Irish hurler
Edmond D. Ryan (18 May 1874 – 18 February 1969) was an Irish sportsperson. He played hurling with his local clubs Tubberadora and Cashel King Cormacs and was a member of the Tipperary senior hurling team between 1896 and 1898.[ 1]
Biography
Raised near Boherlahen, County Tipperary , Ryan was born to James Ryan, a farmer, and his wife Ellen. After a brief education he later moved Cashel where he first worked as a shopkeeper before opening his own business as a draper.[citation needed ]
Ryan first came to prominence as a hurler with the Tubberadora club that dominated the Tipperary Championship in the 1890s. He also played with the Cashel King Cormacs club.[citation needed ]
Success at club level saw Ryan join the Tipperary senior hurling team during the 1896 championship . He won All-Ireland Championship medals in 1896 and 1898 after respective defeats of Dublin and Kilkenny . Ryan also won two Munster Championship medals.[ 2]
Ryan died in Cashel on 18 February 1969. At the time of his death he was Tipperary's oldest All-Ireland medal winner.[citation needed ]
Honours
Tipperary
References
E. D. Ryan navigation boxes
Tipperary - 1896 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions (3rd title)
Tipperary - 1898 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions (4th title)