Billex Moloney

William Moloney (21 April 1875 – 22 July 1954), known as Billex Moloney, was an Irish hurler.[1] At club level he played with St Finbarr's and was a member of the Cork senior hurling team.[2]

Billex Moloney
Personal information
Irish name Liam Ó Maoldomhnaigh
Sport Hurling
Born (1875-04-21)21 April 1875
Erinville Hospital, Cork, Ireland
Died 22 July 1954(1954-07-22) (aged 79)
Mercy Hospital, Cork, Ireland
Nickname Billex
Occupation Clerk
Club(s)
Years Club
 St Finbarr's
Club titles
Cork titles 4
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
1901-1905
 Cork
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 3
All-Irelands 0

Career

Moloney began his association with the St Finbarr's club at a time when teams were 21-a-side. Regarded by the club as "one of the best defenders of all time", he was in defence when "the Barr's" won their inaugural County Championship title in 1899.[3] He won a further three titles as part of a three-in-a-row of successes from 1904 to 1906. Moloney had lined out in a number of tournament and exhibition games for the Cork senior hurling team before becoming a regular member of the team during the delayed 1902 championship. He went on to win three Munster Championship titles in four seasons, however, an All-Ireland Championship title eluded him. Moloney went on to train and serve as a selector with a number of St. Finbarr's teams after his retirement from playing.

Honours
St Finbarr's
Cork

References
  1. Ryan, Larry (30 March 2020). "Now you rank the top Irish sporting nicknames". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  2. "William (Billex) Moloney". Falvey-Mulcahy Genealogy website. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
  3. "St. Finbarr's: a history". St. Finbarr's GAA website. Archived from the original on 5 July 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
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