Liam Donnelly (hurler)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Liam Ó Donnaile | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Born | Raheny, Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Nickname | Liam | ||
| Occupation | Army officer | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
1940s–1950s | St Vincents | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1948–1953 | Dublin | 7 (0-5) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 1 | ||
William "Liam" Donnelly (1928– 5 January 2017) was an Irish former hurler who played as a centre-back for the Dublin senior team.[1][2][3][4]
Raised 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.[5] 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.[6]
Outside of sport, Donnelly served as an officer in the Irish Army,[7] and was "third in command" (Support Platoon Commander) of A Company during the Siege of Jadotville in 1961.[3]
Honours
[edit]Dublin
[edit]- Runner-up (1): 1948
- Winner (1): 1948
- Winner (1): 1945
References
[edit]- ^ "Hurling". St Vincents GAA. Archived from the original on 22 January 2015. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
- ^ "Liam Donnelly Obituary" (PDF). cpaireland.ie. March 2017. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ a b "Joey's connection with Siege of Jadotville, 1961". stjosephsfairview.ie. 24 March 2017. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ "DONNELLY, Liam". The Irish Times. Retrieved 13 January 2022.
- ^ Ger Ryan (4 September 2012). "All Ireland Minor Hurling final 2012". An Fear Rua. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
- ^ Tom Ryall (2000). Comhairle Laighean 1900-2000: Céad Bliain de Chluichí Gaelacha (PDF). Leinster GAA. p. 14. Retrieved 21 January 2015.
- ^ "From Galway to the Congo – into the Heart of Darkness – Part 2". The Tuam Herald. 22 December 2010. Retrieved 21 January 2015.