Willie Walsh (Cork hurler)

Willie Walsh

Personal information
Irish name	Liam Breathnach
Sport	Hurling
Position	Centre-forward
Born	Cork, Ireland
Height	5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Club(s)
Years	Club
	Youghal
Inter-county(ies)
Years	County	Apps (scores)
1969-1975	Cork	13 (9-10)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles	3
All Irelands	1

Willie Walsh (born 1948 in Youghal, County Cork, Ireland) was an Irish hurler.

Career

Walsh first played with his local club Youghal, and was a member of the Cork senior inter-county team, from 1969 to 1975.

Minor & under-21

Walsh joined the Cork minor hurling team in the mid-1960s, and in 1966 won a Munster minor title. He later joined the county’s under-21 team, with which he won a Munster title in 1968,^{[citation needed]} before winning his first All-Ireland medal. In 1969, he played at centre-forward, when Cork won the Munster and All-Ireland contests.^{[citation needed]}

Senior

Walsh won a National Hurling League medal with the Cork team in 1969, before his first senior Munster title, following a win over Tipperary. Subsequently, Cork played in the All-Ireland final, however his side were defeated by Kilkenny. In 1970, Cork once again reached the All-Ireland final, defeating Wexford, where Walsh received his second consecutive National League and Munster medals, and his first All-Ireland medal. Walsh left the Cork team, but returned in 1974 to win a third National League medal. He added his third Munster title in 1975, as Cork were defeated by Galway in the All-Ireland semi-final.^{[citation needed]}

In the 1970s, Walsh’s was part of the panel of Cork Senior selectors.^{[citation needed]}