Jack Finlay
Irish athlete and politician (1889–1942)
Jack Finlay
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Teachta Dála | |
In office
January 1933 – June 1938 |
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Constituency | Leix–Offaly |
Personal details | |
Born |
(
1889-06-10
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10 June 1889
Ballycuddy, County Laois , Ireland |
Died |
30 September 1942
(1942-09-30)
(aged
53)
County Laois, Ireland |
Political party | |
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Personal information | |
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Sport | Hurling |
Position | Forward |
Club(s) | |
Years | Club |
?-?
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Ballygeehan |
Club titles | |
Laois titles | 5 |
Inter-county(ies) | |
Years | County |
1910s-?
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Laois |
Inter-county titles | |
Leinster titles | 2 |
All-Irelands | 1 |
John Finlay (10 June 1889 – 30 September 1942) was an Irish athlete who played hurling for Laois in the 1910s and in later life was a politician.
Finlay was born in Ballycuddy, County Laois in 1889. He had a love of hurling from a young age and soon joined his local club Ballygeehan . In 1913 Finlay won a Laois Junior Hurling Championship with the club. They moved to senior level the following year and proceeded to win five county championships in-a-row with Finlay as captain. After winning the county title in 1914 the club had a major say in the selection of the inter-county team for the following year. Finlay was chosen as captain and was joined by his brother Tom Finlay .
That year Laois defeated Offaly , Kilkenny and Dublin to win the Leinster Championship . This victory set up an All-Ireland final meeting with Cork , who were red-hot favourites. Laois had no great hurling tradition and this was shown when Cork scored three goals. In the second-half, however, Laois rallied and won the game. Finlay became the only player from Laois to captain an All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship winning team.
In later life Finlay entered politics, and was elected to Dáil Éireann as a National Centre Party Teachta Dála (TD) for the Leix–Offaly constituency at the 1933 general election . [1] He was re-elected at the 1937 general election for the same constituency as a Fine Gael TD. He lost his seat at the 1938 general election . [2]
Jack Finlay died on 30 September 1942.
References
- ↑ "John Finlay" . Oireachtas Members Database . Retrieved 8 July 2012 .
- ↑ "John Finlay" . ElectionsIreland.org . Retrieved 24 May 2011 .
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All-Ireland Senior Hurling
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captain
1915 |
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Teachtaí Dála
(TDs) for the
Laois–Offaly
constituency
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Laois – 1915 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions (1st title)
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