Eamon Morrissey (hurler)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Éamonn Ó Muireasa | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Right corner-forward | ||
| Born |
22 March 1966 Muckalee, County Kilkenny, Ireland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Nickname | Yommie | ||
| Occupation | Quantity surveyor | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
1970 - 1983 1984 - 1995 1996 - 1998 |
O'Loughlin Gaels St Martin's O'Toole's | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Kilkenny titles | 1 | ||
| Leinster titles | 1 | ||
| All-Ireland Titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1989 - 1995 1996 - 1998 |
Kilkenny Dublin |
19 (10-42) 4 (2-09) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 3 | ||
| All-Irelands | 2 | ||
| NHL | 2 | ||
| All Stars | 1 | ||
Eamon Morrissey (born 22 March 1966) is an Irish former hurler. At club level he played with O'Loughlin Gaels, St Martin's and O'Toole's and was also a member of the Kilkenny and Dublin senior hurling teams. He usually lined out as a forward.[1]
Career
[edit]Morrissey first came to prominence at juvenile and underage levels with the St Martin's club while simultaneously lining out with the St Kieran's College team that lost the All-Ireland final in 1984. As a member of the St Martin's senior team he came on as a substitute for their All-Ireland Club Championship success in 1985.[2] Morrissey first appeared on the inter-county scene with the Kilkenny minor team that lost the All-Ireland final to Limerick in 1984, before losing the All-Ireland under-21 final to Tipperary the following year. He was drafted onto the Kilkenny senior hurling team in 1989. Morrissey would go on to line out in three consecutive All-Ireland finals at senior level and, after defeat by Tipperary in 1991, claimed consecutive winners' medals against Cork in 1992 and Galway in 1993.[3][4][5] He transferred to the O'Toole's club in Dublin in 1996 and won consecutive County Senior Championship titles before a three-year stint with the Dublin senior hurling team.[6] Morrissey's other honours include two National League titles, three Leinster Championship medals and a Railway Cup medals with Leinster.
Honours
[edit]Team
[edit]- St Kieran's College
- St Martin's
- All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship: 1985
- Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship: 1985
- Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship: 1984
- O'Toole's
- Dublin Senior Hurling Championship: 1996, 1997
- Kilkenny
- All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship: 1992, 1993
- Leinster Senior Hurling Championship: 1991, 1992, 1993
- National Hurling League: 1989-90, 1994-95
- Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championship: 1985
- Leinster Minor Hurling Championship: 1984
- Leinster
Individual
[edit]- Awards
- All-Star Award: 1990
References
[edit]- ^ McEvoy, Enda (20 June 1991). "Kilkenny's Eamonn Morrissey". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- ^ "All-Ireland Club Hurling". Irish Independent. 15 March 2011. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- ^ "Flashback: 1991 All Ireland SHC Final - Tipperary v Kilkenny". GAA website. 21 August 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- ^ "Kilkenny v Cork Classics – 1992 SHC final". RTÉ Sport. 31 August 2006. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
- ^ "Good days...and bad". Irish Independent. 8 September 2002. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
- ^ Hickey, Paddy (6 January 1999). "O'Grady has Morrissey in Dublin plans". Irish Independent. Retrieved 1 August 2021.