Paddy Riordan
Appearance
Personal information | |||
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Irish name | Pádraig Ó Riordán | ||
Sport | Hurling | ||
Position | Left corner-forward | ||
Born |
31 August 1871 Drombane, County Tipperary, Ireland | ||
Died |
March 1941 (aged 69) Long Island, New York City, United States | ||
Occupation | Labourer | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
Drombane Upperchurch-Drombane Thurles | |||
Club titles | |||
Tipperary titles | 3 | ||
Inter-county(ies) | |||
Years | County | ||
1894-1907 | Tipperary | ||
Inter-county titles | |||
Munster titles | 2 | ||
All-Irelands | 2 |
Patrick J. "Paddy" Riordan (31 August 1871 - March 1941[1]) was an Irish hurler who played as a forward for the Tipperary senior team.[2]
Born in Drombane, County Tipperary, Riordan first arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of twenty-three when he first linked up with the Tipperary senior team. He made his debut during the 1894 championship. Riordan went on to play a key part for Tipperary, and won two All-Ireland medals and two Munster medals.
At club level Riordan was a three-time championship medallist. He began his club career with Drombane before later joining Upperchurch-Drombane and Thurles.
Riordan retired from inter-county hurling following the conclusion of the 1907 championship.
Honours
Team
- Drombane
- Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship (1): 1894
- Thurles
- Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship (2): 1906, 1907
- Tipperary
- All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (2): 1895, 1906
- Munster Senior Hurling Championship (2): 1895, 1906
References
- ^ "Cemetery records". Cemetries website. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
- ^ "Paddy Riordan". Tipp GAA Archives website. Retrieved 19 August 2014.