Willie Considine

William Considine (29 July 1885 – 11 September 1959) was an Irish hurler. At club level he played with Ennis Dalcassians, and also lined out at inter-county level with the Clare senior hurling team.

Willie Considine
Personal information
Sport Hurling
Born 29 July 1885[1]
Ennis, County Clare, Ireland
Died 11 September 1959(1959-09-11) (aged 74)
Ennis, County Clare, Ireland
Nickname Dodger
Occupation County council labourer
Club(s)
Years Club
 Ennis Dalcassians
Club titles
  Football Hurling
Clare titles 3 3
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
1904-1916
 Clare
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 1
All-Irelands 1

Career

Considine first played hurling in his local area with the Ennis Dalcassians club. During a successful period for the club, he was part of the Clare SHC-winning teams in 1911, 1914 and 1915. His other club honours include three Clare SFC medals. By that stage, Considine was already playing for the Clare senior hurling team, having made his debut in 1904. He won a Munster SHC medal in 1914, before later lining out at corner-back in Clare's defeat of Laois in the 1914 All-Ireland final.[2][3] McGrath continued to play for Clare until 1916.

Personal life and death

Considine's younger brothers, Tull and Brendan, also played inter-county hurling.[4] He was a close friend of Éamon de Valera, was a canvasser in the 1917 East Clare by-election campaign before later playing a role with the Irish Republican Army during the War of Independence.[5]

Considine died on 11 September 1959, at the age of 74.[6]

Honours
Ennis Dalcassians
Clare

References
  1. "Birth of WILLIAM CONSIDINE in 1885". Irish Genealogy website. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
  2. "Senior hurling". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
  3. "Clare (Quin) 1914 Hurling All-Ireland Champions". GAA website. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
  4. "Considine Brothers". Clare Library. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
  5. "Willie Considine". Finbarr J. Connolly website. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
  6. "Death of WILLIAM CONSIDINE in 1959". Irish Genealogy website. Retrieved 15 July 2023.
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