Pierce Higgins
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County Mayo, Ireland
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| Born | 1977 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 20 January 2023 (aged 45) Ballyhaunis, County Mayo, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Cabinet maker | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Hurling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Full-forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Pierce Higgins (1977 – 20 January 2023) was an Irish hurler. At club level he played with Ballyhaunis and was also a member of the Mayo senior hurling team.
Higgins first played hurling with the Tooreen club and won consecutive Mayo SHC titles in 1994 and 1995. He was later a founder-member of the Ballyhaunis club in 1997 and spent 20 seasons with the club's senior team.[1] Higgins won a further 12 Mayo SHC titles between 2002 and 2016. He was joint-manager of the Ballyhaunis team that won the Mayo SHC title in 2020.[2]
At inter-county level, Higgins first appeared for Mayo as a member of the minor team that won All-Ireland MCHC titles in 1994 and 1995. He later had a 14-year association with the senior team and was part of the panel that won the All-Ireland JHC title in 2003.[3] Higgins also won several National League medals in Division 3 and Division 4.[4]