Christy Ring birthdate later than first thought

The Irish Examiner will publish a special supplement to mark the centenary of Ring’s birth at the end of this month

Christy Ring pictured in action for Glen Rovers against Blackrock in the 1956 Cork SHC final at Cork Athletic Grounds.

Researchers working on a major documentary film on the life of Christy Ring have definitively established the birthdate of the hurler as October 30th, 1920.

Uncertainty as to whether the Cloyne native was born on the 12th or the 30th has been clarified by Ring’s birth certificate, which gives the latter date - thus establishing the centenary of his birth as a century ago at the end of this month.