Jerry O'Riordan
Personal information | |||
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Irish name | Diarmuid Ó Riordáin | ||
Sport | Hurling | ||
Position | Full-forward/Left corner-back | ||
Born |
1925 Blackrock, Cork, Ireland | ||
Died |
16 June 1987 (aged 62) Dooradoyle, Limerick, Ireland | ||
Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
Nickname | Jerry | ||
Occupation | Customs and excise official | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
Blackrock Civil Service Claughaun Ahane | |||
Club titles | |||
Limerick titles | 0 | ||
Inter-county(ies) | |||
Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1945 1946-1954 |
Dublin Cork |
26 (5-06) | |
Inter-county titles | |||
Munster titles | 5 | ||
All-Irelands | 4 | ||
NHL | 1 |
Jeremiah O'Riordan (1925 - 16 June 1987) was an Irish hurler, who played as a corner-back and as a full-forward, and is most known for his time with the Cork senior hurling team. He was the elder brother of Mossy O'Riordan.
Career
O'Riordan began his hurling career at club level with Blackrock in Cork, however, his time coincided with a 25-year barren spell for the club. His working life later saw him transfer to the Civil Service club in Dublin. O'Riordan ended his club career in Limerick where he played with the Claughaun and Ahane clubs.
At inter-county level O'Riordan first played for the Dublin senior team during the 1945 championship. After one season he transferred to the Cork senior team, with whom he won his first All-Ireland Championship at full-forward in 1946.[1] O'Riordan later switched to left corner-back and was a key member of Cork's three-in-a-row All-Ireland-winning team between 1952 and 1954.[2][3][4][5] He also won five Munster Championship medals and a National Hurling League medal with Cork.
O'Riordan was first selected at inter-provincial level with Leinster in 1945. He later won Railway Cup medals with Munster in 1950 and 1955.
Honours
- Cork
- All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (4): 1946, 1952, 1953, 1954
- Munster Senior Hurling Championship (5): 1946, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1956
- National Hurling League (1): 1952-53
- Munster
- Railway Cup (2): 1950, 1955
References
- ^ Shannon, Kieran (21 May 2012). "Things can only get better". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
- ^ O'Flynn, Diarmuid (29 September 2012). "Taking the plunge for the Tribe". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
- ^ Crowe, Dermot (12 August 2012). "Old rivals bound by respect". Irish Independent. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
- ^ Duggan, Keith (14 August 2004). "The one Ring that binds them". Irish Times. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
- ^ Sweeney, Éamonn (3 September 2006). "Ringy cracks Wexford wall". Irish Independent. Retrieved 23 July 2016.