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 Senior Hurling Championship (8): 1935, 1936, 1938, 1939, 1942, 1944, 1945, 1946 (c)
- Tipperary
- All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (2): 1937, 1945
- Munster Senior Hurling Championship (3): 1937, 1941, 1945
- Munster
- Railway Cup (3): 1938 (sub), 1940, 1946 (c)
References
- ↑ "Tipperary GAA Profile". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 9 May 2008.
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