Edmond Doyle (1 February 1897 – 9 May 1948) was an
Irish
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***Éire, Irish language name for the isle
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sportsperson. He played
hurling with his local club
Mooncoin
Mooncoin () is a census town in County Kilkenny, in Ireland. The population was 1,175 in 2016. Historically part of the Gaelic kingdom of Osraige, today it is in the far south of the county of Kilkenny, located in the valley of the River Suir ...
and with the
Kilkenny senior inter-county team in the 1930s.
Playing career
Club
Doyle played his club hurling with the famous
Mooncoin
Mooncoin () is a census town in County Kilkenny, in Ireland. The population was 1,175 in 2016. Historically part of the Gaelic kingdom of Osraige, today it is in the far south of the county of Kilkenny, located in the valley of the River Suir ...
club and enjoyed much success. He helped Mooncoin to a three-in-a-row of senior
county titles in 1916, 1917 and 1918. In the absence of a senior championship Doyle still continued his winning ways ne capturing junior county medals in 1920 and 1922. He captured further senior county titles in 1927, 1928, 1929 and 1932. Doyle was captain of the team in the latter year. Although he had retired in 1935 Doyle returned the following year and played a significant role in Mooncoin’s county final victory. It was his seventh senior county triumph overall.
Inter-county
Doyle first came to prominence on the inter-county scene as a member of the
Kilkenny senior inter-county team in the late 1920s. It would be 1931, however, before he first tasted success. That year he won his first
Leinster
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title as Kilkenny won their first provincial title for the first time in five years. Kilkenny later played
Cork
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in one of the most famous All-Ireland finals of all-time. The first game ended in a draw while the replay of this game also ended with both teams all square. After a third game between these two great rivals Cork won on a score line of 5-8 to 3-4. Doyle captured a second Leinster title in 1932 as Kilkenny retained their provincial crown. He later lined out in his second championship decider as Kilkenny faced
Clare. A score line of 3-3 to 2-3 gave Kilkenny the victory and gave Doyle his first
All-Ireland
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medal. In 1933 Doyle was captain of the Kilkenny team and he added a third consecutive Leinster medal to his collection. He later lined out in a third successive All-Ireland final.
Limerick
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provided the opposition on that occasion, however, a 1-7 to 0-6 victory gave Kilkenny the championship title and gave Doyle a second All-Ireland medal. Doyle retired from inter-county hurling shortly after this victory.
Personal life
Doyle married Mary Jo Flynn from
Kilmacow
Kilmacow ( — otherwise known in Irish as ''Cill Mhic Bhúith'') is a small village and townland in County Kilkenny, Ireland.
Geography
Situated about 7 km (4 mi) south of Mullinavat and 8 km (5 mi) north from Waterford Ci ...
at St. Patrick's Church in
Kilkenny on 16 August 1932 and later lived in
Mooncoin
Mooncoin () is a census town in County Kilkenny, in Ireland. The population was 1,175 in 2016. Historically part of the Gaelic kingdom of Osraige, today it is in the far south of the county of Kilkenny, located in the valley of the River Suir ...
where he worked as a farmer. The couple had nine children.
Death
On 9 May 1948, Doyle died aged 51 as a result of
stomach cancer at
Kilkenny County Hospital. His passing was widely mourned in sporting and political circles in Kilkenny. His funeral cortege was described in the ''
Kilkenny People
The ''Kilkenny People'' is a local newspaper circulated in County Kilkenny, Ireland.
Popular in Kilkenny City and County, it competes with the ''Kilkenny Reporter'' and '' The Munster Express'' in the south of the county. ''The Kilkenny Peop ...
'' as being "one of the largest ever seen in Kilkenny", with former teammates including
Lory Meagher
Lorenzo Ignatius "Lory" Meagher (25 May 1899 – 17 May 1973) was an Irish hurler who played as a midfielder at senior level for the Kilkenny county team.
Born in Tullaroan, County Kilkenny, Meagher arrived on the inter-county scene at the ag ...
,
Podge Byrne,
Dick Grace
Richard Virgil Grace (October 1, 1898 – June 25, 1965), known as Dick Grace, was an American stunt pilot who specialized in crashing planes for films. Films that he appeared in include '' Sky Bride'', ''The Lost Squadron'', '' Lilac Time'', and ...
and
Jimmy Walsh providing a guard of honour
External links
Information about Doyle on the Mooncoin GAA website
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1897 births
1948 deaths
Mooncoin hurlers
Kilkenny inter-county hurlers
Leinster inter-provincial hurlers
All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship winners