sentences:  Ledwidge was born on Arran Quay, Dublin, Ireland to Joseph William Ledwidge, a butcher, and Elizabeth Trulock.He had his first successes playing with the Geraldines' selection that won two All-Ireland titles for Dublin in 1898 and 1899.Ledwidge joined Shelbourne in 1901 when they played in the Leinster Senior League and played 51 times for them in the Irish League after they joined in 1904 until he left the Reds in 1909.