Donal O'Brien (hurler)

Donal O'Brien
Personal information
Irish name	Dónall Ó Briain
Sport	Hurling
Position	Goalkeeper
Born	6 July 1940 Knockavilla, County Tipperary, Ireland
Died	8 April 2012 Southwark, London, England
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Club(s)
Years	Club
1958-1962	Knockavilla-Donaskeigh Kickhams
Club titles
Tipperary titles	0
Inter-county(ies)
Years	County	Apps (scores)
1961-1962	Tipperary	7 (0-00)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles	2
All-Irelands	2
NHL	1

Donal O'Brien (6 July 1940 – 8 April 2012) was an Irish hurler who played as a goalkeeper for the Tipperary senior team.

O'Brien made his first appearance for the team during the 1961 championship and was a regular member of the starting fifteen for just two full seasons before his emigration to New York. During that time he won two All-Ireland medals, two Munster medals and one National Hurling League medal.^[1]^[2]

At club level O'Brien enjoyed a brief career with Knockavilla-Donaskeigh Kickhams.

O'Brien suffered a severe stroke while on vacation with his wife and granddaughter. He died on April 8, 2012.

References

↑ "Tipperary GAA profile". Hogan Stand website. Retrieved 23 April 2012.
↑ "Senior Hurling". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 23 April 2012.

Tipperary - 1960 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship runners-up

1 T. Moloney 2 M. Hassett 3 M. Maher 4 K. Carey 5 M. Burns 6 T. Wall (c) 7 John Doyle 8 T. English 9 T. Ryan 10 Jimmy Doyle 11 L. Devaney 12 D. Nealon 13 L. Connolly 14 T. Moloughney 15 S. McLoughlin Subs used 16 B. Moloughney for S. McLoughlin 18 N. Murphy for T. English Subs not used 17 D. Ryan 19 D. O'Brien 20 R. Reidy

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

Tipperary - 1961 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions (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 Chairman of selectors P. Leahy

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

Tipperary - 1962 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions (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 Chairman of selectors P. Leahy Selectors M. Kennedy P. J. Kenny J. Stapleton P. O'Dwyer P. Ryan

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

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