William Considine (29 July 1885 – 11 September 1959) was an Irish hurler. At club level he played with Ennis Dalcassians, and also lined out at inter-county level with the

Clare senior hurling team The Clare county hurling team represents County Clare, Clare in hurling and is governed by Clare GAA, the County board (Gaelic games), county board of the Gaelic Athletic Association. The team competes in the three major annual inter-county comp ...

Career

Considine first played

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in his local area with the Ennis Dalcassians club. During a successful period for the club, he was part of the Clare SHC-winning teams in 1911, 1914 and 1915. His other club honours include three Clare SFC medals. By that stage, Considine was already playing for the

, having made his debut in 1904. He won a Munster SHC medal in 1914, before later lining out at corner-back in Clare's defeat of

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in the 1914 All-Ireland final. McGrath continued to play for Clare until 1916.

Personal life and death

Considine's younger brothers, Tull and

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, also played inter-county hurling. He was a close friend of

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, was a canvasser in the 1917 East Clare by-election campaign before later playing a role with the

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during the

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. Considine died on 11 September 1959, at the age of 74.

Honours

;Ennis Dalcassians *

Clare Senior Hurling Championship The Pat O'Donnell & Co. Senior Hurling Championship, more commonly known as the'' Clare Senior Hurling Championship ''or'' Clare SHC, ''is an annual hurling competition organised by the Clare County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association. It ...

: 1911, 1914, 1915 ;Clare *

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Munster Senior Hurling Championship The Munster GAA Hurling Senior Championship, known simply as the Munster Championship, is an annual Inter county, inter-county hurling competition organised by the Munster GAA, Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the h ...

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Considine, Willie 1885 births 1959 deaths Ennis Dalcassians hurlers Clare inter-county hurlers All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship winners