Ger Cornally

Ger Cornally
Personal information
Irish name Gearóid Ó Cornalaigh
Sport Hurling
Position Full-back
Born Thurles, County Tipperary, Ireland
Club(s)
Years Club
Thurles Sarsfields
Club titles
Tipperary titles 8
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
1937-1948 Tipperary
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 3
All-Irelands 2
NHL 0

Ger Cornally was an Irish hurler who played as a full-back for the Tipperary senior team.

Born in Thurles, County Tipperary, Cornally first excelled at hurling in his youth. He arrived on the inter-county scene when he first linked up with the Tipperary junior team. He made his senior debut during the 1937 championship. Cornally immediately became a regular member of the starting fifteen and won two All-Ireland medals and three Munster medals.[1]

As a member of the Munster inter-provincial team on a number of occasions, Cornally won two Railway Cup medals. At club level he was an eight-time championship medallist with Thurles Sarsfields.

Cornally retired from inter-county hurling following the conclusion of the 1948 championship.

Honours

Player

Thurles Sarsfields
Tipperary
Munster

References

  1. "Tipperary GAA Profile". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 9 May 2008.


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