Jerry Wallis
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Jerry Wallis is an Irish
retired hurler
and the current manager of the Antrim
senior hurling team.
A native of Midleton
, County Cork
, Wallis came to be known as one of the most respected hurling trainers in recent times. He was the physical trainer with the Cork senior hurling team that won back-to-back All-Ireland
titles in 2004 and 2005. He later served as trainer with both the Antrim
and Limerick
senior hurling teams.
he also has an impressove record at club level in Kerry
with Ballyduff. He led them to bacl to back County Champioonshps in 2010 and 2011, he also led them to the final of the Munster Intermediate Championship.
Wallis was ratified as manager of the Antrim senior hurling team on 10 October 2011.
Irish people
The Irish people are an ethnic group who originate in Ireland, an island in northwestern Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years , with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded having legends of being descended from groups such as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolg, Tuatha...
retired hurler
Hurling
Hurling is an outdoor team game of ancient Gaelic origin, administered by the Gaelic Athletic Association, and played with sticks called hurleys and a ball called a sliotar. Hurling is the national game of Ireland. The game has prehistoric origins, has been played for at least 3,000 years, and...
and the current manager of the Antrim
Antrim GAA
The Antrim County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Antrim GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Antrim. The county board is also responsible for the Antrim inter-county teams...
senior hurling team.
A native of Midleton
Midleton
Midleton, historically Middleton , is a town in south-eastern County Cork, Ireland. It lies some 22 km east of Cork City on the Owenacurra River and the N25 road, which connects Cork to the port of Rosslare...
, County Cork
County Cork
County Cork is a county in Ireland. It is located in the South-West Region and is also part of the province of Munster. It is named after the city of Cork . Cork County Council is the local authority for the county...
, Wallis came to be known as one of the most respected hurling trainers in recent times. He was the physical trainer with the Cork senior hurling team that won back-to-back All-Ireland
All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship
The GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship is an annual hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1887 for the top hurling teams in Ireland....
titles in 2004 and 2005. He later served as trainer with both the Antrim
Antrim GAA
The Antrim County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Antrim GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Antrim. The county board is also responsible for the Antrim inter-county teams...
and Limerick
Limerick GAA
The Limerick County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association or Limerick GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Limerick...
senior hurling teams.
he also has an impressove record at club level in Kerry
Kerry
County Kerry is a county in the southwest of Ireland.Kerry or Kerri may also refer to:-American politics:* John Kerry, a United States Senator from Massachusetts and the 2004 Democratic Presidential nominee, plus other members of his family:...
with Ballyduff. He led them to bacl to back County Champioonshps in 2010 and 2011, he also led them to the final of the Munster Intermediate Championship.
Wallis was ratified as manager of the Antrim senior hurling team on 10 October 2011.