Ger Cornally

Irish hurler
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Biography

Ger Cornally was an Irish hurler who played as a full-back for the Tipperary senior team.
Born in Thurles, County Tipperary, Cornally first excelled at hurling in his youth. He arrived on the inter-county scene when he first linked up with the Tipperary junior team. He made his senior debut during the 1937 championship. Cornally immediately became a regular member of the starting fifteen and won two All-Ireland medals and three Munster medals.
As a member of the Munster inter-provincial team on a number of occasions, Cornally won two Railway Cup medals. At club level he was an eight-time championship medallist with Thurles Sarsfields.
Cornally retired from inter-county hurling following the conclusion of the 1948 championship.

Honours

Player

Thurles Sarsfields
  • Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship (8): 1935, 1936, 1938, 1939, 1942, 1944, 1945, 1946 (c)
Tipperary
  • All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (2): 1937, 1945
  • Munster Senior Hurling Championship (3): 1937, 1941, 1945
Munster
  • Railway Cup (3): 1938 (sub), 1940, 1946 (c)

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