Bill Fitzgerald (hurler)

William Fitzgerald (2 June 1892 - 17 December 1983) was an Irish hurler. At club level he played with Bride Valley and Éire Óg and was also a member of the Cork senior hurling team.

Bill Fitzgerald
Personal information
Irish name Liam Mac Gearailt
Sport Hurling
Position Centre-forward
Born 2 June 1892[1]
Ballintemple, Cork, Ireland
Died 17 December 1983(1983-12-17) (aged 91)
Clonakilty, County Cork, Ireland
Nickname Billy Fitz
Club(s)
Years Club
 Bride Valley
Éire Óg
Club titles
Cork titles 1
Colleges(s)
Years College
 University College Cork
College titles
Fitzgibbon titles 1
Inter-county(ies)
Years County Apps (scores)
1914-1915
 Cork 6
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 1
All-Irelands 0

Career

Fitzgerald first played hurling with the Bride Valley club before later lining out with the University College Cork while studying there. He was a member of the college team that won their very first Fitzgibbon Cup title.[2] Fitzgerald first appeared on the inter-county scene as a member of the Cork junior hurling team that won the inaugural All-Ireland JHC title after a defeat of Westmeath in the 1912 All-Ireland junior final.[3][4][5] He progressed onto the Cork senior hurling team and was part of the team that lost the 1915 All-Ireland final to Laois.[6] After the amalgamation of the Bride Valley and Cloughduv clubs to create Éire Óg, Fitzgerald won a Cork SHC title with the new club in 1928.[7] By that stage he had become involved in the administrative affairs of the GAA and he became the first chairman of the Muskerry Divisional Board in 1925.[8]

Personal life and death

Born in Geraldine Place in Cork, Fitzgerald was the second youngest child of ten born to Edward Fitzgerald and Johanna O'Donoghue.[9] His father was a member of Cork Corporation who also served as Lord Mayor of Cork.[10] His brother, Andy also played hurling with Cork as well as Blackrock, while another brother, Edward, was a member of the Cork County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association.

Fitzgerald died in Clonakilty, County Cork on 17 December 1983, aged 91.[11]

Honours
University College Cork
Éire Óg
Cork

References
  1. "William Fitzgerald". Irish Genealogy website. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
  2. "Roll of honour". UCC hurling website. Retrieved 13 February 2020.
  3. "Junior hurling". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  4. "Cork junior hurling teams: 1910-1996" (PDF). Cork GAA website. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
  5. "Silverware has proved elusive". Westmeath Independent. 6 May 2009. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  6. "How Leix Won the All-Ireland Hurling Championship of 1915". Century Ireland. 6 May 2009. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  7. "Éire Óg – Club History". Éire Óg GAA website. Retrieved 12 November 2017.
  8. "Formation of Divisional Boards". Cork GAA website. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  9. "Residents of a house 234 in Knockrea (Blackrock, Cork)". 1911 census. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  10. "Remembering 1920: Sir Edward Fitzgerald speaks out". Cork Independent. 5 February 2020. Retrieved 5 July 2022.
  11. "Death severs link with golden past". Evening Echo. 29 December 1983. Retrieved 27 June 2022.
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