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Billex Moloney

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Billex Moloney
Personal information
Irish name Liam Ó Maoldomhnaigh
Sport Hurling
Born (1875-04-21)21 April 1875
Erinville Hospital, Cork, Ireland
Died 22 July 1954(1954-07-22) (aged 79)
Mercy Hospital, Cork, Ireland
Nickname Billex
Occupation Clerk
Club(s)
Years Club
St Finbarr's
Club titles
Cork titles 4
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
1901-1905
Cork
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 3
All-Irelands 0

William Moloney (21 April 1875 – 22 July 1954), known as Billex Moloney, was an Irish hurler.[1] At club level he played with St Finbarr's and was a member of the Cork senior hurling team.[2]

Career

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Moloney began his association with the St Finbarr's club at a time when teams were 21-a-side. Regarded by the club as "one of the best defenders of all time", he was in defence when "the Barr's" won their inaugural County Championship title in 1899.[3] He won a further three titles as part of a three-in-a-row of successes from 1904 to 1906. Moloney had lined out in a number of tournament and exhibition games for the Cork senior hurling team before becoming a regular member of the team during the delayed 1902 championship. He went on to win three Munster Championship titles in four seasons, however, an All-Ireland Championship title eluded him. Moloney went on to train and serve as a selector with a number of St. Finbarr's teams after his retirement from playing.

Honours

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St Finbarr's
Cork

References

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  1. ^ Ryan, Larry (30 March 2020). "Now you rank the top Irish sporting nicknames". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  2. ^ "William (Billex) Moloney". Falvey-Mulcahy Genealogy website. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  3. ^ "St. Finbarr's: a history". St. Finbarr's GAA website. Archived from the original on 5 July 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2013.