Bill Kerwick
Personal information | |||
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Irish name | Liam Ó Ciarmhaic | ||
Sport | Hurling | ||
Born |
William Kerwick 30 April 1867 Ballytarsna, County Tipperary, Ireland | ||
Died |
27 March 1936 Ballytarsna, County Tipperary, Ireland | (aged 68)||
Occupation | Farm labourer | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
Ballytarsna | |||
Club titles | |||
Tipperary titles | 1 | ||
Inter-county(ies)* | |||
Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1895 | Tipperary | 2 | |
Inter-county titles | |||
Munster titles | 1 | ||
All-Irelands | 1 | ||
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 16:50, 10 October 2018. |
William Kerwick (30 April 1867 - 27 March 1936) was an Irish sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club Ballytarsna and was a member of the Tipperary senior hurling team in 1895.[1]
Biography
Raised In Ballytarsna, County Tipperary, Kerwick was born to Patrick Kerick, a farm labourer, and his wife Catherine. After a brief education he later worked as a farm labourer.
Kerwick first came to prominence as a hurler with the Ballytarsna club with whom he won a Tipperary Championship medal in 1901.
After impressing at club level, Kerwick joined the Tipperary senior hurling team for just one season during the 1895 championship. He won an All-Ireland Championship medal that year after a defeat of Kilkenny in the final. Kerwick also won a Munster Championship medal that year.
Kerwick died in Cashel on 27 March 1936.
Honours
- Ballytarsna
- Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship (1): 1901
- Tipperary
References
- ^ "Profile: Will Kerwick". Tipperary GAA Archives website. Retrieved 14 July 2015.