Batt Thornhill
| Personal information | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Parthalán Ó Droighneán | |||||
| Sport | Hurling | |||||
| Position | Full-back | |||||
| Born |
1 January 1911 Carrigaline, County Cork, Ireland | |||||
| Died |
16 October 1970 (aged 59) Buttevant, County Cork, Ireland | |||||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | |||||
| Nickname | Batt | |||||
| Occupation | Barber | |||||
| Club(s) | ||||||
| Years | Club | |||||
|
Cork titles | 0 | |||||
| Inter-county(ies) | ||||||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | ||||
1939-1944 | Cork | 22 (0-00) | ||||
| Inter-county titles | ||||||
| Munster titles | 4 | |||||
| All-Irelands | 4 | |||||
| NHL | 2 | |||||
Bartholomew Thornhill (1 January 1911 – 16 October 1970), better known as Batt Thornhill, was an Irish
An
Playing career
Buttevant
Thornhill first played for the
Cork
Junior
Thornhill first played for Cork when he was drafted onto the junior team during the 1933 Munster Junior Championship. He made his debut on 9 July 1933 when he lined out at full-back in Cork's 7-05 to 4-05 defeat of Clare but was left out of the team for the subsequent Munster final. Thornhill was recalled to the team for the 1934 Munster final against Waterford, but ended the game on the losing side after the 7-10 to 5-02 defeat.
After a number of years of no association with the team, Thornhill was restored to the full-back berth for the 1937 Munster Junior Championship. He won his first Munster Championship medal that season after Cork's 5-05 to 3-01 defeat of Limerick in the final.
Thornhill claimed a second successive Munster Championship medal following Cork's 7-05 to 4-00 victory over Clare in the 1938 Munster final replay. He was again selected at full-back when Cork faced London in the All-Ireland final and claimed a winner's medal after the 4-04 to 4-01 victory.
Senior
Thornhill's performances at junior level brought him to the attention of the senior selectors and he was drafted onto the team during the
Thornhill claimed his first national silverware when Cork defeated Tipperary by 8-09 to 6-04 to win the
After winning a second successive National League medal after a 4-11 to 2-07 victory over
Thornhill lined out in a fourth successive
After winning a third provincial championship medal after a 2-13 to 3-08 victory over Waterford in the
Thornhill claimed a third successive Munster Championship winners' medal - the fourth of his career - after a 4-06 to 3-06 victory over Limerick in the
Munster
Thornhill was first selected for the
Later life and death
In retirement from playing, Thornhill remained heavily involved in the administration and organisation of the Buttevant club. A new sportsfield was bought by Thornhill and a local clergyman and entrusted to the club. Thornhill also maintained his barber shop in the town.
Thornhill died from
Honours
- Buttevant
- Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship (1): 1940
- Cork
- 1944
- 1944
- 1940-41
- All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship (1): 1938
- Munster Junior Hurling Championship (2): 1937, 1938
- Munster
References
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- ^ Moynihan, Michael (13 March 2020). "How a national emergency caused Championship chaos". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
- ^ "Biggest winning margin since Cork in 1943". Irish Independent. 8 September 2008. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
- ^ "Treasures: The clash of the cash". Irish Independent. 4 June 2015. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
- ^ "Ring's 1944 goal opened door to four-in-a-row". Irish Examiner. 11 July 2014. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
- ^ Moran, Seán (27 December 1999). "Four-timers from Leeside still unique". Irish Times. Retrieved 15 May 2020.
- ^ Torpey, Michael. "Four All-Ireland titles in a row". Clare Champion. Retrieved 25 February 2013.