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GAA Medal
Clare Cup Championship Medal, 1930.
Clare Championship runners up medal, silver, round; obverse has gold centre, with blue edging.
John Joe Doyle was captain of the Clare team beaten in the 1932 All Ireland Hurling Final.
John Joe ‘Goggle’ Doyle wore spectacles while playing hurling. In order to protect them during a game, he made his own protective ‘goggles’ from bicycle spokes, medical bandages and elastic, earning him the nickname by which he was known.
Collection: John Joe Doyle
Category: Medallion/Badge