Christopher "Christy" Moylan (4 December 1914 - 6 August 1996) was an

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hurler who played for his local club

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and at senior level for the Waterford county team from 1935 until 1949.

Playing career

Club

Moylan played his club

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with his local club in

, and won a senior county title with the club in 1941. This was Dungarvan's last victory in the county championship.

Inter-county

Moylan first joined the

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inter-county squad in the 1930s. He made his senior debut with the team in 1935. In 1938, Moylan lined out in his first Munster final. The game saw Clare providing the opposition. In a close game, Waterford emerged as the victors on a score line of 3–5 to 2–5. Not only was it Moylan's first

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medal, but it was also the first time that Waterford had won the provincial title. Waterford later beat

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