Fintan Walsh was

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player from

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. He played for many years on the

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senior football team in the forwards and was widely regarded as one of the outstanding players in Ireland of the 1950s and early 1960s. He was a successful college player winning

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medals with

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in 1954 and 1955. in 1956, Fintan won championship medals in two different counties. He assisted his home club Ballylinan to victory in the Laois Junior Football Championship while also helping Erins Hope win the

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.https://www.cnmbnaisiunta.com/news/fintan-walsh-rip/ He also played for his province Leinster winning

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medals in 1959 and 1961. In 1999, he was selected at left half forward on the Laois football team of the century.

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They came far and wide to recall the golden yearsErin's Hopes 1956 Team Reunion
2023 deaths Year of birth missing Laois inter-county Gaelic footballers Ballylinan Gaelic footballers {{Laois-gaelic-football-bio-stub