Ger Cornally

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Ger Cornally
Personal information
Irish name Gearóid Ó Cornalaigh
Sport Hurling
Position Full-back
Born 1913
Thurles, County Tipperary, Ireland
Died 18 April 1992 (aged 78)
Thurles, County Tipperary, Ireland
Club(s)
YearsClub
Thurles Sarsfields
Club titles
Tipperary titles 8
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCounty
1937-1948
Tipperary
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 3
All-Irelands 2
NHL 0

Ger Cornally (1913 - 18 April 1992) was an Irish hurler who played as a full-back for the Tipperary senior team.

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Born in Thurles, County Tipperary, Cornally first arrived on the inter-county scene when he first linked up with the Tipperary junior team. He made his senior debut during the 1937 championship. Cornally immediately became a regular member of the starting fifteen and won two All-Ireland medals and three Munster medals. [1]

As a member of the Munster inter-provincial team on a number of occasions, Cornally won two Railway Cup medals. At club level he was an eight-time championship medallist with Thurles Sarsfields.

Cornally retired from inter-county hurling following the conclusion of the 1948 championship.

Honours

Player

Thurles Sarsfields
Tipperary
Munster

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References

  1. "Tipperary GAA Profile". Hogan Stand. Archived from the original on 21 August 2012. Retrieved 9 May 2008.