John Kidney

Irish hurler

John Kidney
Personal information
Irish name Seán Ó Duáin
Sport Hurling
Position Left half-back
Born 1872
Blackrock, County Cork, Ireland
Occupation Fisherman
Club(s)
Years Club
Blackrock
Inter-county(ies)
Years County Apps (scores)
1891-1897
Cork 6
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 1
All-Irelands 1

John Kidney (born 30 June 1871) was an Irish hurler who played as a left half-back for the Cork senior team.

Kidney made his first appearance for the team during the 1891 championship and was a regular member of the starting seventeen until his retirement after the 1897 championship. During that time he won one All-Ireland medal and one Munster medal.[1][2]

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

His brother, Dinny 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 28 March 2019. Retrieved 5 February 2013.
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Cork – 1894 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions (4th title)
  • 1 S. Hayes (c)
  • 2 M. Murphy
  • 3 J. O'Leary
  • 4 J. Kidney
  • 5 D. Coughlan
  • 6 S. Hegarty
  • 7 P. Coughlan
  • 8 W. J. O'Connell
  • 9 M. Norberg
  • 10 J. Cashman
  • 11 J. Young
  • 12 D. Hayes
  • 13 M. Cronin
  • 14 J. Cullinane
  • 15 J. Delea
  • 16 J. O'Connor
  • 17 J. Kelleher
Partial Reference: Cork GAA website Inter-County SHC Results and Teams. 1887-1899 Information from Peter Devine. Accessed 17 July 2010.


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