E. D. Ryan

Edmond D. Ryan (18 May 1874 – 18 February 1969) was an Irish sportsperson. He played hurling with his local clubs Tubberadora and Cashel King Cormacs and was a member of the Tipperary senior hurling team between 1896 and 1898.^[1]

E. D. Ryan

Personal information
Irish name	Éamonn D. Ó Riain
Sport	Hurling
Position	Left wing-back
Born	Edmond D. Ryan (1874-05-18)18 May 1874 Boherlahen, County Tipperary, Ireland
Died	18 February 1969(1969-02-18) (aged 94) Cashel, County Tipperary, Ireland
Occupation	Draper
Club(s)
Years	Club
	Tubberadora Cashel King Cormacs
Inter-county(ies)
Years	County
1896-1898	Tipperary
Inter-county titles
Munster titles	2
All-Irelands	2

Biography

Raised near Boherlahen, County Tipperary, Ryan was born to James Ryan, a farmer, and his wife Ellen. After a brief education he later moved Cashel where he first worked as a shopkeeper before opening his own business as a draper.^{[citation needed]}

Ryan first came to prominence as a hurler with the Tubberadora club that dominated the Tipperary Championship in the 1890s. He also played with the Cashel King Cormacs club.^{[citation needed]}

Success at club level saw Ryan join the Tipperary senior hurling team during the 1896 championship. He won All-Ireland Championship medals in 1896 and 1898 after respective defeats of Dublin and Kilkenny. Ryan also won two Munster Championship medals.^[2]

Ryan died in Cashel on 18 February 1969. At the time of his death he was Tipperary's oldest All-Ireland medal winner.^{[citation needed]}

Honours

Tipperary

• All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (2): 1896, 1898
• Munster Senior Hurling Championship (2): 1896, 1898

References

1. "Death of well-known Cashel man". Finbarr J. Connolly website. 19 February 1969. Archived from the original on 10 October 2018. Retrieved 10 October 2018.
2. Hurley, Denis (13 August 2014). "Old rivals Cork and Tipperary have Croke Park history". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 10 October 2018.