Ned McEvoy

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Ned McEvoy
Personal information
Irish name Éamonn Mac Fhíobhuí
Sport Hurling
Position Full-back
Born 1886
Abbeyleix, Queen's County, Ireland
Nickname Ned
Occupation Labourer
Club(s)
YearsClub
Abbeyleix
Thomas Davis
Club titles
Kilkenny titles 1
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCounty
Dublin
Laois
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 2
All-Irelands 1

Edward P. McEvoy (born 1886) was an Irish hurler who played for the Dublin and Laois senior teams.

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Born in Abbeyleix, County Laois, McEvoy first played competitive hurling and Gaelic football in his youth. He arrived on the inter-county scene when he first linked up with the Laois senior team before later joining the Dublin senior team before returning to Laois. McEvoy was a regular member of the starting fifteen, and won one All-Ireland medal and two Leinster medals. He was an All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion. [1] [2]

At club level McEvoy won several championship medals as a dual player with Abbeyleix. He also won a championship medal with the Thomas Davis club.

Honours

Team

Thomas Davis
Abbeyleix
Laois

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References

  1. "The Hurling Glory Years 1910-1919". Laois GAA website. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
  2. Byrnes, Ollie. "The memory lives 100 years on". Clare Champion. Retrieved 2 May 2015.