Edmond D. Ryan (18 May 1874 – 18 February 1969) was an Irish sportsperson. He played hurling with his local clubs Tubberadora and Cashel King Cormacs and was a member of the Tipperary senior hurling team between 1896 and 1898.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Éamonn D. Ó Riain | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Left wing-back | ||
| Born |
Edmond D. Ryan 18 May 1874 Boherlahen, County Tipperary, Ireland | ||
| Died |
18 February 1969 (aged 94) Cashel, County Tipperary, Ireland | ||
| Occupation | Draper | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
|
Tubberadora Cashel King Cormacs | |||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
1896-1898 | Tipperary | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 2 | ||
| All-Irelands | 2 | ||
Biography edit
Raised near Boherlahen, County Tipperary, Ryan was born to James Ryan, a farmer, and his wife Ellen. After a brief education he later moved Cashel where he first worked as a shopkeeper before opening his own business as a draper.[citation needed]
Ryan first came to prominence as a hurler with the Tubberadora club that dominated the Tipperary Championship in the 1890s. He also played with the Cashel King Cormacs club.[citation needed]
Success at club level saw Ryan join the Tipperary senior hurling team during the 1896 championship. He won All-Ireland Championship medals in 1896 and 1898 after respective defeats of Dublin and Kilkenny. Ryan also won two Munster Championship medals.[2]
Ryan died in Cashel on 18 February 1969. At the time of his death he was Tipperary's oldest All-Ireland medal winner.[citation needed]
Honours edit
- Tipperary
References edit
- ^ "Death of well-known Cashel man". Finbarr J. Connolly website. 19 February 1969. Archived from the original on 10 October 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
- ^ Hurley, Denis (13 August 2014). "Old rivals Cork and Tipperary have Croke Park history". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
