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That great
Mooncoin team began to break up by the 1930s, however, Dunphy continued to play for the team well into his forties. He captured two more club championship winners' medals in 1932 and 1936, a full twenty years since his first championship title. It was Mooncoin's last county title for
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defeated the reigning All-Ireland champions at the semi-final stage of the championship. 1925 saw Dunphy win a third provincial title, however, Galway put an end to
Kilkenny’s championship hopes at the All-Ireland semi-final stage once again. In 1926 Kilkenny defeated
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providing the opposition on this occasion. Snow covered Croke Park on the day of the final as Cork went on to win the game on as core line of 4-6 to 2-0. Dunphy’s involvement with the
Kilkenny team ended in 1930.
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education locally, however, like many of his contemporaries he later left school to work on the family farm. Dunphy and his brothers all shared a passion for hurling and many lined out for both club and county:
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Mooncoin emerged as a major force in club hurling in the late 1920s, winning three successive county championships between 1927 and 1929. Dunphy captained the side for the last two of these victories.
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medal that day and had the honour of accepting the trophy on behalf of his team. It would be forty-five years before
Kilkenny would beat Tipp in the championship again.
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The club championship was severely hampered over the next six seasons, however, on its resumption
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titles at minor level in 1961 and 1962 before later lining out at senior level. Dunphy married
Johanna Dalton in November 1926 in
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to give Dunphy his fourth and final
Leinster medal. He later lined out in a second All-Ireland final with
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in the inter-provincial hurling competition. In 1927 he captained
Leinster to a 1-11 to 2-6 victory over
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senior team in the early 1920s. In 1922 he was captain of the side when he captured his first
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Kilkeny scored two decisive goals to seal a 4-2 to 2-6 victory. Dunphy captured his sole
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winner's medals. In 1922 Dunphy captained the team to the All-Ireland title.
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and became a regular player over the next decade. During that time he won one
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Dunphy, aged 77, died on 11 October 1973 at the County and City
Infirmary in
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Dunphy first came to prominence on the inter-county scene as a member of the
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Kilkenny - 1926 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship runners-up
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winners' medal following a victory in a replay over fierce rivals
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Kilkenny - 1922 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions (8th title)
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Dunphy enjoyed a highly successful club hurling career with
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winners' medal when he was chosen as captain on the first
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winners' medals in a career that spanned three decades.
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Dunphy made his first appearance for the team during the
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Dunphy won a second Leinster medal in 1923, however,
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291:inter-provincial championship-winning team.
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243:(12 March 1896 – 11 October 1973) was an
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353:for an All-Ireland final meeting with
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552:"Leinster Railway Cup Winning Teams"
349:. Dunphy later lead his men out in
250:who played as a centre-back for the
502:"Leinster Senior Hurling Finalists"
447:captained Kilkenny to back-to-back
272:At club level, Dunphy played with
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1138:Leinster inter-provincial hurlers
114:6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
641:All-Ireland Senior Hurling Final
608:Kilkenny Senior Hurling Captain
591:Kilkenny Senior Hurling Captain
402:in the inaugural final of the
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414:Dunphy was born in Luffany,
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394:Dunphy also lined out for
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265:winner's medal and four
480:"GAA profile: Kilkenny"
410:Personal life and death
557:. Leinster GAA website
532:. Kilkenny GAA website
507:. Leinster GAA website
241:Walter 'Wattie' Dunphy
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482:. Hogan Stand website
329:almost thirty years.
527:"Kilkenny GAA Bible"
27:Personal information
576:Sporting positions
278:county championship
204:Inter-county titles
39:Ualtar Ó Donnchaidh
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615:Succeeded by
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283:Dunphy also won a
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177:Inter-county(ies)
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445:Joe Dunphy Jnr.
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210:Leinster titles
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168:Kilkenny titles
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94:11 October 1973
81:County Kilkenny
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74:12 March 1896
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559:. Retrieved
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333:Inter-county
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96:(1973-10-11)
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16:Irish hurler
1123:1973 deaths
1118:1896 births
983:P. O'Reilly
967:D. Cantwell
849:P. Donoghue
756:M. McDonald
449:All-Ireland
441:Ollie Walsh
404:Railway Cup
367:All-Ireland
285:Railway Cup
263:All-Ireland
162:Club titles
58:Centre-back
1112:Categories
1084:J. Roberts
1076:H. Meagher
1060:M. Brennan
1052:J. Carroll
1044:L. Meagher
991:T. Carroll
975:W. Meagher
900:M. Brennan
895:B. Brennan
885:T. Tierney
865:J. Roberts
817:P. Aylward
788:T. Carroll
780:P. Glendon
772:J. Holohan
658:Mick Kenny
595:1922-1923
584:Dick Grace
466:References
363:Dick Tobin
351:Croke Park
127:Occupation
70:1896-03-12
33:Irish name
1068:E. Dunphy
1028:W. Dunphy
841:E. Dunphy
833:M. Lawlor
796:W. Dunphy
561:4 October
536:4 October
511:4 October
486:4 October
460:Waterford
355:Tipperary
317:Tullaroan
193:1922-1930
151:1914-1936
101:Waterford
1036:M. Power
1020:B. Barry
1007:D. Grace
999:E. Doyle
890:T. Scott
873:M. Power
857:D. Tobin
825:B. Kenny
809:D. Grace
764:J. Tobin
682:winning
644:winning
633:Limerick
453:Kilmacow
416:Mooncoin
396:Leinster
343:Leinster
339:Kilkenny
306:Mooncoin
289:Leinster
274:Mooncoin
267:Leinster
252:Kilkenny
198:Kilkenny
156:Mooncoin
119:Nickname
77:Mooncoin
54:Position
699:Munster
684:captain
646:captain
437:William
400:Munster
135:Club(s)
105:Ireland
85:Ireland
49:Hurling
663:Galway
379:Offaly
374:Galway
347:Dublin
248:hurler
186:County
130:Farmer
122:Wattie
111:Height
709:Teams
688:1927
612:1929
555:(PDF)
530:(PDF)
505:(PDF)
433:Eddie
245:Irish
182:Years
140:Years
46:Sport
651:1922
563:2011
538:2011
513:2011
488:2011
383:Cork
361:and
300:Club
144:Club
91:Died
64:Born
429:Joe
230:NHL
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