Eddie Byrne (hurler)

Eddie Byrne
Personal information
Irish name	Éamonn Ó Broin
Sport	Hurling
Position	Midfield
Born	1905 Kilkenny, Ireland
Died	1944 Kilkenny, Ireland
Nickname	Ned
Club(s)
Years	Club
	Dicksboro Young Irelands
Inter-county(ies)
Years	County
1929-1930 1931-1938	Dublin Kilkenny
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles	5
All-Irelands	3
NHL	2

Edward "Eddie" Byrne (1905-1944) was an Irish hurler who played as a midfielder for the Dublin and Kilkenny senior teams.^[1]

Byrne made his first appearance for the Dublin team during the 1929 championship and became a regular player on the inter-county scene over the next decade. During that time he won three All-Ireland medals, five Leinster medals and two National Hurling League medal.^[2]^[3]

Byrne enjoyed a lengthy club career with Dicksboro and Young Irelands.

His brother, Podge Byrne, also played hurling with Kilkenny.

References

↑ "Podge and Eddie Byrne". Dicksboro GAA website. Retrieved 17 October 2012.
↑ "County profile: Kilkenny". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
↑ "County profile: Dublin". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 24 October 2011.

Kilkenny - 1932 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions (9th title)

1 J. Dermody 2 P. Larkin 3 P. O'Reilly 4 J. Carroll 5 P. Phelan 6 P. Byrne 7 E. Doyle 8 E. Byrne 9 L. Meagher 10 J. Walsh (c) 11 M. Power 12 T. Leahy 13 D. Dunne 14 M. White 15 M. Power Substitutes 16 B. Dalton 17 P. Dowling 18 J. Duggan 19 J. Fitzpatrick 20 J. Grace 21 B. Kelly 22 J. O'Connell

Part Reference: Kilkenny GAA Bible p84. Compiled by Gerry O'Neill. 2008. Accessed 17 July 2010.

Kilkenny - 1933 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions (10th title)

1 J. Dermody 2 J. Dunne 3 E. Doyle (Capt.) 4 L. Meagher 5 P. Phelan 6 P. Larkin 7 M. White 8 P. O’Reilly 9 P. Byrne 10 J. Walsh 11 J. Fitzpatrick 12 E. Byrne 13 T. Leahy 14 Martin Power 15 Matty Power Subs J. Duggan J. O’Connell

Part Reference: Kilkenny GAA Bible p84. Compiled by Gerry O'Neill. 2008. Accessed 17 July 2010.

Kilkenny - 1935 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions (11th title)

1 J. O’Connell 2 P. Larkin 3 P. O’Reilly 4 P. Blanchfield 5 E. Byrne 6 P. Byrne 7 P. Phelan 8 L. Meagher (c) 9 T. Leahy 10 J. Walsh 11 J. Duggan 12 M. White 13 J. Dunne 14 L. Byrne 15 M. Power Subs used 20 L. Duggan for J. Dunne 13 J. Dunne for L. Duggan Subs not used 16 J. Dermody 17 P. Kealy 18 M. Tyrrell 19 J. Phelan 21 M. Larkin 22 J. Purcell

Part Reference: Kilkenny GAA Bible p84. Compiled by Gerry O'Neill. 2008. Accessed 17 July 2010.

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