Tull Considine
Irish hurler and Gaelic footballer
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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]
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| Born | 5 October 1898 Ennis, County Clare, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 7 July 1980 (aged 81) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Football Position | Left corner-forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hurling Position | Left corner-forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.