Teu Ó hAilpín
Personal information | |||
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Irish name | Teu Ó hAilpín | ||
Sport | Dual player | ||
Football Position: | - | ||
Hurling Position: | - | ||
Born | Fiji | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
?-Present ?-? | ? (F) ? (H) | ||
Inter-county(ies)** | |||
Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
2001 - ? | Clare (F) | - | |
Inter-county titles | |||
Football | Hurling | ||
Munster Titles | - | - | |
**Inter County team apps and scores correct as of (00:03, 6 September 2006 (UTC)). |
Teu Ó hAilpín is an Irish sportsperson (Gaelic footballer) playing for Na Piarsaigh GAA and Australian Rules football club Leeside Lions.
Born in Cork, he was a Gaelic Athletic Association player who played for the Éire Óg club in Ennis and Na Piarsaigh in Cork. He is the brother of Cork senior hurling players Seán Óg Ó hAilpín and Aisake and older brother of Carlton Australian footballer Setanta. He left Cork City team Na Piarsaigh in 2001 and signed for Clare side Éire Óg.[1] Teu declared for Clare in 2001, despite having played for minor and Under-21 level for Cork, he later moved to London after a short term in intercounty senior football.[2] Ó hAilpín won the London Senior Hurling Championship with London GAA side Robert Emmett's in 2004.
Leeside Lions career
Ó hAilpín decided to quit Gaelic football and joined Australian rules football club Leeside Lions in the Australian Rules Football League of Ireland (ARFLI). He immediately became a star and helped them to win the 2007 Premiership with Tadhg Kennelly's cousin, Denis Kennelly.