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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Liam Breathnach | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Left wing-back | ||
| Born |
1922 Ballyhale, County Kilkenny, Ireland | ||
| Died |
26 March 2013 (aged 90) Rathcoole, County Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Nickname | Willie | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
|
Carrickshock Young Irelands | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Kilkenny titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
1944-1958 | Kilkenny | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 5 | ||
| All-Irelands | 2 | ||
| NHL | 0 | ||
William Walsh (1922 – 26 March 2013[citation needed]) was an Irish hurler who played as a left wing-back for the Kilkenny senior team.
Walsh joined the team during the 1944 championship and was a regular member of the starting fifteen until his retirement after the 1958 championship. During that time he won two All-Ireland medal and five Leinster medals.[1][2] Walsh was an All-Ireland runner-up on four occasions.
At club level Walsh was a one-time Kilkenny club championship medalist with Carrickshock. He also won a Dublin club championship medal with Young Irelands.
- ^ "Kilkenny hurling and football profile". Hogan Stand website. Archived from the original on 14 October 2011. Retrieved 1 April 2013.
- ^ "Leinster Senior Hurling Championship Finalists" (PDF). Leinster GAA website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 December 2014. Retrieved 1 April 2013.