Jonjo Farrell
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Thomastown, County Kilkenny, Ireland
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Jonjo Farrell in action for Kilkenny against Galway in the 2015 National Hurling League at Pearse Stadium | |||
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Seán Seosamh Ó Fearail | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Full-forward | ||
| Born |
28 September 1988 Thomastown, County Kilkenny, Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Occupation | Secondary school teacher | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Thomastown | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Kilkenny titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
2014–2017 | Kilkenny | 3 (1–6) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 2 | ||
| All-Irelands | 2 | ||
| NHL | 1 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 21:30, 11 August 2014. | |||
Jonjo Farrell (born 28 September 1988) is an Irish hurler who played as a full-forward at senior level for the Kilkenny county team.[1]
Born in Thomastown, County Kilkenny, Farrell first played competitive hurling during his schooling at St Kieran's College. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he first linked up with the Kilkenny minor team, before later joining the under-21 and intermediate sides. He made his senior debut during the 2014 National Hurling League. Farrell went on to join Kilkenny's championship panel.[2]
At club level Farrell is a one-time All-Ireland JHC medallist with Thomastown.[3] In addition to this he has also won one Leinster JHC medal and two county championship medals in the junior grade.
Farrell works as a teacher at St Kieran's College and is a former teacher at Abbey community college Ferrybank Kilkenny