Seán O'Meara (1951 - 6 February 2010) was an Irish hurler. At club level he played with Kilruane MacDonaghs and was also a member of the Tipperary senior hurling team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Seán Ó Meára | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Full-forward | ||
| Born |
1951 Cloughjordan, County Tipperary, Ireland | ||
| Died |
6 February 2010 (aged 58) Cloughjordan County Tipperary, Ireland | ||
| Nickname | Big Johnny | ||
| Occupation | Post office employee | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
1970-1982 | Kilruane MacDonaghs | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Football | Hurling | ||
| Tipperary titles | 1 | 3 | |
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1976-1977 | Tipperary | 1 (0-00) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 0 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NHL | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
Career
editO'Meara first played hurling and Gaelic football at juvenile and underage levels with the Kilruane MacDonaghs club.[1] He won a North Tipperary U21AFC title in 1970 before captaining the under-21 hurlers to divisional honours two years later. By that stage O'Meara had already joined the club's senior team after making his debut in 1970. He won a Tipperary SFC title in 1975 before later being part of the Kilruane senior hurling team that won three consecutive Tipperary SHC titles from 1977 to 1979.[2]
At inter-county level, O'Meara never played at minor or under-21 levels as a hurler, however, he was drafted onto the Tipperary under-21 football team in 1972. His performances at club level resulted in O'Meara being called-up to the Tipperary senior hurling team for the 1977 Munster SHC. He made his only appearance in a drawn match with Clare as a broken finger prevented him from lining out in the replay.[3] In retirement from playing, O'Meara served as a coach and selector at various levels with Kilruane MacDonaghs.[4]
Death
editO'Meara died on 6 February 2010, aged 58.[5]
Honours
edit- Kilruane MacDonaghs
- Tipperary Senior Football Championship: 1975
- Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship: 1977, 1978, 1979
- North Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship: 1977, 1978, 1979
- North Tipperary Senior Football Championship: 1972, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981
References
edit- ^ "The proud and rich tradition of Kilruane MacDonaghs". Tipp FM website. 5 June 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ "Kilruane MacDonagh's Championship Success 1975". Séamus J. King website. 25 October 2009. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ "Tipperary teams: 1970-1979". Premier View website. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ "Sean (Johnny) O Meara". Kilruane MacDonaghs GAA website. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ "The death has occurred of Sean (Johnny) O'MEARA". rip.ie. 7 February 2010. Retrieved 12 March 2022.