Harry Ryan (hurler)
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| Native name | Anraí Ó Riain (Irish) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 7 April 1957 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 24 November 2020 (aged 63) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Business owner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Hurling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Left corner-forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Harry Ryan (7 April 1957 – 24 November 2020) was an Irish hurler. At club level, he played with Clara and Mount Leinster Rangers and at inter-county level with the Kilkenny senior hurling team.
Career
[edit]Ryan attended St Kieran's College in Kilkenny and played in all grades of hurling during his time there. As a member of the college's senior team, he won consecutive Leinster Colleges SAHC titles.[1] Ryan also won a Dr Croke Cup medal, after lining out in the 6–09 to 2–03 win over Coláiste Iognáid Rís in the 1975 All-Ireland Colleges SAHC final.[2]
At club level, Ryan first played hurling at juvenile and underage levels with the Clara/Bennettsbridge amalgamation that won the Kilkenny MHC title in 1974. He progressed to adult level with Clara and won a Kilkenny JHC medal in 1977, before claiming a Kilkenny IHC medal in 1982.[3] Ryan was part of the Clara team that won the Kilkenny SHC title after beating Ballyhale Shamrocks by 3–10 to 4–05.[4] He later lined out with the Mount Leinster Rangers club in Carlow.
At inter-county level, Ryan first appeared for Kilkenny as captain of the minor team that beat Cork by 3–19 to 1–14 in the 1975 All-Ireland MHC final.[5] He immediately progressed to the under-21 team and won an All-Ireland U21HC medal in 1977. Ryan joined the senior team in 1982.[6] He was part of the team that made a clean sweep of National Hurling League, leinster SHC and All-Ireland SHC titles in 1983.[7]
Ryan claimed a second National Legaue title in 1986, before later claiming consecutive Leinster SHC medals. He lined out at left corner-forward when Galway beat Kilkenny by 1–12 to 0–09 in the 1987 All-Ireland SHC final.[8]
Personal life an death
[edit]His brother, Lester Ryan Snr, was a contemporary on the Kilkenny senior team.[9] His nephew, Lester Ryan Jnr, captained Kilkenny to the All-Ireland SHC title in 2014.[10]
Ryan died at St Luke's Hospital in Kilkenny on 24 November 2020, at the age of 63.[11][12][13]
Honours
[edit]- St Kieran's College
- All-Ireland Colleges Senior Hurling Championship (1): 1975
- Leinster Colleges Senior Hurling Championship (2): 1974, 1975
- Clara/Bennettsbridge
- Kilkenny Minor Hurling Championship (1): 1974
- Clara
- Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship (1): 1986
- Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championship (1): 1982
- Kilkenny Junior Hurling Championship (1): 1977
- Kilkenny
- All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (1): 1983
- Leinster Senior Hurling Championship (3): 1983, 1986, 1987
- National Hurling League (2): 1982-83, 1985-86
- All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship (1): 1977
- Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championship (2): 1976, 1977
- All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship (1): 1975 (c)
- Leinster Minor Hurling Championship (1): 1975 (c)
References
[edit]- ^ "Leinster Colleges Senior Hurling Champions" (PDF). Leinster GAA website. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
- ^ "All-Ireland Senior Colleges Title 1975". St Kieran's College website. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
- ^ "About". Clara GAA website. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
- ^ "Clara ready to make history after long fight for respect". Irish Independent. 15 November 2014. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
- ^ "Ryan's new chapter in old story". Irish Independent. 15 November 2014. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
- ^ "Leinster Under-21 All-Ireland Hurling Winning Teams" (PDF). Leinster GAA website. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
- ^ "A dynasty that's steeped in the black and amber". Irish Independent. 22 January 2015. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
- ^ "The Boss fan McNaughton was born to run the rule over Saffrons". Belfast Telegraph. 14 January 2017. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
- ^ "Hurling star Lester Ryan (61) killed in crash". Irish Independent. 7 June 2020. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
- ^ "When the greatest honour becomes too heavy a load to bear". Irish Examiner. 14 September 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2026.
- ^ Fogarty, John (24 November 2020). "Kilkenny All-Ireland winner Harry Ryan dies". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ "Kilkenny mourns All-Ireland winner Harry Ryan". Hogan Stand. 25 November 2020. Retrieved 25 November 2020.
- ^ Matthews, Sam (25 November 2020). "Kilkenny All-Ireland winner, Clara's Harry Ryan has died". Kilkenny People. Retrieved 25 November 2020.