John Kidney

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John Kidney
Personal information
Irish name Seán Ó Duáin
Sport Hurling
Position Left half-back
Born 1872
Blackrock, County Cork, Ireland
Occupation Fisherman
Club(s)
YearsClub
Blackrock
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCountyApps (scores)
1891-1897
Cork 6
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 1
All-Irelands 1

John Kidney (born 30 June 1871) was an Irish hurler who played as a left half-back for the Cork senior team.

Kidney made his first appearance for the team during the 1891 championship and was a regular member of the starting seventeen until his retirement after the 1897 championship. During that time he won one All-Ireland medal and one Munster medal. [1] [2]

At club level Kidney won multiple county club championship medalist with Blackrock.

His brother, Dinny Kidney, was also an All-Ireland medalist with Cork.

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References

  1. "Cork GAA profile". Hogan Stand website. Archived from the original on 16 February 2009. Retrieved 18 May 2010.
  2. "Munster Senior Hurling Winners". Munster GAA website. Archived from the original on 28 March 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2013.