Pat Cleary (born 15 January 1962) is an
Irish
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***Éire, Irish language name for the isle
** Northern Ireland, a constituent unit ...
retired
hurler who played as a right corner-forward for the
Offaly
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senior team.
Cleary made his first appearance for the team during the
1981-82 National Hurling League and became a regular player over the course of the following decade. During that time he won one
All-Ireland
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winner's medal, three
Leinster
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winner's medals and an
All-Star award.
At club level Cleary began his career with
Ballyskenagh, before later playing with
Kilmacud Crokes
Kilmacud Crokes ( ir, Cill Mochuda Na Crócaigh) is a large Gaelic Athletic Association club located in Stillorgan, Dublin, Republic of Ireland.
Background
Kilmacud GAA club was formed in 1959 following a historic public meeting in Saint ...
and
Portlaoise
Portlaoise ( ), or Port Laoise (), is the county town of County Laois, Ireland. It is located in the Midland Region, Ireland, South Midlands in the province of Leinster. The 2016 census shows that the town's population increased by 9.5% to 22,050 ...
. He won numerous county championship winners' medals with the latter two teams.
References
1962 births
Living people
Ballyskenagh hurlers
Kilmacud Crokes hurlers
Portlaoise hurlers
Offaly inter-county hurlers
All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship winners
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