Donal O'Brien (hurler)

Donal O'Brien
Personal information
Irish name Dónall Ó Briain
Sport Hurling
Position Goalkeeper
Born Knockavilla, County Tipperary
Club(s)
Years Club
1950s-1960s Knockavilla Kickhams
Club Titles
Tipperary titles 0
Inter-county(ies)
Years County Apps (scores)
1961-1962 Tipperary 7 (0-0)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 2
All Irelands 2
NHL 1

Donal O'Brien (born 1939 in Knockavilla, County Tipperary) is a retired Irish sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club Knockavilla Kickhams and was a member of the Tipperary senior inter-county team from 1961 until his emigration to New York in 1962. O'Brien won back-to-back All-Ireland and Munster titles in those two yearserary.[1]

References

  1. ^ "Munster Senior Hurling Final Winners". Munster GAA. http://munster.gaa.ie/winning-teams/sh_teams/. Retrieved 2009-12-13. 
Tipperary - All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions 1961 (18th title)

1 D. O'Brien | 2 M. Hassett (Capt.) | 3 M. Maher | 4 K. Carey | 5 M. Burns | 6 T. Wall | 7 John Doyle | 8 M. O'Gara | 9 T. English | 10 Jimmy Doyle | 11 L. Devaney | 12 D. Nealon | 13 J. McKenna | 14 B. Moloughney | 15 T. Moloughney |
Subs used: S. Mcloughlin for T. Wall | T. Ryan for J. McKenna | J. Hough for M. O'Gara |
Subs not used: R. Mounsey | P. Ryan | L. Connolly |

Reference: Tipperary GAA Archives Database searchable by team, year and/or player name.
Tipperary - All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions 1962 (19th title)

1 D. O'Brien | 2 John Doyle | 3 M. Maher | 4 K. Carey | 5 Matt O'Gara | 6 T. Wall | 7 M. Burns | 8 L. Devaney | 9 T. English | 10 Jimmy Doyle (c) | 11 J. McKenna | 12 T. Ryan | 13 D. Nealon | 14 T. Moloughney | 15 S. McLoughlin |
Subs used: L. Connolly for M. O'Gara | T. Ryan for J. Doyle |
Subs not used: M. Hassett | R. Mounsey | R. Slevin | N. Murphy | C. Hartigan |

Reference: Tipperary GAA Archives Database searchable by team, year and/or player name.