Edward Walsh (rugby union) explained

Edward Walsh
Nickname:Ned
Nationality:Irish
Sport:Rugby
Collegeteam:Blackrock College
Club:Lansdowne Football Club

Edward J (Ned) Walsh (1861 – 1939) was an Ireland international rugby union player.

A native of Graiguenahown, Abbeyleix, County Laois, he was the first former Blackrock College student to win an Irish rugby international cap and was capped seven times for Ireland between 1885 and 1893.[1]

He was also a member of Lansdowne Football Club.

Notes and References

  1. The Catholic Telegraph, 30 July 1862: The Catholic Telegraph . The Catholic Telegraph . English.