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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Prionsias Breathnach | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Left half-forward | ||
| Born |
1936 Waterford, Ireland | ||
| Died |
28 December 2012 (aged 76) Waterford, Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m) | ||
| Occupation | Welder | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
1955–1974 | Mount Sion | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Football | Hurling | ||
| Waterford titles | 3 | 12 | |
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1956–1970 | Waterford | 31 (10–84) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 3 | ||
| All-Irelands | 1 | ||
| NHL | 1 | ||
Frankie Walsh (1936 – 28 December 2012) was an Irish hurler who played as a left wing-forward at senior level for the Waterford county team.[1]
Walsh made his first appearance for the team during the 1956 championship and was a regular member of the starting fifteen until his retirement after the 1970 championship. During that time he won one All-Ireland medal, three Munster medals and one National Hurling League medal. In 1959 Walsh captained the team to the All-Ireland title.[2]
At club level Walsh had a lengthy career with Mount Sion, winning twelve county club championship.
In retirement from playing Walsh became involved in team management. He trained the Waterford senior hurling team in the early 1970s before later serving as manager of the Mount Sion senior hurling team in the early 1990s.[3]
- ^ "Former Waterford captain Frankie Walsh passes away". Newstalk website. 30 December 2012. Archived from the original on 4 January 2014. Retrieved 31 December 2012.
- ^ Cahill, Liam (31 December 2012). "Mount Sion to the bone". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 31 December 2012.
- ^ Moynihan, Michael (1 January 2013). "Mount Sion 'was everything to Frankie'". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 1 January 2013.