Paudie Fitzmaurice
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Pádraig Mac Muiris | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Wing-Forward | ||
| Born | Limerick, Ireland | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Killeedy GAA | |||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
1973–1981 | Limerick | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| All Stars | 1 | ||
Paudie Fitzmaurice (born 16 November 1949) is a hurler from Killeedy in County Limerick, Ireland, who featured in Limerick hurling teams of the 1970s. Fitzmaurice was part of the Limerick county hurling team which won the All-Ireland in 1973,[1][2]) as well as in the 1974, 1980 and 1981 teams. He was captain when Limerick won the 1981 Munster Senior Hurling Championship Final.[3] He is a two-time National League winner,[4] and finished as top scorer when captaining Maynooth College to victory in the Fitzgibbon Cup in 1974.[5][6] His achievements as a player were recognised in 1984 when Fitzmaurice received an All-Star award.[7] Fitzmaurice continued to play competitive hurling for his native Killeedy until 1996.[8]
Fitzmaurice was named manager of the Sligo hurling team in January 2003.[9] but resigned after harsh criticism in May of that year.[10][11]
He trained for the priesthood in St. Patrick's College, Maynooth, as did his brother Fr. Willie Fitzmaurice, who also played hurling for Limerick.
Teaching
[edit]Fitzmaurice attended Trinity College Dublin,[citation needed] and is a former member of staff at St. Munchin's College, where he taught mathematics, applied mathematics and physics. He currently[when?] teaches mathematics and hurling at Castletroy College in Limerick. Before that, he served as institute chaplain at Limerick Institute of Technology.[12]
Hurling style
[edit]Paudie and his brother Willie were noted for their unusual hurling technique. When striking the sliotar, the Fitzmaurice brothers did not bend their elbows.[13][14]
Notes
[edit]- ^ "LIMERICK 1973 ALL". Doonbleisce.com. 2 September 1973. Retrieved 18 December 2011.
- ^ "Hurling Results 1971–1990 | Cumann Lúthchleas Gael Official Website". GAA.ie. Archived from the original on 8 February 2012. Retrieved 18 December 2011.
- ^ Munster Senior Hurling Teams – Munster GAA Web Site Archived 30 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Sligo Weekender: Paudie’s new dawn? Archived 27 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Fitzgibbon Cup Final Top Scorers Archived 31 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Fitzgibbon Cup Winning Captains Archived 31 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Hurling All Stars 80's | Cumann Lúthchleas Gael Official Website". GAA.ie. Archived from the original on 27 April 2009. Retrieved 18 December 2011.
- ^ 1996 Archived 13 May 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ HighBeam[dead link]
- ^ "RTÉ Sport: Fitzmaurice quits Sligo hurling post". RTÉ.ie. 6 May 2003. Retrieved 18 December 2011.
- ^ "Sligo Weekender – 2003/05/13: Chairman seeks to end crisis". Archives.tcm.ie. Archived from the original on 10 May 2012. Retrieved 18 December 2011.
- ^ Annual Reports of the Regional Technical College of Limerick 1995-1998
- ^ "1980 All-Ireland Hurling Final Galway Limerick 1st half". YouTube. 13 February 2011. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2011.
- ^ "1980 All-Ireland Hurling Final Galway Limerick 2nd half". YouTube. Archived from the original on 21 December 2021. Retrieved 18 December 2011.