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Personal information | |||
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Irish name | Séamus Breathnach | ||
Sport | Hurling | ||
Born | 1895 Mooncoin, County Kilkenny, Ireland | ||
Died | 19 February 1950 Dublin, Ireland | ||
Nickname | Builder | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
1914-1919 1920-1935 | Mooncoin Faughs | ||
Club titles | |||
Dublin titles | 5 | ||
Inter-county(ies) | |||
Years | County | ||
1916-1919 1920-1930 | Kilkenny Dublin | ||
Inter-county titles | |||
Leinster titles | 7 | ||
All-Irelands | 3 | ||
NHL | 1 |
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