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William "Liam" Donnelly (1928– 5 January 2017) was an Irish former hurler who played as a centre-back for the Dublin senior team.[1][2][3][4]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Liam Ó Donnaile | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Centre-back | ||
| Born | Raheny, Dublin, Ireland | ||
| Nickname | Liam | ||
| Occupation | Army officer | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
1940s–1950s | St Vincents | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1948–1953 | Dublin | 7 (0-5) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 1 | ||
Raised in Raheny, Dublin, Donnelly played both hurling and Gaelic football with his local club, St Vincents. As a minor, he scored the winning goal against Tipperary in the 1946 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship final.[5] He won a Leinster Senior Hurling Championship with the Dublin senior team in 1948 and featured in the 1948 All-Ireland final, which they lost to Waterford.[6]
Outside of sport, Donnelly served as an officer in the Irish Army,[7] and was "third in command" (Support Platoon Commander) of A Company during the Siege of Jadotville in 1961.[3]
Dublin
- Runner-up (1): 1948
- Winner (1): 1948
- Winner (1): 1945
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