Vincy Twomey


Vincent "Vincy" Twomey was an Irish hurler who played as a centre-back for the Cork senior team.
Born in Blackpool, Cork, Twomey first arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he first linked up with the Cork minor team before later joining the junior side. He joined the senior panel during the [1950 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship|All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship|1950 championship]. Twomey went on to play a key role during a golden age for the team, and won three All-Ireland medals, four Munster medals and one National Hurling League medal. He was an All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion.
As a member of the Munster inter-provincial team on a number of occasions, Twomey won one Railway Cup medal. At club level he was a multiple championship medallist with Glen Rovers. Twomey also enjoyed championship success as a Gaelic footballer with St. Nicholas'.
Throughout his career Twomey made 19 championship appearances. He retired from inter-county hurling following the conclusion of the 1957 championship.

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Team

;Glen Rovers
;St. Nicholas'
;Cork
;Munster