Bill Kenny
Personal information
Irish name Liam Ó Cionnaith
Sport Hurling
Position Midfield
Born 1899
Ballyragget, County Kilkenny, Ireland
Died 8 February 1978 (aged 78)
Ballyragget, County Kilkenny, Ireland
Occupation Farmer
Club(s)
Years Club
1920-1930
Dicksboro
Club titles
Kilkenny titles 2
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
1922-1927
Kilkenny
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 3
All-Irelands 1

William Kenny (1899 - 8 February 1978) was an Irish hurler. A versatile player who lined out as a half-back, a midfielder and a half-forward, he was a member of the Kilkenny team that won the 1922 All-Ireland Championship.[1]

Kenny enjoyed a decade-long club career with Dicksboro. During that time he won county championship medals in 1923 and 1926.

After being selected for the Kilkenny senior team in 1922, Kenny was a regular on the team at various times over subsequent seasons. He won his first Leinster medal in 1922 before later winning his sole All-Ireland medal after Kilkenny's defeat of Tipperary in the final. Kenny won subsequent Leinster medals in 1923 and 1925.

A member of the Old IRA in his youth, Kenny was also heavily involved in coursing. He died after a short illness on 8 February 1978.

Honours

Dicksboro
Kilkenny

References

  1. "Mr. William Kenny". Kilkenny People. 17 February 1978. Retrieved 12 June 2018.
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