Bill Hennessy
Encyclopedia
Bill Hennessy is a former Irish sportsman who played hurling
for his local club Tullaroan
and the Kilkenny
intercounty side. Hennessy won senior All-Ireland medals with "the Cats" in 1992 and 1993, and was team captain for the year 1995 in which Kilkenny won the National Hurling League
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Hurling
Hurling is an outdoor team game of ancient Gaelic origin, administered by the Gaelic Athletic Association, and played with sticks called hurleys and a ball called a sliotar. Hurling is the national game of Ireland. The game has prehistoric origins, has been played for at least 3,000 years, and...
for his local club Tullaroan
Tullaroan GAA
Tullaroan is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in the village of Tullaroan in County Kilkenny, Ireland. The club was founded in 1884 and is primarily concerned with the game of hurling. Tullaroan is the most successful club in the history of the Kilkenny Senior Hurling...
and the Kilkenny
Kilkenny GAA
The Kilkenny County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland and is responsible for Gaelic Games in County Kilkenny. The county board has its head office and main grounds at Nowlan Park and is also responsible for Kilkenny inter-county teams...
intercounty side. Hennessy won senior All-Ireland medals with "the Cats" in 1992 and 1993, and was team captain for the year 1995 in which Kilkenny won the National Hurling League
National Hurling League
The National Hurling League is an annual hurling competition between the county teams of Ireland. Contested by 35 teams , it operates on a system of promotion and relegation between four different divisions, with Division One...
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