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.
Career
Fitzgerald first played
hurling
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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. 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. He progressed onto the
Cork senior hurling team and was part of the team that lost the
1915 All-Ireland final to
Laois. 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
Events January
* January – British bacteriologist Frederick Griffith reports the results of Griffith's experiment, indirectly proving the existence of DNA.
* January 1 – Eastern Bloc emigration and defection: Boris Bazhanov, J ...
. 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.
Personal life and death
Born in Geraldine Place in
Cork
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Materials
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** Cork (plug), a cylindrical or conical object used to seal a container
***Wine cork
Places Ireland
* Cork (city)
** Metropolitan Cork, also known as G ...
, Fitzgerald was the second youngest child of ten born to
Edward Fitzgerald and Johanna O'Donoghue. His father was a member of
Cork Corporation who also served as
Lord Mayor of Cork. His brother,
Andy also played hurling with Cork as well as
Blackrock, while another brother,
Edward
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History
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, 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.
Honours
;University College Cork
*
Fitzgibbon Cup: 1913
;Éire Óg
*
Cork Senior Hurling Championship:
1928
Events January
* January – British bacteriologist Frederick Griffith reports the results of Griffith's experiment, indirectly proving the existence of DNA.
* January 1 – Eastern Bloc emigration and defection: Boris Bazhanov, J ...
;Cork
*
Munster Senior Hurling Championship
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:
1915
Events
Below, the events of World War I have the "WWI" prefix.
January
* January – British physicist Sir Joseph Larmor publishes his observations on "The Influence of Local Atmospheric Cooling on Astronomical Refraction".
*January 1 ...
*
All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship:
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 ...
*
Munster Junior Hurling Championship:
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 ...
References
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1892 births
1983 deaths
Cork inter-county hurlers
Éire Óg (Cork) hurlers
UCC hurlers