E. D. Ryan
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| Born | Edmond D. Ryan 18 May 1874 Boherlahen, County Tipperary, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 18 February 1969 (aged 94) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Draper | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Hurling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Left wing-back | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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]
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.
