Early Life
John Doyle was born in Holycross, County Tipperary in 1930. An only child, whose mother died six weeks after his birth, he was raised by his father on the family farm. Doyle was educated at Gaile national school in Moycarkey Borris, and later attended Thurles CBS. From an early age he showed a great interest in hurling, and it was in secondary school that his skills were further developed and nurtured by the Christian Brothers.
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