Vincy Twomey

Vincent ‘Vincy’ Twomey was an Irish sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club Glen Rovers and with the Cork senior inter-county team in the 1950s.

Born in Blackpool on the north side of Cork, Vincy Twomey played hurling with the famous Glen Rovers In a club career that lasted from the late 1940s until the early 1960s he won several county championship titles. By the early 1950s Twomey had joined the Cork senior hurling team. He won his first Munster title in 1952 following a thrilling defeat of Tipperary in the final. He later collected his first All-Ireland medal following a 13 point win over Dublin.

In 1953 Twomey began the year by winning a National Hurling League medal with Cork. He later added a second Munster title to his collection following a second consecutive win over Tipperary in the final. Cork later defeated Galway in one of the dirtiest championship deciders ever played, giving Twomey his second All-Ireland medal. 1954 saw Cork defeat Tipperary for the third successive year in the Munster final with Twomey playing a key role in midfield once again. He later collected his third consecutive All-Ireland medal following a win over Wexford in the final. In 1955 Twomey was captain of the Cork team, however, his side was defeated by Clare in their opening game of the championship. In spite of this he had earlier won a Railway Cup medal with Munster. Twomey won a fourth Munster title in 1956, however, Wexford defeated Cork in the All-Ireland final courtesy of a brilliant save by Art Foley. He retired from inter-county hurling shortly after.

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