Patrick Francis Kelleher (12 December 1891 – 19 June 1958) was an Irish hurler. At club level he played with Shamrocks and was also a member of the

Cork senior hurling team The Cork county hurling team represents Cork in hurling and is governed by Cork GAA, the county board of the Gaelic Athletic Association. The team competes in the three major annual inter-county competitions; the All-Ireland Senior Hurlin ...

Career

Kelleher first played hurling at club level with the Shamrocks club. He first appeared on the inter-county scene as a member of the Cork junior hurling team at various stages between 1911 and 1915. Kelleher joined the

during the team's successful 1919 Munster SHC campaign. He lined out in all except one of Cork's championship games that year, including the 1919 All-Ireland final defeat of

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. Kelleher won a second successive Munster SHC title the following year but ended up on the losing side in the 1920 All-Ireland final after a defeat by Dublin.

Death

Kelleher died from a heart attack at the South Infirmary on 19 June 1958, aged 66.

Honours

;Cork *

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship The GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship, known simply as the All-Ireland Championship, is an annual inter-county hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the highest inter-county hurling competition i ...

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* Munster Senior Hurling Championship:

, 1920

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Kelleher, Frank 1891 births 1958 deaths Shamrock's hurlers Cork inter-county hurlers All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship winners