Thomas O'Connell (20 October 1939 – 16 May 2019) is an Irish retired hurler who played as a left corner-forward for the

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senior team. O'Connell made his first appearance for the team during the 1959 championship and was a semi-regular member of the starting fifteen for the following seven seasons. During that time he won one

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winners' medal. He ended up as an All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion, after scoring a hat-trick of goals in the final. At club level O'Connell was a two-time county club championship medalist with Fenians.

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