Bernie Boothman
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| Native name | Bearnard Bútman (Irish) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1936 (age 89–90) Dublin, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Van driver | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 8 in (173 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Hurling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Right corner-forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Bernard Boothman (born 1936[1]) is an Irish former hurler. At club level, he played with St Columba's and at inter-county level was a member of the Dublin senior hurling team.
Playing career
[edit | edit source]Boothman first played hurling at club level with St Columba's. After emigrating to England he joined the St Finbarr's club in Coventry and won a Wawrwickshire SHC medal in 1955. Boothman returned to St Columba's the following year and was part of the club's first ever Dublin SHC success.[2][3]
At inter-county level, Shannon first played for Dublin at minor level. He won three successive Leinster MHC medals before captaining the team to a 2–7 to 2–3 defeat of Tipperary in the 1954 All-Ireland MHC final.[4] At adult level, Boothman played with the Warwickshire team beaten by Cork in the 1955 All-Ireland JHC final.[5][6]
After returning to Ireland, Boothman made his Dublin senior hurling team debut in 1956 and quickly became a regular. He won a Leinster SHC medal in 1961 following Dublin's first provincial success in nine years.[7] Boothman was at corner-forward when Dublin were beaten by Tipperary in the 1961 All-Ireland final.[8][9]
Personal life
[edit | edit source]His brother, Achille Boothman, also played hurling with St Columba's, Dublin and Leinster. Married Maura Fitzgerald. Had five children Helen,Paul, Kathleen, Anthony, Annmarie
Honours
[edit | edit source]- St Finbarr's
- Warwickshire Senior Hurling Championship: 1955
- St Columba's
- Dublin
- Leinster Senior Hurling Championship: 1961
- All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship: 1954 (c)
- Leinster Minor Hurling Championship: 1952, 1953, 1954 (c)
References
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