Paddy Cunneen

Paddy Cunneen
Personal information
Irish name Pádraig Ó Coinín
Sport Hurling
Position Goalkeeper
Born 1936
Limerick, Ireland
Died 2023
Height 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
Nickname Farmer
Club(s)
Years Club
 St. Patrick's
Club titles
Limerick titles 0
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
 Limerick
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 1
All-Irelands 0
NHL 0

Patrick J. Cunneen (born 1936) is an Irish retired hurler who played at club level with St. Patrick's and at inter-county level with Limerick.

Career

From the St. Patrick's club, Cunneen first came to prominence on the inter-county scene with the Limerick junior team that overcame London to win the 1955 All-Ireland Junior Championship. Promotion to the senior side followed, with Cunneen lining out in goal when Limerick surprised Clare to win the 1955 Munster Championship.[1] The team, labelled "Mackey's Greyhounds" after their trainer Mick Mackey, were subsequently beaten by eventual champions Wexford in the All-Ireland semi-final.[2]

Honours

Limerick

References

  1. ^ Rouse, Paul (17 August 2018). "Mackey, Limerick, and the decade when Hollywood documented the glories of hurling for US cinema". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  2. ^ "Farewell Mick". Gorey Guardian. 27 October 2011. Retrieved 3 March 2021.