Billy Mackesy

William "Billy" Mackesy
Personal information
Irish name Liam Ó Macasa
Sport Dual player
Football Position: Forward
Hurling Position: Forward
Born 1880
Buttevant, County Cork, Ireland
Died 12 November 1956 (aged 76)
Cork, Ireland
Occupation Publican
Club(s)
Years Club
Blackrock
Lees
Club titles
  Football Hurling
Cork titles 7 6
Inter-county(ies)
Years County Apps (scores)
1903-1912
1901-1912
Cork (hurling)
Cork (football)
19
24
Inter-county titles
  Football Hurling
Munster Titles 3 3
All-Ireland Titles 1 1

William "Billy" Mackesy (1880 - 12 November 1956) was an Irish hurler and Gaelic footballer who played as a forward for the Cork senior teams.[1]

Born in Buttevant, County Cork, Mackesy first excelled at Gaelic games in his youth. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of twenty-one when he first linked up with the Cork senior football team. He made his debut during the 1901 championship. Mackesy immediately became a regular member of the starting fifteen and won one All-Ireland medal and one Munster medal. He later joined the Cork senior hurling team, with whom he won All-Ireland medal and one Munster medal. Mackesy was an All-Ireland runner-up on four occasions.

At club level Mackesy was a seven-time championship medallist as a footballer with Lees. As a hurler he also won six championship medals with Blackrock.

Throughout his career Mackesy made a combined total of 43 championship appearances. He retired from the inter-county scene following the conclusions of the respective 1912 championships.

Mackessy is one of only fifteen players to have won All-Ireland medals in both codes.

Honours

Player

Blackrock
Lees
Cork

References

  1. "Obituary of Billy Mackesy". Finbarr J. Connolly website. Retrieved 15 July 2015.
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