Bartholomew J. Troy (1930 – 28 January 2007), known as Father Bertie Troy and later as Canon Bertie Troy, was a

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priest and an All-Ireland Hurling Final winning manager with

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. Troy was born in Newtownshandrum,

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in 1930, the son of Ellen (née Flannery) and Richard Troy, He was educated and the local national school and later at St Colman’s College in

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. While he studied here Troy became involved in Gaelic games, particularly the college hurling team. He was a member of the college team that won their first

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title in 1948. Troy later studied for the priesthood in

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and was ordained for the Diocese of Cloyne in 1955 by Archbishop McQuaid in Dublin. Following his ordination he served in

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for a year before returning to Ireland to serve as a priest in the parishes of

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and

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. He also worked as a teacher at St Colman’s College for twenty-five years. Troy later served as parish priest in

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between 1991 and his retirement in 2005.

Managerial career

Troy was also hugely involved as a selector and a coach with a range of

hurling teams at all levels. In the mid-1960s he became involved with the Cork minor hurling side. He coached the team to win six Munster titles in-a-row between 1966 and 1971. These provincial wins were converted into four

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titles in the same period. During the same period Troy was hugely involved with Cork’s under-21 hurlers. He guided them to a record four Munster and four

titles in-a-row between 1968 and 1971. Many of the players that he coached at these levels went on to form the backbone of the Cork senior team in the mid-1970s.

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In 1975 Troy was joint-coach of the senior hurling team with Justin McCarthy, before being appointed coach/manager in his own right the following year. In this capacity he steered the team to a record five Munster titles in-a-row. These were converted into a remarkable three

titles in-a-row in 1976, 1977 and 1978, thus making Troy one of the most successful managers of the modern era.The Late Canon Troy
HoganStand, 30 January 2007. In retirement from coaching he maintained a keen interest in Cork’s hurling fortunes. Canon Bertie Troy died on 28 January 2007.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Troy, Bertie 1930 births 2007 deaths Alumni of St Patrick's College, Maynooth Hurling managers People educated at St Colman's College, Fermoy Sportspeople from County Cork Christian clergy from County Cork