Pa O'Neill
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Pádraig O'Neill | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Left wing-forward | ||
| Born |
6 June 1962[1] Cappawhite, County Tipperary, Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Occupation | Driver | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
1980-2005 | Cappawhite | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Tipperary titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1987-1988 | Tipperary | 3 (0-03)[2] | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 1 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NHL | 1 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
Patrick O'Neill (born 6 June 1962) is an Irish former hurler. At club level, he played with Cappawhite and at inter-county level he was a member of the Tipperary senior hurling team.
Career
[edit]O'Neill played hurling and Gaelic football at club level with Cappawhite. After progressing to adult level, he was part of the Cappawhite team that won four West Tipperary SHC titles in five seasons between 1983 and 1987. O'Neill was at left wing-forward when Cappawhite beat Loughmore–Castleiney by 1-17 to 2-13 to win their first Tipperary SHC title in 1987.[3] He was also the championship's top scorer. O'Neill added a Tipperary IFC medal to his collection in 1990, after a 3-05 to 0-06 defeat of Grangemockler in the final.[4]
At inter-county level, O'Neill joined the Tipperary senior hurling team as a result of Cappawhite's club success in 1987. He was also named as team captain. O'Neill claimed his first silverware when he captained Tipperary to the National Hurling League title in 1988.[5] He later won a Munster SHC medal, when Tipperary retained the title after a 2-19 to 1-13 defeat of Cork in the final.[6]
O'Neill was substituted in a number of games during the campaign. He was dropped from the starting fifteen for the 1988 All-Ireland final against Galway, while the captaincy also moved to Nicky English.[7][8] O'Neill remained on the bench for the 1-15 to 0-14 defeat, in what was his last appearance for the team.[9]
Honours
[edit]- Cappawhite
- Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship: 1987
- West Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship: 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987
- Tipperary Intermediate Football Championship: 1990
- Tipperary
References
[edit]- ^ "The players fact-file". Conancht Tribune. 2 September 1988. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
- ^ "Tipperary Hurling Results 1980-1989". Premierview. Archived from the original on 24 August 2012. Retrieved 5 September 2012.
- ^ "1987 County Senior Hurling Champions". Cappawhite GAA website. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
- ^ "Cappa back in senior football". Tipperary Star. 22 December 1990. Retrieved 8 February 2025.
- ^ "Tipperary profile". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
- ^ "Senior hurling". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
- ^ "1988: the captain and the chop". Irish Independent. 14 June 2003. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
- ^ "Tipp braced for'captains' call". Irish Independent. 13 December 2008. Retrieved 9 February 2025.
- ^ "8 classic memories from Galway and Tipperary's senior hurling championship rivalry". The 42. 14 August 2015. Retrieved 8 February 2025.