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.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Liam Mac Gearailt | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Centre-forward | ||
| Born |
2 June 1892[1] Ballintemple, Cork, Ireland | ||
| Died |
17 December 1983 (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 | ||
Career
editFitzgerald 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
editBorn 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
edit- University College Cork
- Fitzgibbon Cup: 1913
- Éire Óg
- Cork
References
edit- ^ "William Fitzgerald". Irish Genealogy website. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
- ^ "Roll of honour". UCC hurling website. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
- ^ "Junior hurling". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ "Cork junior hurling teams: 1910-1996" (PDF). Cork GAA website. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
- ^ "Silverware has proved elusive". Westmeath Independent. 6 May 2009. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
- ^ "How Leix Won the All-Ireland Hurling Championship of 1915". Century Ireland. 6 May 2009. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
- ^ "Éire Óg – Club History". Éire Óg GAA website. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
- ^ "Formation of Divisional Boards". Cork GAA website. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
- ^ "Residents of a house 234 in Knockrea (Blackrock, Cork)". 1911 census. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
- ^ "Remembering 1920: Sir Edward Fitzgerald speaks out". Cork Independent. 5 February 2020. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
- ^ "Death severs link with golden past". Evening Echo. 29 December 1983. Retrieved 27 June 2022.