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Jim O'Brien (Tipperary Hurler)
Jim "Hawk" O'Brien was an Irish hurler who played as a goalkeeper for the Tipperary senior team. Born in Thurles, County Tipperary, O'Brien first arrived on the inter-county scene when he first linked up with the Tipperary senior team. He made his senior debut during the 1904 championship. O'Brien went on to play a key role for the team over the next decade, and won two All-Ireland medals and three Munster medals. He was an All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion. At club level O'Brien was a six-time championship medallist with Thurles. His retirement came following the conclusion of the 1912 championship. Honours Team ;Thurles *Tipperary Senior Club Hurling Championship (6) 1904, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1911 ;Tipperary *All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (2): 1906, 1908 *Munster Senior Hurling Championship (3): 1906, 1908, 1909 Events January–February * January 4 – Explorer Aeneas Mackintosh of the Imperial Trans-Antarctic Expedition escaped dea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thurles Sarsfields GAA
Thurles Sarsfields is a Tipperary GAA club which is located in County Tipperary, Ireland. Both hurling and Gaelic football are played in the "Mid-Tipperary" divisional competitions. The club is centred in the town of Thurles at Semple Stadium. The club was founded in 1881 and is the most honoured club in the history of the county championship with 36 County Titles. Their Underage Section is called ''Dúrlas Og'' and as they go past Minor they become Thurles Sarrsfield History On 19 October 2009, Sarsfields captured their 30th Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship, defeating neighbours Drom ’n Inch at Semple Stadium by 0-14 to 0-5. They went on to play Newtownshandrum in the Munster hurling championship quarter-final on 1 November 2009, losing by 1-15 to 0-19 points. On 31 October 2010, Sarsfields captured their 31st Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship after a 1-16 to 1-7 win against Clonoulty-Rossmore. They subsequently contested the Munster Club hurling final only to ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |