Vincy Twomey

Irish hurler

Vincy Twomey
Personal information
Irish name Uinseann Ó Tuama
Sport Hurling
Position Centre-back
Born 1929
Blackpool, Cork, Ireland
Died 30 May 1993 (aged 64)
Blackpool, Cork, Ireland
Club(s)
Years Club
1950-1958
Glen Rovers
Club titles
Cork titles 4
Inter-county(ies)*
Years County Apps (scores)
1950-1957
Cork 19 (0-1)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 4
All-Irelands 3
NHL 1
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 18:46, 12 September 2014.

Vincent "Vincy" Twomey (1929 – 30 May 1993) was an Irish hurler who played as a centre-back for the Cork senior team.[1]

Born in Blackpool, Cork, Twomey first arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he first linked up with the Cork minor team before later joining the junior side. He joined the senior panel during the 1950 championship. Twomey went on to play a key role during a golden age for the team, and won three All-Ireland medals, four Munster medals and one National Hurling League medal. He was an All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion.

As a member of the Munster inter-provincial team on a number of occasions, Twomey won one Railway Cup medal. At club level he was a multiple championship medallist with Glen Rovers. Twomey also enjoyed championship success as a Gaelic footballer with St. Nicholas'.

Throughout his career Twomey made 19 championship appearances. He retired from inter-county hurling following the conclusion of the 1957 championship.

Honours

Team

Glen Rovers
St. Nicholas'
Cork
Munster

References

  1. ^ "St. Nick's Hall of Fame". St. Nicholas' GAA website. Retrieved 12 September 2014.
Vincy Twomey navigation boxes
Sporting positions
Preceded by Cork Senior Hurling Captain
1955
Succeeded by
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Cork – 1950 All-Ireland Junior Hurling Champions (7th title)
  • 1 F. Daly
  • 2 D. Barry
  • 3 J. Walsh
  • 4 V. Twomey
  • 5 P. Walsh
  • 6 B. O'Neill (c)
  • 7 M. Cashman
  • 8 G. Power
  • 9 C. O'Neill
  • 10 D. O'Driscoll
  • 11 P. Healy
  • 12 S. Fleming
  • 13 T. Aherne
  • 14 M. O'Donoghue
  • 15 P. O'Riordan
Subs not used
16 S. Crowley
17 D. Kearney
18 P. O'Driscoll
19 W. Kavanagh
20 D. Fenton
Selectors
J. O'Mahony
D. Maher
A. O'Neill
T. Barry
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Cork – 1952 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions (17th title)
Subs used
20 J. Lynam for L. Abernethy
16 M. O'Riordan for W. Griffin
Subs not used
17 M. Finn
18 J. O'Grady
19 M. O'Connor
Selectors
B. Murphy
P. Collins
J. Barrett
D. Barry-Murphy
S. Óg Murphy
Trainer
J. Barry

Partial Reference: Cork GAA website Inter-County SHC Results and Teams. 1950-1959 Information from Peter Devine. Accessed 17 July 2010.

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Cork – 1953 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions (18th title)
Subs not used
16 D. O'Leary
17 M. O'Connor
18 M. Cashman
19 J. Lynam
20 J. Clifford
Selectors
A. Scannell
P. Collins
J. Barrett
D. Barry-Murphy
S. Óg Murphy
Trainer
J. Barry

Partial Reference: Cork GAA website Inter-County SHC Results and Teams. 1950-1959 Information from Peter Devine. Accessed 17 July 2010.

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Cork – 1954 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions (19th title)
Subs used
20 T. O'Sullivan for P. Barry
Subs not used
16 J. Brohan
17 D. O'Sullivan
18 M. Cashman
19 S. O'Brien
Selectors
A. Scannell
P. Collins
J. Barrett
D. Barry-Murphy
S. Óg Murphy
Trainer
J. Barry

Partial Reference: Cork GAA website Inter-County SHC Results and Teams. 1950-1959 Information from Peter Devine. Accessed 17 July 2010.

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Cork – 1956 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship runners-up
Subs used
19 V. Twomey for T. O'Shaughnessy
16 G. Murphy for J. Hartnett
Subs not used
17 J. Daly
18 P. Healy
20 W. Walsh
Trainer
J. Barry

Partial Reference: Cork GAA website Inter-County SHC Results and Teams. 1950-1959 Information from Peter Devine. Accessed 17 July 2010.