Dannix Ring Explained

Code:Hurling
Sport:Hurling
Daniel Ring
Irish:Dónall Ó Rinn
Fullname:Daniel Ring
Occupation:Corporation labourer
County:Cork
Nickname:Dannix
Province:Munster
Club:Fr. O'Leary Hall
St Finbarr's
Clcounty:4
Counties:Cork
Icposition:Centre-back
Icyears:1919-1925
Icapps(Points):12 (2-02)
Icprovince:2
Icallireland:1
Birth Date:28 May 1900
Birth Place:Denroches Cross, Cork, Ireland
Death Date:9 February 1960 (aged 59)
Death Place:St. Joseph's Hospital, Cork, Ireland

Daniel Ring (28 May 1900 – 9 February 1960) was an Irish hurler who played as a centre-back at senior level for the Cork county team.

Ring made his first appearance for the team during the 1919 championship and was a regular member of the starting fifteen until his retirement after the 1925 championship. During that time he won one All-Ireland medal and two Munster medals.[1] [2]

At club level Ring was a multiple county championship medalist with St Finbarr's.[3]

Notes and References

  1. News: Cork GAA profile. Hogan Stand website. 3 May 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20090216074254/http://hoganstand.com/Cork/Profile.aspx. 16 February 2009. dead.
  2. News: Senior Hurling. Munster GAA website. 3 May 2012. https://web.archive.org/web/20110721124423/http://munster.gaa.ie/history/sh_teams/. 21 July 2011. dead.
  3. News: The Barrs - A History. St. Finbarr's GAA website. 3 May 2012.