Andy "Dooric" Buckley (born 1884) was an Irish hurler who played as a full-forward for the

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senior team. Born in

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, Buckley first arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of twenty-one when he first linked up with the Cork senior team. He made his senior debut during the delayed 1903 championship. Buckley immediately became a regular member of the starting team, and won one

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medal and two

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medals. At club level, Buckley was a six-time

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medallist with

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. He was one of the most prolific goal-scorers of his era, and scored upwards of 21 championship goals. Throughout his career, he made 21 championship appearances. He retired from senior inter-county hurling after the 1914 championship, however, he later returned as a member of the Cork junior team.

Playing career

Club

Buckley made his senior debut with Blackrock as a seventeen-year-old in a 1-15 to 1-11 championship semi-final defeat by Redmonds on 20 October 1901. Two years later he had established himself as a regular member of the team as "the Rockies" faced St. Finbarr's in the championship decider at Turner's Cross. Blackrock played with a strong wind in the first half and built up an eight-point advantage at the interval. "The Barr's" fought back in the second half, however, Blackrock went on to narrowly win the game by 2-8 to 1-10, with Buckley collecting a first

medal. Blackrock endured several disappointing campaigns over the next few years, before once again reaching the decider in 1908 with

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providing the opposition. Buckley was one of "the Rockies" goal scorers as they powered to a 4-11 to 2-3 victory. Once again Blackrock failed to retain the title, however, they reached the championship decider again in 1910. Reigning champions

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were bested by 6-3 to 3-1, with Buckley collecting a third championship medal. Blackrock went on to dominate the championship over the next few years. A 3-2 to no score defeat of

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in 1911 saw Buckley win a fourth championship medal as Blackrock retained the title for the first time in over ten years. Buckley was captain of the team in 1912, as "the Rockies" aimed to secure a third successive title. The game once again turned into a rout as Redmonds were defeated by 4-2 to 0-1. Blackrock received one of their sternest challenges yet in a championship decider in 1913, as Midleton sought to dethrone them. A narrow 3-3 to 2-3 victory gave Buckley a sixth and final championship medal. Blackrock's record of four-in-a-row stood for twenty-five years until it was bettered by

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Inter-county

Buckley made his senior championship debut on 4 September 1904 in Cork's 4-12 to 3-1 Munster semi-final defeat of

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. He missed the subsequent provincial decider, however, Buckley returned to the team in time for the All-Ireland decider with

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on 12 November 1905. Cork were never troubled throughout the game, with Buckley collecting an

medal following a 3-16 to 1-1 victory. After missing the 1904 campaign, Buckley returned to the team the following year. He won his first

medal that year following a 7-12 to 1-4 trouncing of Limerick. The subsequent All-Ireland final on 14 April 1907 saw

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provide the opposition. The game was a high-scoring affair with Cork winning by 5-10 to 3-13. The game, however, had to be replayed as Cork goalkeeper Daniel McCarthy was a

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reservist and Kilkenny’s

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had earlier played with

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in the Munster championship. The replay was another high-scoring one, with Jimmy Kelly scoring 5-2 for Kilkenny. A puck-out by Cork's

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is said to have bounced and hopped over the Kilkenny crossbar. Kilkenny won the game by 7-7 to 2-9, with all seven of their goals coming in a thirty-minute spell. After being on and off the team over the next few years, Buckley was appointed captain for the opening championship game in 1912. He later collected a second Munster medal, as four goals by Jimmy "Major" Kennedy helped Cork to a 5-1 to 3-1 defeat of Tipperary in the provincial decider. Yet another All-Ireland final appearance beckoned, with Kilkenny providing the opposition on 17 November 1912. The game was an extremely close affair with

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proving himself to be the goal-scoring hero. A speculative Matt Gargan shot also hopped past the goalkeeper to give Kilkenny a narrow 2-1 to 1-3 victory. Buckley was an unused substitute during the game. Buckley's last game for Cork was a 6-6 to no score All-Ireland semi-final defeat of

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on 6 September 1914.

Honours

Team

;Blackrock *

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(6): 1903, 1908, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913 ;Kilkenny *

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(1):

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(9):

1905 As the second year of the massive Russo-Japanese War begins, more than 100,000 die in the largest world battles of that era, and the war chaos leads to the 1905 Russian Revolution against Nicholas II of Russia (Shostakovich's 11th Symphony i ...

1912 Events January * January 1 – The Republic of China (1912–49), Republic of China is established. * January 5 – The Prague Conference (6th All-Russian Conference of the Russian Social Democratic Labour Party) opens. * January 6 ...

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(1): 1916

References

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