of Cork.[10] His brother, Andy also played hurling with Cork as well as Blackrock, while another brother, Edward, was a member of the Cork County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association.

Fitzgerald died in Clonakilty, County Cork on 17 December 1983, aged 91.[11]

Honours

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University College Cork
Éire Óg
Cork

References

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  1. ^ "William Fitzgerald". Irish Genealogy website. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Roll of honour". UCC hurling website. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  3. ^ "Junior hurling". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Cork junior hurling teams: 1910-1996" (PDF). Cork GAA website. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
  5. ^ "Silverware has proved elusive". Westmeath Independent. 6 May 2009. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  6. ^ "How Leix Won the All-Ireland Hurling Championship of 1915". Century Ireland. 6 May 2009. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  7. ^ "Éire Óg – Club History". Éire Óg GAA website. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  8. ^ "Formation of Divisional Boards". Cork GAA website. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  9. ^ "Residents of a house 234 in Knockrea (Blackrock, Cork)". 1911 census. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  10. ^ "Remembering 1920: Sir Edward Fitzgerald speaks out". Cork Independent. 5 February 2020. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  11. ^ "Death severs link with golden past". Evening Echo. 29 December 1983. Retrieved 27 June 2022.