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John Thornhill (hurler)

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John Thornhill, formally St John Thornhill, was an Irish hurler who lived from 1929 until his death on 9 May 2003 and played at club level with Oldcastletown and at inter-county level with the Cork senior hurling team, usually lining out as a corner-back. He first came to hurling prominence with the Oldcastletown club. With Cork he won the Munster Senior Hurling Championship, the All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship and the Munster Junior Hurling Championship in 1947.

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St John Thornhill (1929 – 9 May 2003) was an Irish hurler who played at club level with Oldcastletown and at inter-county level with the Cork senior hurling team.
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