Dinny Kidney

Denis "Dinny" Kidney (18 October 1883 - 24 July 1917) was an Irish hurler who played for the Cork senior team.

Denis Kidney
Personal information
Irish name Donncha Ó Duáin
Sport Hurling
Born (1883-10-18)18 October 1883
Blackrock, Cork, Ireland
Died 24 July 1917(1917-07-24) (aged 33)
Blackrock, Cork, Ireland
Occupation Fisherman
Club(s)
Years Club
Blackrock
Inter-county(ies)
Years County Apps (scores)
1903-1908
Cork 9
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 2
All-Irelands 1

Kidney made his first appearance for the team during the 1903 championship and was a regular member of the starting seventeen until his retirement after the 1908 championship. During that time he won one All-Ireland medal and two Munster medals.[1][2] Kidney was an All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion.

At club level Kidney won multiple county club championship medalist with Blackrock.

On 24 July 1917, Kidney died from tuberculosis aged 33. His brother, John Kidney, was also an All-Ireland medalist with Cork.

References

  1. "Cork GAA profile". Hogan Stand website. Archived from the original on 16 February 2009. Retrieved 18 May 2010.
  2. "Munster Senior Hurling Winners". Munster GAA website. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 5 February 2013.


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