You have to be from, or at least live in Kilkenny, and be good enough of a player to be selected to play for Kilkenny. To do that you have to practice very hard.
Frank Cummins - Dublin hurler, (not to be confused with the Kilkenny Hurler of the same name) - was born in 1925.
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Tommy Walsh, the Kilkenny Hurler, has 4 All-Ireland senior medals. Tommy Walsh, the Kerry Footballer, has 2 All-Ireland senior medals.
You simply have to start playing the game and then practice very hard to get good at it.
It would always be a matter of opinion and debate, but the person that many would think of as being Ireland's leading Hurler would be Kilkenny's Henry Shefflin. There are many great Corkonians who would have been or are great Hurlers, such as the late Christy Ring or Seán Óg O'Hailpín, who actually might have been who you were thinking of.
Hurler Syndrome (named after Gertrude Hurler) is a condition where the lysosomes in the cell become clogged with a mucous-like substance, and are unable to break down cellular waste. This is especially hard on the internal organs (most notably, the kidneys) because they must work harder to filter the blood. Many people are killed by Hurler Syndrome because of organ failure.
No. Kilkenny Castle is in Ireland, in county Kilkenny.
Kilkenny to Dublin.
John McGrath - hurler - was born in 1928.
Tommy Doyle - hurler - was born in 1915.
Some local newspapers in Kilkenny include the Kilkenny People and the Kilkenny Reporter. These newspapers cover local news, events, and information specific to the Kilkenny area.
Kilkenny's population is 24,423.