Willie Cashman

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Willie Cashman
Personal information
Irish name Liam Ó Ciosáin
Sport Hurling
Position Midfield
Born 1961
Aghada, County Cork, Ireland
Club(s)
YearsClub
Aghada
Imokilly
St Finbarr's
Club titles
Cork titles 3
Inter-county(ies)*
YearsCountyApps (scores)
1982-1989
Cork 1 (0-00)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 0
All-Irelands 0
NHL 0
All Stars 0
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 22:32, 25 February 2022.

William Cashman (born 1961) is an Irish former hurler. At club level he played with Aghada, Imokilly and St Finbarr's, while he was also a member of the Cork senior hurling team. Cashman usually lined out at corner-back or wing-back.

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Career

Cashman first played Gaelic games with the Aghada club. After progressing from the juvenile and underage ranks, he went on to win a number of East Cork titles as a dual player. He simultaneously enjoyed success as a schoolboy with St. Colman's College by winning an All-Ireland Colleges Championship in 1977. Cashman also earned selection on the Imokilly divisional hurling team before transferring to the St Finbarr's club in 1982. He won a Cork SHC title in his debut season before claiming further titles in 1984 and 1988. [1] Cashman first came to prominence on the inter-county scene as a member of the Cork minor hurling team that won consecutive All-Ireland MHC titles in 1978 and 1979. [2] His tenure with the under-21 side also yielded success after beating Galway in the 1982 All-Ireland under-21 final. [3] After playing in a number of National League games for the senior team earlier in the decade, Cashman made his Munster SHC debut in 1989. [4]

Honours

St Colman's College
Aghada
St Finbarr's
Cork

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References

  1. "The Barrs - a history". St. Finbarr's GAA website. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  2. "Minor Hurling". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  3. "Under 21 Hurling". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 25 February 2022.
  4. "Picking the best Cork hurlers since 1970 who made one championship appearance". Echo Live. 1 June 2020. Retrieved 25 February 2022.