Irish hurler
Adrian Timothy Mannix , also known as "Turkey " (born 1988 in St. Finbarrs Hospital , Cork City , County Cork ), is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Kilworth and was a member of the Cork senior inter-county team in 2009.
Mannix was a star player for Cork at minor level.[ 1] He won back-to-back Munster minor titles in 2005 and 2006. In 2009 he played a prominent role with Cork IT and the team reached the Fitzgibbon Cup semi-finals.[ 2]
At club level, Mannix was described as Kilworth's star forward.[ 3] His "outstanding" form in Kilworth's march to the 2006 Munster Junior Club Hurling Championship title earned him a call-up to Cork's provisional 2007 senior county squad.[ 4] [failed verification ] He also turned in an inspirational performance in Kilworth's All-Ireland Junior Club Hurling Championship quarter-final victory over British junior champions Granuaile.[ 5]
After the 2008 Cork senior panel's refusal to play under the management of Gerald McCarthy , Mannix was among the players called up in their place by McCarthy. In Cork's first game of the National Hurling League , he turned in an impressive performance against Dublin , and retained his place on the team to play Tipperary .[ 6] Mannix again started and scored in the next match, against Galway .[ 7]
References
Cork – 2007 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship runners-up
Cork – 2009 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship qualifiers (Phase 3)
Cork – 2009 All-Ireland Intermediate Hurling Champions (7th title)