Mick Kenny (Galway hurler)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Mícheál Ó Cionnaith | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Midfield | ||
| Born | 1893 Duniry, County Galway, Ireland |
||
| Died | 25 June 1959 Portumna, County Galway, Ireland |
||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Occupation | Farmer | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Tynagh | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Galway titles | 5 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
| 1921-1924 | Galway | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| All-Irelands | 1 | ||
Michael "Mick" Kenny (1893 – 25 June 1959) was an Irish hurler who played as a midfielder for the Galway senior team from 1922 until 1924.
Kenny made his first appearance for the team during the 1921 championship and was a regular member of the starting fifteen for the next three seasons. During that time he won one All-Ireland medal. An All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion, Kenny captained Galway to their first All-Ireland title in 1923.
At club level Kenny was a five-time county club championship medalist with Tynagh.
Kenny played his club hurling with Tynagh and enjoyed much success during a lengthy career.
After losing back-to-back championship deciders in 1918 and 1919, Tynagh qualified for a third successive county final in 1920. A defeat of Kilconieron gave Kenny his first championship. medal.
After the suspension of the championship the following year, Tynagh reached the county decider once again in 1922. Galway City were defeated on that occasion with Kenny winning a second championship medal. Tynagh made it two-in-a-row in 1923 with Kenny adding a third medal to his collection following a defeat of Ardrahan.
Once again the championship was suspended in 1924, however, Tynagh continued their dominance on its resumption by reaching the county final again in 1925. Craughwell were defeated on this occasion as Kenny won his fourth championship medal.
After two years of no championship activity, Tynagh defeated Peterswell in the championship decider of 1928. It was Kenny's fifth and final championship medal.
Kenny first came to prominence on the inter-county scene as a member of the Galway senior team as captain in 1921. He enjoyed little success in his first two years on the team, however, Galway gave a good account of themselves in a narrow defeat by Tipperary in the 1922 All-Ireland semi-final.
...
Wikipedia