Joseph Ledwidge
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Joseph James Ledwidge (8 June 1877 – 19 January 1953) was a Gaelic
footballer, an Irish
international soccer player and a cricketer. He won two All-Ireland medals playing with the Dublin
Geraldines and later played with Shelbourne in the Irish League.
Ledwidge was born on Arran Quay, Dublin, Ireland
to Joseph Ledwidge, a butcher, and Elizabeth Ledwidge (née Trulock). He had his first successes playing with the Geraldines' selection that won two All-Ireland titles for Dublin in 1898 and 1899.
Ledwidge joined Shels in 1901 when they played in the Leinster Senior League and played 51 times for them in the Irish League after they joined in 1904 until he left the Reds in 1909.
He played for Shels in their historic Irish Cup
final win over Belfast Celtic
in 1906 as well the cup final defeat to Distillery in 1905 and the cup final replay defeats to Cliftonville and Bohemians in 1907 and 1908. He became the first man to win both a GAA All-Ireland and an IFA cup-winner's medal.
Ledwidge also won an inter-league cap for the Irish League against the Football League in Manchester
during the 1905-06 season. He got his first international caps playing for Ireland against Scotland and Wales in 1906.
He played cricket for many years for Clontarf Cricket Club as a left-handed medium-fast bowler and as an impressive slip fielder.
He worked for the Ordnance Survey office and later for the Land Commission.
He died in Dublin and is buried in Mount Jerome Cemetery
.
Gaelic Athletic Association
The Gaelic Athletic Association is an amateur Irish and international cultural and sporting organisation focused primarily on promoting Gaelic games, which include the traditional Irish sports of hurling, camogie, Gaelic football, handball and rounders...
footballer, an Irish
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
international soccer player and a cricketer. He won two All-Ireland medals playing with the Dublin
Dublin GAA
Dublin County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association , or Dublin GAA, is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Dublin. The county board is also responsible for the Dublin inter-county teams...
Geraldines and later played with Shelbourne in the Irish League.
Ledwidge was born on Arran Quay, Dublin, Ireland
Ireland
Ireland is an island to the northwest of continental Europe. It is the third-largest island in Europe and the twentieth-largest island on Earth...
to Joseph Ledwidge, a butcher, and Elizabeth Ledwidge (née Trulock). He had his first successes playing with the Geraldines' selection that won two All-Ireland titles for Dublin in 1898 and 1899.
Ledwidge joined Shels in 1901 when they played in the Leinster Senior League and played 51 times for them in the Irish League after they joined in 1904 until he left the Reds in 1909.
He played for Shels in their historic Irish Cup
Irish Cup
For the equivalent tournament in the Republic of Ireland, see FAI Cup.The Irish Cup is the national cup knock-out competition in Northern Irish football. Inaugurated in 1881, it is the fourth oldest national cup competition in the world...
final win over Belfast Celtic
Belfast Celtic
Belfast Celtic Football Club was a football club in Northern Ireland that was founded in 1891, and was one of the most successful teams in Ireland until forced to withdraw from the Irish League in 1949.-History:...
in 1906 as well the cup final defeat to Distillery in 1905 and the cup final replay defeats to Cliftonville and Bohemians in 1907 and 1908. He became the first man to win both a GAA All-Ireland and an IFA cup-winner's medal.
Ledwidge also won an inter-league cap for the Irish League against the Football League in Manchester
Manchester
Manchester is a city and metropolitan borough in Greater Manchester, England. According to the Office for National Statistics, the 2010 mid-year population estimate for Manchester was 498,800. Manchester lies within one of the UK's largest metropolitan areas, the metropolitan county of Greater...
during the 1905-06 season. He got his first international caps playing for Ireland against Scotland and Wales in 1906.
He played cricket for many years for Clontarf Cricket Club as a left-handed medium-fast bowler and as an impressive slip fielder.
He worked for the Ordnance Survey office and later for the Land Commission.
He died in Dublin and is buried in Mount Jerome Cemetery
Mount Jerome Cemetery
Mount Jerome Cemetery is situated in Harold's Cross on the south side of Dublin, Ireland. Since its foundation in 1836, it has witnessed over 300,000 burials...
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