Michael Duignan
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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Irish Name | Mícheál Ó Duigeanáin | ||
| Full name | Michael Duignan | ||
| Date of Birth | 1968 | ||
| Place of birth | Banagher, County Offaly | ||
| Club information | |||
| Club | St. Rynagh's | ||
| Position | Corner-forward | ||
| Club(s)* | |||
| Club | Years | Apps (scores) | |
| Inter County | |||
| County | Offaly | ||
| Position | Right corner-forward | ||
| Inter County(ies)** | |||
| County | Years | Apps (scores) | |
| Offaly | 1986-2001 | ||
| Inter County Titles | |||
| Leinster Titles | 5 | ||
| All-Ireland | 1 | ||
| All-Stars | 1 | ||
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* club appearances and scores |
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Michael Duignan (born 1968) is a former Irish sportsperson. He played senior hurling with the Offaly inter-county team from 1986 until 2001.
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[edit] Early life
Michael Duignan was born in Banagher, County Offaly in 1968. He was educatd locally and in time he would become one of the stars of the great Offaly hurling team of the 1990s.
[edit] Playing career
[edit] Club
Duignan played his club hurling with the famous St. Rynagh's club in Offaly. He enjoyed some success at underage levels before winning a senior county championship title in 1987. Three more county titles followed in 1990, 1992 and 1993, with Duignan converting this last county win into a Leinster club title.
[edit] Inter-county
Duignan first came to prominence as a member of the Offaly minor hurling team in the mid-1980s. He won Leinster and All-Ireland honours at minor level in 1986, the year that he also made his senior inter-county debut. In 1988, 1989 and 1990 Duignan won his first three Leinster titles, however, Offaly were defeated on each occasion in the subsequent All-Ireland semi-final. There was some consolation in 1991 when Duignan helped Offaly to win its very first National Hurling League title.
Three years later in 1994 Duignan won a fourth provincial title. He didn’t play in the All-Ireland final which Offaly won following a great game against Limerick. Offaly were back in 1995 winning another Leinster title, however, in the All-Ireland final victory went to Clare. It was the county’s first All-Ireland win since 1914. Three years later in 1998 Duignan claimed his first All-Ireland title following a win over the Leinster champions Kilkenny. He finished off the year by winning his first All-Star award. In 2000 the old foes of Offaly and Kilkenny met again in both the Leinster and All-Ireland finals, however, this time Kilkenny emerged victorious in one of the most one-sided All-Ireland finals in decades.
In March 2001 Duignan decided to retire from inter-county hurling.
[edit] Teams
| Offaly - All-Ireland Hurling Champions 1998 (4th title) | ||
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1 S. Byrne | 2 S. Whelahan | 3 K. Kinihan | 4 M. Hanamy | 5 B. Whelahan | 6 H. Rigney (Capt.) | 7 K. Martin | 8 J. Pilkington | 9 J. Dooley | 10 M. Duignan | 11 J. Troy | 12 G. Hanniffy | 13 B. Dooley | 14 J. Errity | 15 J. Dooley | Subs: P. Mulhaire | D. Hanniffy | J. Ryan | Manager: M. Bond | |
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