Seán O'Brien (Cork hurler)

Irish hurler

Irish name Seán Ó Briain

Sport Hurling

Born (1924-02-09)9 February 1924
Killeagh, Ireland

Seán O'Brien
Personal information
Irish name	Seán Ó Briain
Sport	Hurling
Position	Half-back
Born	(1924-02-09)9 February 1924 Killeagh, Ireland
Died	20 July 2001(2001-07-20) (aged 77)
Height	5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Occupation	School inspector
Club(s)
Years	Club
1944-1962	Glen Rovers
Inter-county(ies)
Years	County	Apps (scores)
1946 - 1954	Cork	10
Inter-county titles
Munster titles	3
All-Irelands	3

Seán O'Brien (born 1924) was an Irish sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club Glen Rovers and was a member of the Cork senior inter-county team in the 1950s.

Club

O'Brien played his club hurling with the famous Glen Rovers team on the north side of Cork city and enjoyed much success. He won numerous county championship titles with the club throughout the 1940s and 1950s.

Inter-county

O'Brien's inter-county career was a short one, however, he enjoyed much success. After a period in the wilderness the Cork team bounced back in 1952 with O'Brien capturing a Munster winners' medal following a defeat of three-in-a-row All-Ireland champions Tipperary in the provincial decider.^[1] Dublin provided the opposition in the subsequent All-Ireland final, however ‘the Dubs’ were completely outclassed by Cork on that occasion. In spite of only leading by three points at half-time Cork won by 2-14 to 0-7 and picked up an All-Ireland winners' medal.^[2] O'Brien was also a member of the 1946 and 1954 All-Ireland winning teams.

Honours

Cork

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship: 1946, 1952, 1954
Munster Senior Hurling Championship: 1946, 1952, 1954

References

↑ Donegan, Des (2005). The Complete Handbook of Gaelic Games. DBA Publications. p. 25.
↑ Corry, Eoghan (2005). The GAA Book of Lists. Hodder Headline Ireland. p. 352.

Cork – 1946 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions (16th title)

1 T. Mulcahy
2 W. Murphy
3 Con Murphy (Valley Rovers)
4 D. J. Buckley
5 P. O'Donovan
6 A. Lotty
7 J. Young
8 J. Lynch
9 C. Cottrell
10 P. Healy
11 C. Ring (c)
12 Con Murphy (Bride Rovers)
13 M. O'Riordan
14 J. O'Riordan
15 J. Kelly

Subs not used: 16 S. O'Brien; 17 D. Creedon; 18 J. Lyons; 19 S. Condon; 20 E.J. O'Sullivan

Trainer: J. Barry

Selectors: J. Leahy; P. Collins; J. Corkery; T. Creedon

Partial Reference: Cork GAA website Inter-County SHC Results and Teams. 1940-1949 Information from Peter Devine. Accessed 17 July 2010.

Cork – 1952 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions (17th title)

1 D. Creedon
2 J. O'Riordan
3 J. Lyons
4 T. O'Shaughnessy
5 M. Fuohy
6 V. Twomey
7 S. O'Brien
8 J. Twomey
9 G. Murphy
10 W. Griffin
11 W.J. Daly
12 C. Ring
13 L. Abernethy
14 L. Dowling
15 P. Barry (c)

Subs used: 20 J. Lynam for L. Abernethy; 16 M. O'Riordan for W. Griffin

Subs not used: 17 M. Finn; 18 J. O'Grady; 19 M. O'Connor

Selectors: B. Murphy; P. Collins; J. Barrett; D. Barry-Murphy; S. Óg Murphy
Trainer: J. Barry

Partial Reference: Cork GAA website Inter-County SHC Results and Teams. 1950-1959 Information from Peter Devine. Accessed 17 July 2010.

Cork – 1954 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions (19th title)

1 D. Creedon
2 J. O'Riordan
3 J. Lyons
4 T. O'Shaughnessy
5 M. Fuohy
6 V. Twomey
7 D. Hayes
8 W. Moore
9 G. Murphy
10 W. J. Daly
11 J. Hartnett
12 C. Ring (c)
13 J. Clifford
14 É. Goulding
15 P. Barry

Subs used: 20 T. O'Sullivan for P. Barry

Subs not used: 16 J. Brohan; 17 D. O'Sullivan; 18 M. Cashman; 19 S. O'Brien

Selectors: A. Scannell; P. Collins; J. Barrett; D. Barry-Murphy; S. Óg Murphy
Trainer: J. Barry

Partial Reference: Cork GAA website Inter-County SHC Results and Teams. 1950-1959 Information from Peter Devine. Accessed 17 July 2010.

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