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John Joe Hayes

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John Joe Hayes
Personal information
Irish name Seán Seosamh Ó hAodha
Sport Hurling
Position Left corner-back
Born (1895-06-27)27 June 1895
Littleton, County Tipperary, Ireland
Died 8 November 1979(1979-11-08) (aged 84)
Littleton, County Tipperary, Ireland
Occupation Farmer
Club(s)
Years Club
Moycarkey–Borris
Club titles
Tipperary titles 4
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
1917-1927
Tipperary
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 3
All-Irelands 1
NHL 0

John Joseph Hayes (27 June 1895 – 8 November 1979) was an Irish hurler. At club level he played with Moycarkey–Borris and was also a member of the Tipperary senior hurling team. He usually lined out as a corner-back.

Career

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Hayes first came to prominence as a hurler with the Moycarkey–Borris club.[1] In a career that spanned three decades, he won four County Championship titles, including one as team captain in 1926.[2] Hayes first appeared on the inter-county scene as a member of the Tipperary senior hurling team in 1917. It was the first year of a decade-long association with the team, culminating with the winning of the All-Ireland Championship in 1925. Hayes's other honours include three Munster Championship medals, while he was also included on the Ireland team for the 1924 Tailteann Games.[3]

Personal life and death

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Hayes was born in the townland of Ballyerk in Littleton, County Tipperary in June 1895. The second of six surviving children born to Daniel and Johanna Hayes (née Dywer), he spent his entire working life as a farmer. Hayes is the subject of "the Tipperary Hurler", a painting by Limerick-born artist Seán Keating.[4]

Hayes died aged 84 on 8 November 1979.[citation needed]

Honours

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Moycarkey–Borris
Tipperary

References

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  1. ^ "Club History". Moycarkey–Borris GAA website. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  2. ^ "Roll of Honour". Moycarkey–Borris GAA website. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Senior Hurling". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  4. ^ "The Tipperary Hurler". Thurles Info website. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
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