Mick Burns (hurler)

Mick Burns (1937 – 22 February 2023) was an Irish hurler who played for his local club Nenagh Éire Óg and was a member of the Tipperary senior inter-county team in the 1950s and 1960s.

Burns was born in Nenagh, County Tipperary. He won five All-Ireland titles and eight Munster titles with Tipperary between 1958 and 1968.^[1]^[2] He won two North Tipperary Senior Hurling Championships with Éire Óg in 1957 and as captain in 1964.

Death

Burns died on 22 February 2023, at the age of 85.^[3]^[4]

Honours

Tipperary

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (5): 1958, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965
Munster Senior Hurling Championship (8): 1958, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1964, 1965, 1967, 1968
National Hurling League (6): 1958–59, 1959–60, 1960–61, 1963–64, 1964–65, 1967–68
Oireachtas Cup (4): 1960, 1961, 1963, 1964
All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship (1): 1955
Munster Minor Hurling Championship (2): 1954, 1955

Munster

Railway Cup (1): 1963

Nenagh Éire Óg

North Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship (2): 1957, 1964 (c)
North Tipperary Minor A Hurling Championship (3): 1951, 1953, 1955

References

↑ "Munster Senior Hurling Final Winners". Munster GAA. Archived from the original on 7 January 2010. Retrieved 13 December 2009.
↑ "Tributes paid after passing of Tipperary All-Ireland hurling winner Mick Burns". The 42. 22 February 2023. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
↑ "Tipperary hurling great Mick Burns has died". RTE News. 22 February 2023. Retrieved 23 February 2023.
↑ "Mick Burns Nenagh Eire Óg and Tipperary RIP". Tipperary GAA. 22 February 2023. Retrieved 23 February 2023.

v t e Tipperary - 1954 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship finalist
1 J. Doyle 2 M. Cleary 3 D. O'Shea 4 C. Moloney 5 R. Ryan 6 R. Reidy 7 B. Quinn (c) 8 L. Mahony 9 M. Burns 10 J. Murphy 11 T. Gooldsboro 12 W. O'Donovan 13 S. Kenny 14 C. Ahearne 15 L. Connolly Subs used 18 K. Darmody for S. Kenny 23 P. Ryan for T. Gooldsboro Subs not used 16 J. Ryan 17 T. Breen 19 J. Hyland 20 S. McCarthy 21 M. Stapleton 22 G. Neville 24 J. McDonnell
Reference: Tipperary GAA Archives Database searchable by team, year and/or player name.

v t e Tipperary - 1955 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Champions (9th title)
1 S. Ryan 2 T. Gleeson 3 R. O'Donnell 4 M. Craddock 5 D. Ryan 6 R. Reidy (c) 7 S. Warren 8 C. Foyle 9 M. Burns 10 J. Doyle 11 A. Leahy 12 M. Gilmartin 13 W. O'Grady 14 P. Ryan 15 P. Dorney Subs used 21 J. Small for M. Burns 18 M. O'Gara for J. Small Subs not used 16 A. Landers 17 C. Cash 19 C. Ahearne 20 J. Gardiner
Reference: Tipperary GAA Archives Database searchable by team, year and/or player name.

v t e Tipperary - 1958 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions (17th title)
1 J. O'Grady 2 M. Byrne 3 M. Maher 4 K. Carey 5 J. Finn 6 T. Wall (c) 7 John Doyle 8 J. Hough 9 T. English 10 D. Nealon 11 T. Larkin 12 Jimmy Doyle 13 L. Keane 14 L. Devaney 15 L. Connolly Subs not used 16 M. Maher 17 J. McGrath 18 R. Reidy 19 N. Murphy 20 M. Burns 21 T. Moloney Chairman of selectors P. Leahy
Reference: Tipperary GAA Archives Database searchable by team, year and/or player name.

v t e Tipperary - 1960 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship finalist
1 T. Moloney 2 M. Hassett 3 M. Maher 4 K. Carey 5 M. Burns 6 T. Wall (c) 7 John Doyle 8 T. English 9 T. Ryan 10 Jimmy Doyle 11 L. Devaney 12 D. Nealon 13 L. Connolly 14 T. Moloughney 15 S. McLoughlin Subs used 16 B. Moloughney for S. McLoughlin 18 N. Murphy for T. English Subs not used 17 D. Ryan 19 D. O'Brien 20 R. Reidy
Reference: Tipperary GAA Archives Database searchable by team, year and/or player name.

