▁L ibr aries ▁and ▁museum s ▁▁▁ ▁Congo , ▁Republic ▁of ▁the ▁Museum s ▁Museum s ▁Museum s ▁Congo , ▁Republic ▁of ▁the <0x0A> </s> ▁P addy ▁" R ust y " ▁Rus ch itz ko ▁( 2 9 ▁April ▁ 1 9 1 7 ▁– ▁ 4 ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 4 ) ▁was ▁an ▁American - born ▁Irish ▁sport sp erson . ▁ ▁He ▁played ▁hur ling ▁with ▁his ▁local ▁club ▁Cl on ad ▁and ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁La ois ▁senior ▁inter - count y ▁team ▁from ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 0 s ▁until ▁the ▁ 1 9 5 0 s . ▁ ▁Rus ch itz ko ▁capt ained ▁La ois ▁in ▁their ▁last ▁All - I reland ▁final ▁appearance ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 9 . ▁ ▁Biography ▁ ▁Patrick ▁Rus ch itz ko ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁New ▁York ▁City ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 7 . ▁ ▁The ▁son ▁of ▁a ▁Polish ▁father ▁and ▁an ▁Irish ▁mother , ▁Rus ch itz ko ▁was ▁brought ▁up ▁in ▁Mu ine ▁B he ag , ▁County ▁Car low , ▁where ▁his ▁mother ▁brought ▁the ▁family ▁on ▁the ▁death ▁of ▁her ▁husband . ▁ ▁Rus ch itz ko ▁was ▁educated ▁locally , ▁however , ▁the ▁family ▁later ▁moved ▁to ▁Mount mel lick , ▁County ▁La ois . ▁ ▁It ▁was ▁here ▁that ▁his ▁hur ling ▁skills ▁were ▁first ▁noted . ▁ ▁Rus ch itz ko , ▁however , ▁later ▁em igr ated ▁to ▁England ▁for ▁a ▁period . ▁