Biography
Liam Reidy was born in Kilmacow, County Kilkenny in 1924. He was educated at the local national school and later attended the famed St. Kieran's College in Kilkenny, a virtual bursery for young hurling talent. Here Reidy began his hurling career in earnest and collected a Leinster junior colleges' championship medal with St Kieran's.
Following his education Reidy was the founder of the highly successful Reidy Insurance Business on Parliament Street in Kilkenny.
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