Alan Lotty

Infobox GAA player
code= Hurling
sport = Hurling


name = Alan Lotty
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fullname = Alan Lotty
placeofbirth = Glanmire
countryofbirth = County Cork
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county = Cork
province = Munster
club = Sarsfield's
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counties = Cork
icposition = Half-back
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Alan Lotty (born 1920, date of death unknown) was an Irish sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club Sarsfield's and with the Cork senior inter-county team in the 1940s.

Early life

Alan Lotty was born in Glanmire, just east of Cork City in 1920. He was educated locally and in time would go on to become one of only nine hurlers to win four All-Ireland titles in-a-row.

Playing career

Club

Lotty played his club hurling with his local Sarsfield's where he enjoyed some success.

Inter-county

Lotty first tasted hurling success in 1938 as a member of the Cork minor hurling team. That year he won a Munster title at minor level, before later winning an All-Ireland medal. The following year Lotty made his senior debut, winning his first senior Munster medal. Unfortunately, Cork were later defeated by Kilkenny in the famous ‘thunder and lightning’ All-Ireland Hurling Final. Cork bounced back in 1940, with Lotty collecting his first National Hurling League medal, however, Cork failed in their championship campaign. Lotty collected a second National League medal in 1941, however, the Munster and All-Ireland championships were severely hampered due to an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease. As a result of this Cork were declared the Munster champions after defeating Limerick and automatically qualified to play Dublin in the All-Ireland final. The game turned into a rout as Cork beat ‘the Dubs’ by twenty points and Lotty collected his first All-Ireland medal. In the delayed Munster final, however, Tipperary defeated Cork.

In 1942 Lotty missed Cork’s Munster final victory over Tipperary, however, he later added a second All-Ireland medal to his collection following a second consecutive defeat of Dublin in the final. A second Munster title came Lotty’s way in 1943, before he later won a third consecutive All-Ireland medal following a huge win over Antrim in the championship decider. 1944 was an historic year for Cork and for Lotty. He began the year by winning a third Munster title following a victory in a replay over Limerick. Cork later went on to defeat Dublin in the championship decider giving Cork and Lotty a fourth All-Ireland title in-a-row. No other team in the history of hurling has won four consecutive championships. It is an honour that Lotty shares with just eight other players. Cork lost their provincial crown in 1945, however, the team returned in 1946 with Lotty winning a fourth Munster medal. This was subsequently converted into a fifth All-Ireland medal following a huge victory over Kilkenny in the final. Lotty added a third National League medal to his collection in 1947, before winning a fifth Munster title. Unfortunately, Cork were later defeated by Kilkenny in the All-Ireland final. Lotty retired from inter-county hurling shortly afterwards.

Teams

References

* [http://archives.tcm.ie/irishexaminer/2005/06/25/story958326056.asp Special rivalry, special memories]