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John Kidney

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Irish name
  
Sean O Duain

Years
  
Club

Sport
  
Hurling

Years
  
County


Position
  
Left half-back

Name
  
John Kidney

Occupation
  
Fisherman

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.

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

John Kidney Wikipedia