Dick 'Drug' Walsh
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| Personal information | |||
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| Irish name | Risteárd Breathnach | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Born |
31 December 1877 Mooncoin, County Kilkenny, Ireland |
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| Died | 28 July 1958 (aged 80) Freshford Road, Kilkenny, Ireland |
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| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Nickname | Drug | ||
| Occupation | Farmer | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| 1897–1917 | Mooncoin | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Kilkenny titles | 4 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
| 1904–1914 | Kilkenny | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 7 | ||
| All-Irelands | 7 | ||
Richard (Dick) "Drug" Walsh (31 December 1877 – 28 July 1958) was an Irish hurler who played as a centre-forward for the Kilkenny senior.
Born in Mooncoin, County Kilkenny, Walsh first excelled at hurling in his youth. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of twenty-four when he first linked up with the Kilkenny senior team. He made his senior debut during the 1904 championship. Walsh immediately became a regular member of the starting fifteen, and won seven All-Ireland medals and seven Leinster medals. He captained the team to the All-Ireland titles in 1907, 1909 and 1913.
As a member of the Leinster inter-provincial team Walsh captained the team to the Railway Shield. At club level he was a four-time championship medallist with Mooncoin.
Walsh retired from inter-county hurling following the conclusion of the 1914 championship.
In retirement from playing Walsh became involved in coaching. He was trainer of the Laois team that won the All-Ireland title in 1915.
Walsh played his club hurling with Mooncoin and enjoyed much success in a career that spanned three decades.
Having lost the 1897 county final he lined out in a second championship decider three years later. A 5–9 to 1–15 defeat of Freshford gave Walsh a coveted championship medal.
It was 1906 before Mooncoin enjoyed further local success. Although the county final against Tullaroan ended in a 3–6 to 1–12 draw, Mooncoin were subsequently awarded the title. It was Walsh's second championship medal.
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