Mick Kenny (Galway hurler)

Mick Kenny
Personal information
Irish name Mícheál Ó Cionnaith
Sport Hurling
Position Midfield
Born 1893
Duniry, County Galway, Ireland
Died 25 June 1959
Portumna, County Galway, Ireland
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Occupation Farmer
Club(s)
Years Club
Tynagh
Club titles
Galway titles 5
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
1921-1924
Galway
Inter-county titles
All-Irelands 1

Michael Kenny (1893 – 25 June 1959) was an Irish hurler who played as a midfielder for the Galway senior team from 1922 until 1924.

Kenny made his first appearance for the team during the 1921 championship and was a regular member of the starting fifteen for the next three seasons. During that time he won one All-Ireland medal.[1] An All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion, Kenny captained Galway to their first All-Ireland title in 1923.

At club level Kenny was a five-time county club championship medalist with Tynagh.

  1. ^ "County profile: Galway". Hogan Stand. Archived from the original on 26 May 2010. Retrieved 21 April 2011.