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| Born | (1903-07-09)9 July 1903 Cork, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 19 March 1984(1984-03-19) (aged 80) Waterford, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Trade union official | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Hurling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Full-back | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Charles Ware (9 July 1903 – 19 March 1984) was an Irish hurler. At club level, he played with Erin's Own and at inter-county level with the Waterford senior hurling team.
Playing career
Ware was 15-years-old when he first lined out as a goalkeeper with the Meaghers club, however, he spent the rest of his playing days as a full-back.[1] He was a founder-member of the Erin's Own club in 1924.[2][3] The Erin's Own club won nine consecutive Waterford Senior Hurling Championship titles between 1927 and 1935, and Ware brought his senior county medal tally to 12 with further victories in 1942, 1946 and 1947.[4][improper synthesis?]
Ware's performances at club level resulted in his inclusion on the Waterford senior hurling squad in 1925 and he was a member of the team that contested the 1929 Munster Senior Hurling Championship final.[5] He later became the first Waterford player to be selected for Munster,[2] and he won four Railway Cup medals between 1929 and 1934.[6] Ware was at full-back when, in 1938, Waterford won their first ever Munster SHC title.[7][8] Waterford were subsequently beaten by Dublin in the 1938 All-Ireland final.[9]
Post-playing career
Ware retired from inter-county hurling in 1947, however, he remained with the team as a selector and saw his brother, Jim Ware, captain the team to their inaugural All-Ireland SHC in 1948.[10] He was also Waterford's delegate to the Munster Council and Central Councl.[11]
Personal life and death
Ware was born in Cork in July 1903 but raised in the Ballybricken area of Waterford. He began his working life at Hearne & Cahill's boot and shoe factory in Waterford,[citation needed] before later becoming a trade union official.[12][13] Ware's son, "Young" Charlie Ware, was part of Waterford's All-Ireland SHC–winning team in 1959.[9]
Ware died on 19 March 1984, at the age of 80.[14]
Honours
Player
- Erin's Own
- Waterford Senior Hurling Championship: 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1942, 1946, 1947
- Waterford
- Munster
- Railway Cup: 1929, 1930, 1931, 1934
Selector
- Waterford
References
- ^ "Chrlie Ware and his memories". Evening Echo. 27 February 1956. Retrieved 11 September 2025 – via archive.irishnewsarchive.com.
- ^ a b "Club History". Erin's Own GAA. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
- ^ "Blue Plaques". waterfordcivictrust.ie. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
Erin's Own GAA Centenary [..] Waterford Civic Trust unveiled a blue plaque commemorating the contribution of Erin's Own Club [..] The club was founded by in 1924 on Mayor's Walk in Waterford by a group led by Con Ward and included among others – Martin Cullen, Bush Reddy, Davey Fardy, JJ Hodgers, Michael Fraher, Fr. Sheehan and a Cork born youth named Charlie Ware. Charlie Ware proved to be an outstanding hurler and leader.
- ^ "Roll of honour". Erin's Own GAA. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
- ^ Smith, Raymond (1966). Decades of Glory: A Comprehensive History of the National Game. Little & McClean. p. 144.
Waterford, led by Charlie Ware and including Jim Ware in goal, brought the spice of novelty to the 1929 Munster Final at Dungarvan and brought the crowds too
- ^ "Railway Cup hurling". Munster GAA. 11 June 2009. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
- ^ "Senior hurling". Munster GAA. 29 May 2009. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
- ^ "Munster Final". The Irish Press. 31 July 1938 – via Hell for Leather: A Journey Through Hurling in 100 Games (2014, R Bellew, D Crowe).
The last three minutes were fought in the Waterford goalmouth [..] it was to a gallant defence that they [Waterford] owed owed the honours. [Charlie] Ware, Keane, [Jimmy] Mountain, [Johnny] Fanning were the rocks upon which Clare's hopes were dashed
- ^ a b "Former Déise star Charlie Ware dies". Irish Examiner. 26 November 2013. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
- ^ Falvey, Joe (28 March 2008). "The Men of 48". The Munster Express. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
- ^ "Death of Charlie Ware, hurling great". The Munster Express. 23 March 1984. Retrieved 11 September 2025 – via archive.irishnewsarchive.com.
- ^ O'Connor, Emmet (1989). A Labour History of Waterford. Waterford Council of Trade Unions. p. 266. ISBN 9780951503416.
- ^ Merrigan, Matt (1989). Eagle Or Cuckoo?: The Story of the ATGWU in Ireland. Matmer Publications. p. 291. ISBN 9780951456019.
Charlie Ware [..] of Waterford [..] was at that time General Secretary of the Irish Boot [&] Shoe Operatives Union
- ^ "Charlie Ware hurling star dies aged 83". Irish Press. 20 March 1984. Retrieved 11 September 2025 – via archive.irishnewsarchive.com.
