Frank Wall was an
Irish
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* Someone or something of, from, or related to:
** Ireland, an island situated off the north-western coast of continental Europe
***Éire, Irish language name for the isle
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hurler, most notable for captaining the winning
Dublin
Dublin (; , or ) is the capital and largest city of Ireland. On a bay at the mouth of the River Liffey, it is in the province of Leinster, bordered on the south by the Dublin Mountains, a part of the Wicklow Mountains range. At the 2016 c ...
team that won the
1924 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship.
A native of
Freshford, County Kilkenny
Freshford () is a village and former town in the barony of Crannagh, County Kilkenny, Ireland.
History
The village is the site of a monastery dating to the early 7th century. The Irish name ''achadh úr'' has historically been anglicised as '' ...
, he uniquely did not actually play in the final, having lost his place on the team.
He emigrated to Australia in 1926 but returned to Ireland and purchased a Drapery shop in his native Kilkenny in 1937.
Dublin were represented in that 1924 All-Ireland SHC Final by the Kickhams club. Funded in 1885, they were named after noted Tipperary Fenian, Charles Joseph Kickham, who wrote 'Knocknagow' and 'Slievenamon'.
The club was established by Dublin drapery workers, mainly from Tipperary. Kickhams father owned a large drapery store in Mullinahone. Kickhams won All Ireland hurling titles (representing Dublin) in 1889 & 1924 and football titles 1887, 1905 and 1906.
They played mainly in Civil Service grounds, Islandbridge, and their meeting place was Drapers Union Rooms, Parnell Square.
Dublin's route to the 1924 All-Ireland SHC success was as follows.
4/5/1924 Dublin(Kickhams) 3:4 Kilkenny 1:3 (Portlaoise)
26/10/1924: Final Dublin 4:4 Offaly 3:1 (Croke Park)
All-Irl semi final: 9/11/1924: Dublin 8:4 Antrim 3:1 (Croke Park)
Final: 14/12/1924: Dublin 5:3 Galway 2:6 (Croke Park) Attendance 9,000
References
Dublin inter-county hurlers
All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship winners
Year of birth missing
Year of death missing
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