Paudie Fitzmaurice (born 16 November 1949) is a hurler from

Killeedy Killeedy () is a civil parish located south of Newcastle West in Co. Limerick in Ireland. This parish consists of two villages, Ashford and Raheenagh. The elevation of the parish varies from 1,184 ft. OS at Mauricetown and 1,082 ft. ...

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, Ireland, who featured in Limerick hurling teams of the 1970s. Fitzmaurice was part of the

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

which won the

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in 1973,) as well as in the 1974, 1980 and 1981 teams. He was captain when Limerick won the 1981 Munster Senior Hurling Championship Final. He is a two-time National League winner, and finished as top scorer when captaining

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to victory in the Fitzgibbon Cup in 1974. His achievements as a player were recognised in 1984 when Fitzmaurice received an All-Star award. Fitzmaurice continued to play competitive hurling for his native

until 1996. Fitzmaurice was named manager of the Sligo hurling team in January 2003. but resigned after harsh criticism in May of that year. He trained for the priesthood in St. Patrick's College, Maynooth, as did his brother Fr.

Willie Fitzmaurice Willie Fitzmaurice (born 4 December 1946) was a hurler from Killeedy, south of Limerick, who played with the Limerick teams in the 1970s and 1980s In 1998, he became a county team selector along with former teammates Éamonn Cregan and David ...

, who also played hurling for Limerick.

Teaching

Fitzmaurice attended

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, and is a former member of staff at

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, where he taught mathematics, applied mathematics and physics. He currently teaches mathematics and hurling at

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in Limerick. Before that, he served as institute chaplain at

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Hurling style

Paudie and his brother

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were noted for their unusual hurling technique. When striking the

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, the Fitzmaurice brothers did not bend their elbows.

Notes

{{DEFAULTSORT:Fitzmaurice, Paudie Living people Limerick inter-county hurlers Killeedy hurlers Munster inter-provincial hurlers Alumni of St Patrick's College, Maynooth Alumni of Trinity College Dublin 1949 births