Turlough Owen "Tull" Considine (5 October 1898 – 7 July 1980) was an

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hurler and

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er who played for the Clare senior teams. A talented

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, Considine first played for the senior hurling team during the 1918 championship and was a regular on the inter-county scene until his retirement after the 1934 championship. During that time he won one

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hurling medal. Considine was an All-Ireland runner-up on two occasions. He also played football with Clare. Appearing in the 1917 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final where Clare lost out to

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. At club level Considine played with the Ennis Dalcassians club and enjoyed much success. In a career that spanned three decades he won six county hurling championship medals and two county football championship medals. Considine's brothers,

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and

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, were

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medalists with Clare.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Considine, Tull 1898 births 1979 deaths Dual players Ennis Dalcassians Gaelic footballers Ennis Dalcassians hurlers Clare inter-county Gaelic footballers Clare inter-county hurlers Munster inter-provincial Gaelic footballers Munster inter-provincial hurlers