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Dual player

Term used in Ireland to describe a person competing in multiple sports

Summary

Term used in Ireland to describe a person competing in multiple sports

Dual player or dual star is a term used in Hiberno-English to describe someone who competes in multiple sports — for example, in Victorian Ireland, cricket and hurling. The term today in Gaelic games typically describes a male player who plays both Gaelic football and hurling or, if a female player, a player of ladies' Gaelic football and camogie. The player does not necessarily have to play at the same standard in both sports. The number of dual stars at county level has decreased recently due to the increasing demands placed upon the best players of both sports.

List of dual players with All-Ireland titles

Name	Team(s)	All-Ireland SHC titles	All-Ireland SFC titles
Kerins, Alan	Galway	—	2001
Barry-Murphy, Jimmy	Cork	1976, 1977, 1978, 1984, 1986	1973
Beckett, Derry	Cork	1942	1945
Blaney, Greg	Down
—	1991, 1994
Burke, Frank	Dublin	1917, 1920	1921, 1922, 1923
Cadogan, Eoin	Cork	—	2010
Collins, Podge	Clare	2013	—
Collins, Seán	Clare	2013	—
Coughlan, Denis	Cork	1976, 1977, 1978	1973
Cregan, Éamonn	Limerick	1973	—
Cummins, Brendan	Tipperary	2001, 2010	—
Cummins, Ray	Cork	1970, 1976, 1977, 1978	1973
Currams, Liam	Offaly	1981	1982
Ferguson, Des	Dublin	—	1958, 1963
Foley, Lar	Dublin	—	1958, 1963
Grace, Pierce	Dublin
Kilkenny	1911, 1912, 1913	1906, 1907
Lynch, Jack	Cork	1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1946	1945
Mackessy, Billy	Cork	1903	1911
McCarthy, Teddy	Cork	1986, 1990	1989, 1990
Mackey, Paddy	Wexford	1910	1915, 1916, 1917, 1918
Markham, Liam	Clare	2013	—
McGrath, Leonard	Galway	1923	1925
McInerney, Cathal	Clare	2013	—
Murphy, Brian	Cork	1976, 1977, 1978	1973
Ó hAilpín, Seán Óg	Cork	1999, 2004, 2005	—
O'Halloran, Davy	Clare	2013	—
O'Kennedy, Seán	Wexford	1910	1915, 1916, 1917
O'Neill, Alan	Clare	2013	—
Spain, W. J.	Dublin
Limerick	1887	1889
Walsh, Aidan	Cork	—	2010
Walsh, Denis	Cork	1986, 1990	1989, 1990
Wilson, Marcus	Dublin	—	1958

In 1990, Teddy McCarthy of Cork became the first player to win both a football and a hurling All-Ireland in the same year. This unique achievement remains intact as of .

Ex-Taoiseach Jack Lynch won one football and five hurling All-Irelands with Cork during the 1940s.

List of dual players with All Stars in both codes

A few players have won All Star Awards in both codes. These include:

Jimmy Barry-Murphy
Ray Cummins
Liam Currams
Brian Murphy

Ray Cummins has uniquely won an All Star Award in both hurling and Gaelic football in the same year, 1971.

Ladies' Gaelic football/camogie

Dual county

Dual county is a similar term for counties that have teams that play at the same level in both football and hurling.

Dual manager

The definition of a dual manager is Anthony Cunningham.

References

The History of the Gaelic Athletic Association in Canada John O'Flynn, Ainsley Baldwin - 2008 "Mike's hurling was Frank Rafter and a notable member, Liam Cotter, a dual player, who helped to write the constitution for the Toronto GAA."
(27 Apr 2011). "Seán Óg to be given freedom of Cork city".
''Sport and society in Victorian Ireland: the case of Westmeath'' Page 157 Tom Hunt - 2007 "The dual player was also common in Kilkenny cricket and hurling circles. ... In 1887 the Kells GAA club played a cricket match against Gaulstown of Tullaroan"
''Irish Almanac and Yearbook of Facts 1997'' Page 298 Pat McArt, Donal Campbell - 1997 "GAA Barry-Murphy, Jimmy: (born Cork, 1954). Outstanding dual player who won six All-Ireland medals, one in football (1973) and five in hurling (between 1976 and 1986). His other achievements are almost as breathtaking, two All-Ireland.."
Declan Hassett ''Passing through'' Page 148 2004 "I saw Jack Lynch play at the very end of his career but cannot now recall those games too clearly. For many, Jack would be the greatest dual player of all time. For me, the greatest dualist remains Ray Cummins."
[[Irish Examiner]] -2 nov. 2012 "O hAilpin retires from inter-county hurling - "O hAilpin was a talismanic player for Cork throughout his 16-year career, starting-out as a dual player before focusing on his hurling career"
Breheny, Martin. (20 July 2019). "'Cunningham leaves Cody frying pan only to land into Gavin fire'". [[Irish Independent]].

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