Bill Kerwick Explained

Code:Hurling
Sport:Hurling
Bill Kerwick
Irish:Liam Ó Ciarmhaic
Occupation:Farm labourer
County:Tipperary
Province:Munster
Club:Ballytarsna
Clcounty:1
Counties:Tipperary
Icyears:1895
Icapps(Points):2
Icprovince:1
Icallireland:1
Icupdate:16:50, 10 October 2018
Birth Place:Ballytarsna, County Tipperary, Ireland
Birth Date:William Kerwick
1867 4, df=yes
Death Place:Ballytarsna, County Tipperary, Ireland

William Kerwick (30 April 1867 – 27 March 1936) was an Irish sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club Ballytarsna and was a member of the Tipperary senior hurling team in 1895.[1]

Biography

Raised In Ballytarsna, County Tipperary, Kerwick was born to Patrick Kerick, a farm labourer, and his wife Catherine. After a brief education he later worked as a farm labourer.

Kerwick first came to prominence as a hurler with the Ballytarsna club with whom he won a Tipperary Championship medal in 1901.

After impressing at club level, Kerwick joined the Tipperary senior hurling team for just one season during the 1895 championship. He won an All-Ireland Championship medal that year after a defeat of Kilkenny in the final. Kerwick also won a Munster Championship medal that year.

Kerwick died in Cashel on 27 March 1936.

Honours

Ballytarsna
Tipperary

Notes and References

  1. News: Profile: Will Kerwick. Tipperary GAA Archives website. 14 July 2015.