Micheál O'Brien (June 1923 – 14 May 2015) was an Irish Gaelic footballer and hurler who played at senior level for the Meath county team.[1][2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Micheál Ó Briain | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Left corner-back | ||
| Born |
June 1923 Skryne, County Meath, Ireland | ||
| Died |
14 May 2015 (aged 91) Stamullen, County Meath, Ireland | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Skryne | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Meath titles | 6 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
1942-1955 | Meath | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 4 | ||
| All-Irelands | 2 | ||
| NFL | 1 | ||
Born in Skryne, County Meath, O'Brien first played competitive Gaelic games in his youth. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of nineteen when he first linked up with the Meath senior team before later joining the junior hurling side. He made his senior debut during the 1942 championship. O'Brien immediately became a regular member of the starting fifteen and won two All-Ireland medals, four Leinster medals and one National Football League medal. He was an All-Ireland runner-up on two occasions.
As a member of the Leinster inter-provincial team on a number of occasions O'Brien won four Railway Cup medals. At club level he was a six-time championship medallist with Skryne.
His cousin, Paddy "Hands" O'Brien was also an All-Ireland medallist with Meath.
O'Brien retired from inter-county football following the conclusion of the 1955 championship.
Honours
editTeam
edit- Skryne
- Meath Senior Football Championship (6): 1941, 1944, 1945, 1947, 1948, 1954
- Meath
- All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (2): 1949, 1954
- Leinster Senior Football Championship (4): 1949, 1951, 1952, 1954
- National Football League (1): 1950-51
- All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship (1): 1948
- Leinster Junior Hurling Championship (1): 1948
- Leinster
- Railway Cup (4): 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955
References
edit- ^ "Death of Meath legend Micheal O Brien". Hogan Stand. 15 May 2015. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
- ^ "Death of All Ireland medallist, Micheál O'Brien". The Meath Chronicle. 15 May 2015. Retrieved 17 May 2015.