Bernie Boothman

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Bernie Boothman
Personal information
Irish name Bearnard Bútman
Sport Hurling
Position Right corner-forward
Born 1936
Dublin, Ireland
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Occupation Van driver
Club(s)
YearsClub
St Finbarr's
St Columba's
Club titles
Dublin titles 1
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCounty
1955
1956–1966
Warwickshire
Dublin
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 1
All-Irelands 0
NHL 0

Bernard Boothman (born 1936 [1] ) is an Irish former hurler. At club level, he played with St Columba's and at inter-county level was a member of the Dublin senior hurling team.

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Playing career

Boothman first played hurling at club level with St Columba's. After emigrating to England he joined the St Finbarr's club in Coventry and won a Wawrwickshire SHC medal in 1955. Boothman returned to St Columba's the following year and was part of the club's first ever Dublin SHC success. [2] [3]

At inter-county level, Shannon first played for Dublin at minor level. He won three successive Leinster MHC medals before captaining the team to a 2–7 to 2–3 defeat of Tipperary in the 1954 All-Ireland MHC final. [4] At adult level, Boothman played with the Warwickshire team beaten by Cork in the 1955 All-Ireland JHC final. [5] [6]

After returning to Ireland, Boothman made his Dublin senior hurling team debut in 1956 and quickly became a regular. He won a Leinster SHC medal in 1961 following Dublin's first provincial success in nine years. [7] Boothman was at corner-forward when Dublin were beaten by Tipperary in the 1961 All-Ireland final. [8] [9]

Personal life

His brother, Achille Boothman, also played hurling with St Columba's, Dublin and Leinster.

Honours

St Finbarr's
St Columba's
Dublin

References

  1. "Meet the Dublin boys!". Irish Press. 30 August 1961. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  2. "Club Titles - Dublin". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
  3. "Alone it stands... Crumlin's epic win in 1980 still sets bar in Dublin". Irish Independent. 4 December 2016. Retrieved 19 January 2025.
  4. "Leinster Minor All-Ireland Hurling Winning Teams" (PDF). Leinster GAA website. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  5. "Junior hurling". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  6. "Cork profile". Hogan Stand website. Retrieved 18 August 2021.
  7. "Leinster Senior Hurling Finalists" (PDF). Leinster GAA website. Retrieved 11 January 2025.
  8. Diarmuid, O'Flynn (20 May 2011). "What might have been..." Irish Examiner. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
  9. "Our hurling heroes of 1961 return to Parnell Park". Irish Independent. 8 November 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2025.