Researching Dick Stokes
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 | Did you know that in the 1881 UK census there were 12646 people with the Stokes surname? In that year Stokes was ranked number 319 for popularity in the UK. |
The name Dick means "form of RICHARD - strong like a ruler, powerful" and is of Teutonic origin.
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Birth, Death and Marriage Records for Dick Stokes and the Stokes Genealogy
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Dick Stokes
Richard Stokes (12 March 1920 – 17 November 2005) was an Irish hurler who played as a left wing-forward for the Limerick senior team.
Born in Oola, County Limerick, Stokes first played competitive hurling whilst at school in Doon CBS. He arrived on the inter-county scene as a dual player with the Limerick minor hurling and football teams. He made his senior hurling debut in the 1940 championship. Stokes went on to play a key part for Limerick and won one All-Ireland medal, one Munster medal and one National Hurling League medal.
As a member of the Munster inter-provincial team at various times throughout his career, Stokes won five Railway Cup medals. At club level he won two hurling championship medals and one football championship medal with University College Dublin.
His retirement came following the conclusion of the 1953 championship.
In retirement from playing, Stokes became involved in team management and coaching. As selector to the Limerick senior team, he helped guide the team to the All-Ireland title in 1973.
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