Ned McEvoy
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Éamonn Mac Fhíobhuí | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Full-back | ||
| Born |
1886 Abbeyleix, Queen's County, Ireland | ||
| Nickname | Ned | ||
| Occupation | Labourer | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
|
Abbeyleix Thomas Davis | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Kilkenny titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
|
Dublin Laois | |||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 2 | ||
| All-Irelands | 1 | ||
Edward P. "Ned" McEvoy (born 1886) was an Irish hurler who played for the Dublin and Laois senior teams.
Born in Abbeyleix, County Laois, McEvoy first excelled at hurling and Gaelic football in his youth. He arrived on the inter-county scene when he first linked up with the Laois senior team before later joining the Dublin senior team before returning to Laois. McEvoy was a regular member of the starting fifteen, and won one All-Ireland medal and two Leinster medals. He was an All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion.[1][2]
At club level McEvoy won several championship medals as a dual player with Abbeyleix. He also won a championship medal with the Thomas Davis club.
Honours
Team
- Thomas Davis
- Dublin Senior Hurling Championship (1): 1913
- Abbeyleix
- Laois Senior Hurling Championship (1): 1927
- Laois
- All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (1): 1915
- Leinster Senior Hurling Championship (2): 1914, 1915
References
- ↑ "The Hurling Glory Years 1910-1919". Laois GAA website. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
- ↑ Byrnes, Ollie. "The memory lives 100 years on". Clare Champion. Retrieved 2 May 2015.
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