Early Life
Willie Hough was born just outside Newcastlewest, County Limerick in 1892. He was born into a family that had a strong association with Gaelic games. His father, who excelled in both hurling and Gaelic football, was chairman of the West Limerick Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association from 1902 until 1910. Hough was educated locally and later attended the De La Salle College in Waterford where he qualified as a national school teacher. After qualifying as a teacher Hough worked in Baltimore, County Cork.
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