Ned McEvoy

Edward P. "Ned" McEvoy (born 1886) was an Irish hurler who played for the Dublin and Laois senior teams.

Ned McEvoy
Personal information
Irish name Éamonn Mac Fhíobhuí
Sport Hurling
Position Full-back
Born 1886
Abbeyleix, Queen's County, Ireland
Nickname Ned
Occupation Labourer
Club(s)
Years Club
 Abbeyleix
Thomas Davis
Club titles
Kilkenny titles 1
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
 Dublin
Laois
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 2
All-Irelands 1

Born in Abbeyleix, County Laois, McEvoy first played competitive hurling and Gaelic football in his youth. He arrived on the inter-county scene when he first linked up with the Laois senior team before later joining the Dublin senior team before returning to Laois. McEvoy was a regular member of the starting fifteen, and won one All-Ireland medal and two Leinster medals. He was an All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion.[1][2]

At club level McEvoy won several championship medals as a dual player with Abbeyleix. He also won a championship medal with the Thomas Davis club.

Honours

Team
Thomas Davis
Abbeyleix
Laois

References
  1. "The Hurling Glory Years 1910-1919". Laois GAA website. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
  2. Byrnes, Ollie. "The memory lives 100 years on". Clare Champion. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.