Bill Walsh (hurler)

Bill Walsh
Personal information
Irish name Liam Breathnach
Sport Hurling
Position Left wing-back
Born 1922
Ballyhale, County Kilkenny, Ireland
Died 26 March 2013 (aged 90)
Rathcoole, County Dublin, Ireland
Height 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Nickname Willie
Club(s)
Years Club
Carrickshock
Young Irelands
Club titles
Kilkenny titles 1
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
1944-1958
Kilkenny
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 5
All-Irelands 2
NHL 0

William Walsh (1922 – 26 March 2013) was an Irish hurler who played as a left wing-back for the Kilkenny senior team.

Walsh joined the team during the 1944 championship and was a regular member of the starting fifteen until his retirement after the 1958 championship. During that time he won two All-Ireland medal and five Leinster medals. Walsh was an All-Ireland runner-up on four occasions.

At club level Walsh was a one-time Kilkenny club championship medalist with Carrickshock. He also won a Dublin club championship medal with Young Irelands.