Mattie Kenny
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Duniry, County Galway, Ireland
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Máirtín Ó Cionnaith | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Left corner-forward | ||
| Born |
1964 Duniry, County Galway, Ireland | ||
| Nickname | Mattie | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Abbey/Duniry | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Galway titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
1988-1992 | Galway | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NHL | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
Thomas Martin Kenny (born 1964), better known as Mattie Kenny, is an Irish hurling manager and former player who is the former manager of the Dublin senior hurling team. As a player he lined out with Galway Senior Championship club Abbey/Duniry and the Galway senior hurling team.
Abbey/Duniry
Kenny joined the Abbey/Duniry club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels before eventually joining the club's top adult team in the Galway Intermediate Championship.[citation needed]
On 22 October 1989, Kenny lined out at left wing-forward when Abbey/Duniry faced Portumna in the final. He top scored with 0-10, including 0-06 from frees, in the 0-14 to 1-11 draw. Kenny retained his position for the replay on 5 November 1989. He was gain the game's top scorer with 2-05 and collected a winners' medal after the 3-06 to 2-05 victory.[citation needed]
On 25 October 1998, Kenny was selected at full-forward when the Abbey/Duniry senior team faced Athenry in the final. He scored a point from play in the 0-09 apiece draw. Kenny retained his position at full-forward for the replay on 1 November 1998 and scored 1-05 in the 1-15 to 1-12 defeat.[citation needed]
Kenny lined out in a second successive senior final on 24 October 1999. He top scored for the team with 0-07, all from frees, but ended that game on the losing side following a 1-16 to 1-10 defeat by Athenry.[1]
Galway
Under-21
Kenny was just 19-years-old when he first played for Galway as a member of the under-21 team during the 1983 All-Ireland Championship. He made his first appearance for the team on 21 August 1983 when he lined out at midfield in a 2-10 to 1-07 defeat of Laois. Kenny was relegated to the substitutes' bench for the All-Ireland final on 11 September 1983. He was introduced as a substitute and claimed a winners' medal following the 0-12 to 1-06 defeat of Tipperary.[citation needed]