Jeremiah Desmond (1876 - 26 April 1958) was an Irish sportsman. He played hurling with his local club

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and was a member of the

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senior inter-county team from 1902 until 1907.

Playing career

Club

Desmond played his club hurling with his local

team in Cork and enjoyed some success. He won three county senior championship titles in all, with victory coming in 1902, 1907 and 1909.

Inter-county

Desmond first tasted success on the inter-county scene with

in 1902 when he lined out in his first Munster final.

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provided the opposition on that occasion and n exciting contest ensued. At the final whistle Cork were the winners by 2-9 to 1-5 and Desmond collected a

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winners’ medal. Cork subsequently defeated

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and

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were later defeated as Cork booked their place in the All-Ireland final with

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providing the opposition. The game was played in

to mark the opening of the new Cork Athletic Ground. Desmond's side made no mistake on this occasion and went on to win 3-13 to 0-0, giving Desmond an All-Ireland winners’ medal. Desmond was still a key member of the Cork team again in 1903. That year, he collected a second Munster winners’ medal as Cork defeated

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by 5-16 to 1-1. Cork later received a walkover from Galway before defeating

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in the ‘home’ championship decider. London provided the opposition for a third time in the proper All-Ireland final. Cork were well on top for the entire game and secured a 3-16 to 1-1 victory. It was Desmond’s second consecutive All-Ireland winners’ medal. In 1904 Desmond and Cork were attempting to capture a third All-Ireland title in-a-row. The campaign began well with Cork defeating

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to secure a fourth consecutive Munster title. A subsequent trouncing of Antrim set up an All-Ireland final showdown with Kilkenny. It was the beginning of a hugely successful era for ‘the Cats’ as Cork were heading into decline. Kilkenny won the game thanks to Dick Doyle’s first-half goal, while Pat ‘Fox’ Maher made great save at the end to help his team to a 1-9 to 1-8 defeat of Desmond’s side. After being dropped from the Cork team for a number of years Desmond was back in 1907. That year he picked up a fourth Munster winners’ medal following a 1-6 to 1-4 defeat of

. Cork later reached the All-Ireland final with Kilkenny providing the opposition. A high-scoring, but close, game developed between these two great rivals once again. As the game entered the final stage there was little to separate the two sides. Jimmy Kelly scored three first-half goals while

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scored Kilkenny’s winning point at the death. Cork went on two late goal hunts; however, the final score of 3-12 to 4-8 gave Kilkenny the win. It was Desmond’s last All-Ireland final appearance.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Desmond, Jerry 1876 births 1958 deaths Dungourney hurlers Cork inter-county hurlers All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship winners