John Joe Hayes Explained

Code:Hurling
Sport:Hurling
John Joe Hayes
Irish:Seán Seosamh Ó hAodha
Occupation:Farmer
County:Tipperary
Province:Munster
Club:Moycarkey–Borris
Clcounty:4
Counties:Tipperary
Icposition:Left corner-back
Icyears:1917-1927
Icprovince:3
Icallireland:1
Nhl:0
Birth Date:1895 6, df=yes
Birth Place:Littleton, County Tipperary, Ireland
Death Place:Littleton, County Tipperary, Ireland
Icupdate:23:10, 28 August 2021

John Joseph Hayes (27 June 1895 – 8 November 1979) was an Irish hurler. At club level he played with Moycarkey–Borris and was also a member of the Tipperary senior hurling team. He usually lined out as a corner-back.

Career

Hayes first came to prominence as a hurler with the Moycarkey–Borris club.[1] In a career that spanned three decades, he won four County Championship titles, including one as team captain in 1926.[2] Hayes first appeared on the inter-county scene as a member of the Tipperary senior hurling team in 1917. It was the first year of a decade-long association with the team, culminating with the winning of the All-Ireland Championship in 1925. Hayes's other honours include three Munster Championship medals, while he was also included on the Ireland team for the 1924 Tailteann Games.[3]

Personal life and death

Hayes was born in the townland of Ballyerk in Littleton, County Tipperary in June 1895. The second of six surviving children born to Daniel and Johanna Hayes (née Dywer), he spent his entire working life as a farmer. Hayes is the subject of "the Tipperary Hurler", a painting by Limerick-born artist Seán Keating.[4]

Hayes died aged 84 on 8 November 1979.

Honours

Moycarkey–Borris

1926 (c), 1932, 1933, 1934

1922, 1923, 1924, 1926 (c), 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934

Tipperary

1925

1922, 1924, 1925

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Club History. Moycarkey–Borris GAA website. 28 August 2021.
  2. News: Roll of Honour. Moycarkey–Borris GAA website. 28 August 2021.
  3. News: Senior Hurling. Munster GAA website. 28 August 2021.
  4. News: The Tipperary Hurler. Thurles Info website. 28 August 2021.