Philly Larkin

Philly Larkin
Personal information
Irish name Pilib Ó Lorcáin
Sport Hurling
Position Left corner-back
Born 1973
Kilkenny, Ireland
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Occupation Electrician
Club(s)
Years Club
1992-present James Stephens
Club titles
Kilkenny titles 3
Leinster titles 2
All-Ireland Titles 1
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
1996-2003 Kilkenny
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 6 (1 as sub)
All-Irelands 3 (1 as sub)
NHL 2
All Stars 1

Philip "Philly" Larkin (born 1973 in Kilkenny, Ireland) is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club James Stephens and was a member of the Kilkenny senior inter-county team from 1996 until 2003.[1]

Biography

Born in the famous 'village' area of Kilkenny, Larkin was a member of the famous Larkin hurling dynasty. His father Phil, known as 'Fan' Larkin, won five All-Ireland medals with Kilkenny in a career that spanned seventeen seasons. Larkin's grandfather, Paddy, and his grand-uncle, Mick, featured on the Kilkenny team throughout the 1930s and collected final All-Ireland titles between them.

References

  1. "Kilkenny GAA Bible" (PDF). Kilkenny GAA. Retrieved 2010-09-30.
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Dave Beirne
Kilkenny Under-21 Hurling Captain
1994
Succeeded by
Peter Barry
Achievements
Preceded by
Liam Burke
(Galway)
All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Final
winning captain

1994
Succeeded by
Brian Horgan
(Tipperary)

Teams


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