Billex Moloney
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Liam Ó Maoldomhnaigh | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Born |
21 April 1875 Erinville Hospital, Cork, Ireland | ||
| Died |
22 July 1954 (aged 79) Mercy Hospital, Cork, Ireland | ||
| Nickname | Billex | ||
| Occupation | Clerk | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| St Finbarr's | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Cork titles | 4 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
1901-1905 | Cork | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 3 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
William Moloney (21 April 1875 – 22 July 1954), known as Billex Moloney, was an Irish hurler.[1] At club level he played with St Finbarr's and was a member of the Cork senior hurling team.[2]
Career
Moloney began his association with the St Finbarr's club at a time when teams were 21-a-side. Regarded by the club as "one of the best defenders of all time", he was in defence when "the Barr's" won their inaugural County Championship title in 1899.[3] He won a further three titles as part of a three-in-a-row of successes from 1904 to 1906. Moloney had lined out in a number of tournament and exhibition games for the Cork senior hurling team before becoming a regular member of the team during the delayed 1902 championship. He went on to win three Munster Championship titles in four seasons, however, an All-Ireland Championship title eluded him. Moloney went on to train and serve as a selector with a number of St. Finbarr's teams after his retirement from playing.
Honours
- St Finbarr's
- Cork
References
- ^ Ryan, Larry (30 March 2020). "Now you rank the top Irish sporting nicknames". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
- ^ "William (Billex) Moloney". Falvey-Mulcahy Genealogy website. Retrieved 19 August 2021.
- ^ "St. Finbarr's: a history". St. Finbarr's GAA website. Archived from the original on 5 July 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2013.