Eddie Dunphy

Edmond "Eddie" Dunphy (6 October 1897 – 9 November 1977) was an Irish hurler who played as a centre-forward for the Kilkenny senior team.

Eddie Dunphy
Personal information
Irish name Éamonn Ó Donnchaidh
Sport Hurling
Position Centre-forward
Born (1897-10-06)6 October 1897
Mooncoin, County Kilkenny, Ireland
Died 9 November 1977(1977-11-09) (aged 80)
Mooncoin, County Kilkenny, Ireland
Club(s)
Years Club
 Mooncoin
Club titles
Kilkenny titles 3
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
1922-1929
 Kilkenny
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 4
All-Irelands 1
NHL 0

Born in Mooncoin, County Kilkenny, Dunphy first arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of twenty-two when he first linked up with the Kilkenny senior team. He made his senior debut during the 1922 championship. Dunphy immediately became a regular member of the starting fifteen, and won one All-Ireland medal and four Leinster medals. He was an All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion.

At club level he was a three-time championship medallist with Mooncoin.

Dunphy's brothers, Joe, William and Wattie, as well as his sons, Dick and Joe Dunphy, Jnr, all played for Kilkenny at different stages.[1][2][3]

He retired from inter-county hurling following the conclusion of the 1929 championship.

Honours

Player
Mooncoin
Kilkenny

References
  1. "Joe stands tall in a proud parish of very high achievers". Kilkenny People. 12 August 2010. Archived from the original on 4 January 2015. Retrieved 4 January 2015.
  2. "Dick Dunphy". Munster Express. 14 November 2007. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  3. "The late Dick Dunphy". Hogan Stand. 24 November 2006. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
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