Johnny Dunne Explained

Code:Hurling
Sport:Hurling
Johnny Dunne
Irish:Seán Ó Duinn
Fullname:Johnny Dunne
Nickname:Lovely Johnny Dunne
Occupation:Postman
County:Kilkenny
Province:Leinster
Club:Mooncoin
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Clposition:Forward
Clcounty:1
Counties:Kilkenny
Icposition:Full-forward
Icyears:1928-1938
Icprovince:3
Icallireland:2
Nhl:1
Icupdate:21:24, 12 January 2013
Birth Date:1 December 1903
Birth Place:Bennettsbridge, County Kilkenny, Ireland
Death Date:7 September 1954 (aged 50)
Death Place:Bennettsbridge, County Kilkenny, Ireland

Johnny Dunne (1 December 1903 – 7 September 1954) was an Irish hurler who played as a full-forward for the Kilkenny senior team.

Born in Bennettsbridge, County Kilkenny, Dunne first arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of twenty-three when he first linked up with the Kilkenny senior team. Dunne went on to play a key part for Kilkenny during a successful era for the team, and won two All-Ireland medals, three Leinster medals and one National Hurling League medal.[1] [2] He was an All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion.

As a member of the Leinster inter-provincial team, Dunne won two Railway Cup medals. At club level he won one championship medal with Mooncoin.

Dunne's retirement came following the conclusion of the 1938 championship.

Notes and References

  1. News: Kilkenny GAA profile. Hogan Stand website. 8 May 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20111014192436/http://hoganstand.com/Kilkenny/Profile.aspx. 14 October 2011.
  2. News: Leinster Senior Hurling Finalists. Leinster GAA website. 8 May 2012. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20141205220340/http://leinster.gaa.ie/_fileupload/Archives/P40_69%20Finalis.pdf. 5 December 2014.