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Liam Dowling
Personal information
Irish name Liam Ó Dualaing
Sport Hurling
Position Full-forward
Born 25 January 1931
Castlemartyr, County Cork, Ireland
Died 20 November 1996
Cork, Ireland
Club(s)
Years Club
1940s-1950s
1950s-1960s
1960s
Castlemartyr
Sarsfield's
Castlemartyr
Club titles
Cork titles 1
Inter-county(ies)
Years County Apps (scores)
1952-1962
Cork 11 (9-05)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 2
All-Irelands 2
NHL 1

Liam Dowling (25 January 1931 - 20 November 1996) was an Irish former hurler who played as a full-forward for the Cork senior team.[1]

Dowling made his first appearance for the team during the 1952 championship and was a regular member of the starting fifteen at various intervals for much of the next decade. During that time he won two All-Ireland medals, two Munster medals and one National Hurling League medal.

At club level Dowling is a county senior championship medalist with Sarsfield's. He also played with Castlemartyr

Playing career

Club

Dowling began his club hurling career with his local Castlemartyr club.[2]

In 1951 he won his first county junior championship with the club following a 6-5 to 2-7 defeat of Cloughduv.

Dowling won further divisional titles with the club before moving to the Sarsfield's club in the mid-fifties. It was a successful time for 'Sars', as the club secured the county senior championship in 1957.

The 1960s saw Dowling switch his club allegiance back to Castlemartyr once again. He won a second county junior championship with the club in 1964, as Cloughduv were accounted for once again.

Inter-county

Dowling first came to prominence with the Cork senior hurlers in the early 1950s. He won his first Munster title as a full-forward in 1952. Dowling later collected his first All-Ireland medal following a victory over Dublin in the championship decider. Cork continued their winning ways in 1953 with Dowling adding a National Hurling League medal to his collection. He later collected his second Munster title before later winning a second All-Ireland medal, following Cork’s defeat of Galway in one of the dirtiest All-Ireland finals ever.

References

  1. ^ "Castlemartyr Roll of Honour". East Cork GAA website. Retrieved 19 March 2012.
  2. ^ "History of Castlemartyr GAA". Castlemartyr GAA website. Retrieved 19 March 2012.