Tull Considine
Turlough Owen "Tull" Considine (5 October 1898 – 7 July 1980) was an Irish hurler and Gaelic footballer who played for the Clare senior teams.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Traolach Mac Consaidín | ||
| Sport | Dual player | ||
| Football Position: | Left corner-forward | ||
| Hurling Position: | Left corner-forward | ||
| Born |
5 October 1898 Ennis, County Clare, Ireland | ||
| Died | 7 July 1980 (aged 81) | ||
| Nickname | Tull | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Ennis Dalcassians | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Football | Hurling | ||
| Clare titles | 2 | 6 | |
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
1918-1934 | Cork | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Football | Hurling | ||
| Munster Titles | 1 | 1 | |
| All-Ireland Titles | 0 | 0 | |
| League titles | 0 | 0 | |
A talented dual player, Considine first played for the senior hurling team during the 1918 championship and was a regular on the inter-county scene until his retirement after the 1934 championship. During that time he won one Munster hurling medal. Considine was an All-Ireland runner-up on two occasions.
He also played football with Clare. Appearing in the 1917 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship Final where Clare lost out to Wexford.
At club level Considine played with the Ennis Dalcassians club and enjoyed much success. In a career that spanned three decades he won six county hurling championship medals and two county football championship medals.
Considine's brothers, Brendan and Willie, were All-Ireland medalists with Clare.
References
- Byrnes, Ollie. "Considine Brothers". Clare Library website. Retrieved 30 December 2012.