Claus Dunne
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| Native name | Nioclás Ó Duinn (Irish) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nickname | Claus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1944 Mooncoin, County Kilkenny, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 27 March 2015 (aged 70) Newrath, County Waterford, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Irish Shell driver | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (180 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Hurling and Soccer | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Centre-forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 13:11, 29 March 2015. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nicholas "Claus" Dunne (1944 – 27 March 2015) was an Irish hurler who played as a centre-forward for Kilkenny.
Born in Mooncoin, County Kilkenny, Dunne first arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of twenty when he first linked up with the Kilkenny under-21. He made his senior debut during the 1964-65 league. Dunne went on to enjoy a successful career with Kilkenny and won two All-Ireland medals, two Leinster medals and one National Hurling League medal. He was an All-Ireland runner-up on two occasions.
As a member of the Leinster inter-provincial team, Dunne won one Railway Cup medal. At club level he was a one-time championship medallist with Mooncoin.
Dunne made 12 championship appearances. He retired from inter-county hurling following the conclusion of the 1973 championship.