Liam Boyle Snr

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Liam Boyle
Personal information
Sport Hurling
Position 11
Born Ballyduff, County Kerry
Club(s)
YearsClub

Ballyduff

Causeway
Club titles
Kerry titles 2
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCounty
Kerry
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 0
All-Irelands 0

Liam Boyle is a hurler who played for Ballyduff. His family are a well-known sporting family in North Kerry, [ citation needed ] and his sons have played both football and hurling with Kerry. His son Mikey Boyle was captain of the Kerry county team that won the 2011 Christy Ring Cup.

He had a successful club career with Ballyduff. He won 11 Kerry Senior Hurling Championship 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1984, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1993, 1994 and 1995. He was captain of the 1977 team. He played in the goal in the 1995 win, with his sons Colm and Kenneth outfield.[ citation needed ] He also played with Causeway for a time.


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