John Fox (31 March 1892 – 22 July 1967) was an Irish hurler. At club level he played with Newmarket-on-Fergus, and also lined out at inter-county level with the Clare senior hurling team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Seán Ó Sionnaigh | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Born |
31 March 1892 Newmarket-on-Fergus, County Clare, Ireland | ||
| Died |
22 July 1967 (aged 75) Ennis, County Clare, Ireland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Occupation | Soldier, labourer | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Newmaret-on-Fergus | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Clare titles | 4 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
| Clare | |||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 1 | ||
| All-Irelands | 1 | ||
Career
editFox first played hurling in his local area with the Newmarket-on-Fergus club. He was part of the Newmarket team that succeeded in winning their very first Clare SHC title in 1912, before claiming a second winners' medal in 1916.[1] By that stage, Fox's performances at club level had earned him a call-up to the Clare senior hurling team. He won a Munster SHC medal in 1914, before later lining out at wing-back in Clare's defeat of Laois in the 1914 All-Ireland final.[2][3][4]
After enlisting in the British Army, Fox's hurling career was brought to a sudden end as it contravened the GAA's Rule 21. He later resumed his club hurling with Newmarket, and claimed further Clare SHC medals in 1925 and 1926.
Personal life and death
editFox joined the Royal Munster Fusiliers in 1915, which was somewhat of a propaganda boost for the British recruitment officers. During the Battle of the Somme, he received a serious head injury and returned to hospital in Dublin to recuperate.[5] Fox later worked as a labourer at Dromoland Castle.[6]
Fox died from heart failure at St Joseph's Hospital, Ennis on 22 July 1967, at the age of 75.[7]
Honours
edit- Newmarket-on-Fergus
- Clare Senior Hurling Championship: 1912, 1916, 1925, 1926
- Clare
References
edit- ^ "Club history". Newmarket-on-Fergus GAA website. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
- ^ "Senior hurling". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 16 April 2023.
- ^ "Clare (Quin) 1914 Hurling All-Ireland Champions". GAA website. Retrieved 16 July 2023.
- ^ "The memory lives 100 years on". The Clare Champion. 9 March 2014. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
- ^ "WW1 and the GAA - John Fox". GAA website. 4 November 2018. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
- ^ "From Jones' Road to the Somme". The Clare Champion. 1 November 2014. Retrieved 11 February 2021.
- ^ "Death of JOHN FOX on 22 July 1967". Irish Genealogy website. Retrieved 15 July 2023.