About Will Kerwick
Lived 1870 – 1936 (aged 65–66). Will Kerwick was a hurler.
William Kerwick (30 April 1867 – 27 March 1936) was an Irish sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club Ballytarsna and was a member of the Tipperary senior hurling team in 1895.
Biography
Raised In Ballytarsna, County Tipperary, Kerwick was born to Patrick Kerick, a farm labourer, and his wife Catherine. After a brief education he later worked as a farm labourer.
Kerwick first came to prominence as a hurler with the Ballytarsna club with whom he won a Tipperary Championship medal in 1901.
After impressing at club level, Kerwick joined the Tipperary senior hurling team for just one season during the 1895 championship. He won an All-Ireland Championship medal that year after a defeat of Kilkenny in the final. Kerwick also won a Munster Championship medal that year.
Kerwick died in Cashel on 27 March 1936.
Honours
Ballytarsna Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship (1): 1901
Tipperary All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (1): 1895 Munster Senior Hurling Championship (1): 1895
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Who was Will Kerwick?
Irish hurler
When was Will Kerwick born?
Will Kerwick was born in 1870.
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Will Kerwick died on 27 March 1936.
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Will Kerwick was a hurler.
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