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