Tipperary - 1961 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions (18th title)

1 D. O'Brien
2 M. Hassett (Capt.)
3 M. Maher
4 K. Carey
5 M. Burns
6 T. Wall
7 John Doyle
8 M. O'Gara
9 T. English
10 Jimmy Doyle
11 L. Devaney
12 D. Nealon
13 J. McKenna
14 B. Moloughney
15 T. Moloughney

Subs used: 17 S. Mcloughlin for T. Wall; 16 T. Ryan for J. McKenna; 20 J. Hough for M. O'Gara

Subs not used: 18 R. Mounsey; 19 P. Ryan; 21 L. Connolly

Chairman of selectors: P. Leahy

Reference: Tipperary GAA Archives Database searchable by team, year and/or player name.

Tipperary - 1962 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions (19th title)

1 D. O'Brien
2 John Doyle
3 M. Maher
4 K. Carey
5 M. O'Gara
6 T. Wall
7 M. Burns
8 L. Devaney
9 T. English
10 Jimmy Doyle (c)
11 J. McKenna
12 T. Ryan
13 D. Nealon
14 T. Moloughney
15 S. McLoughlin

Subs used: 19 L. Connolly for M. O'Gara; 18 T. Ryan for J. Doyle

Subs not used: 16 M. Hassett; 17 R. Mounsey; 20 R. Slevin; 21 N. Murphy; 22 C. Hartigan

Chairman of selectors: P. Leahy
Selectors: M. Kennedy; P. J. Kenny; J. Stapleton; P. O'Dwyer; P. Ryan

Reference: Tipperary GAA Archives Database searchable by team, year and/or player name.

Tipperary - 1964 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions (20th title)

1 J. O'Donoghue
2 John Doyle
3 M. Maher
4 K. Carey
5 M. Burns
6 T. Wall
7 M. Murphy (c)
8 T. English
9 M. Roche
10 Jimmy Doyle
11 L. Kiely
12 B. Keating
13 D. Nealon
14 J. McKenna
15 S. McLoughlin

Subs used: 16 L. Devaney for L. Kiely; 18 M. Lonergan for M. Maher

Subs not used: 17 P. O'Sullivan; 19 L. Gaynor; 20 P. Ryan

Chairman of selectors: P. Leahy
Selectors: M. Kennedy; P. J. Kenny; J. Stapleton; P. O'Dwyer; P. Ryan

Reference: Tipperary GAA Archives Database searchable by team, year and/or player name.

Tipperary - 1965 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions (21st title)

1 J. O'Donoghue
2 John Doyle
3 M. Maher
4 K. Carey
5 M. Burns
6 T. Wall
7 L. Gaynor
8 T. English
9 M. Roche
10 Jimmy Doyle (c)
11 L. Kiely
12 L. Devaney
13 D. Nealon
14 J. McKenna
15 S. McLoughlin

Subs not used: 16 P. O'Sullivan; 17 P. Doyle; 18 T. Ryan; 19 N. O'Gorman; 20 M. Keating; 21 J. Dillon; 22 S. Mackey

Chairman of selectors: P. Leahy
Selectors: M. Kennedy; P. J. Kenny; J. Stapleton; P. O'Dwyer; P. Ryan

Reference: Tipperary GAA Archives Database searchable by team, year and/or player name.

Tipperary - 1967 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship runners-up

1 J. O'Donoghue
2 John Doyle
3 K. Carey
4 N. O'Gorman
5 M. Burns
6 T. Wall
7 L. Gaynor
8 T. English
9 M. Roche (c)
10 D. Nealon
11 J. Flanagan
12 L. Devaney
13 Jimmy Doyle
14 B. Keating
15 S. McLoughlin

Subs used: 17 L. Kiely for S. McLoughlin; 19 M. Lonergan for M. Burns; 18 P. J. Ryan for T. English

Subs not used: 16 J. McKenna; 20 P. Arrigan

Selectors: P. Ryan; M. Kennedy; J. Stapleton; P. Kenny; P. O'Dwyer

Trainer: O. Bennett

Reference: Tipperary GAA Archives Database searchable by team, year and/or player name.

Tipperary - 1968 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship finalist

1 J. O'Donoghue
2 J. Costigan
3 N. O'Gorman
4 J. Gleeson
5 M. Burns
6 M. Roche (c)
7 L. Gaynor
8 P. J. Ryan
9 D. Nealon
10 B. Keating
11 J. Ryan
12 J. Doyle
13 L. Devaney
14 J. McKenna
15 S. McLoughlin

Sub used: 17 F. Loughnane for J. Doyle

Subs not used: 16 M. Stapleton; 18 S. Shinnors; 19 P. Rowland; 20 B. Kenny

Selectors: J. Hennessy; P. J. Kenny; M. Kennedy; P. Ryan; P. O'Dwyer

Reference: Tipperary GAA Archives Database searchable by team, year and/or player name.

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