Martin Casey (born 1950) is an Irish retired hurler who played as a midfielder for the Wexford senior team.[1][2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Máirtín Ó Cathasaigh | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Midfielder | ||
| Born |
1950 Causeway, County Kerry, Ireland | ||
| Occupation | Roman Catholic priest | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
|
Causeway Buffer's Alley | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Wexford titles | 12 | ||
| Leinster titles | 3 | ||
| All-Ireland Titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1974-1983 | Wexford | 20 (0-00) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 1 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NHL | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 14:18, 8 July 2014. | |||
Born in Causeway, County Kerry, County Kerry, Casey first played competitive hurling during his schooling at St. Peter's College, Wexford. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he first linked up with the Wexford minor team, before later joining the under-21 side. He joined the senior panel during the 1974 championship. Casey went on to play a key role for the team for almost a decade, and won one Leinster medal on the field of play. He was an All-Ireland runner-up on two occasions.
At club level Casey is a one-time All-Ireland medallist with Buffer's Alley. In addition to this he also won three Leinster medals and twelve championship medals in a career that spanned four decades.
Throughout his inter-county career, Casey made 20 championship appearances for Wexford. His retirement came following the conclusion of the 1983 championship.
Honours
editTeam
edit- St. Peter's College
- All-Ireland Colleges Senior Hurling Championship (2): 1967, 1968
- Leinster Colleges Senior Hurling Championship (2): 1967, 1968
- Causeway
- Kerry Under-16 Hurling Championship (1): 1966
- Buffer's Alley
- All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship (1): 1989
- Leinster Senior Club Hurling Championship (3): 1985, 1988, 1992
- Wexford Senior Club Hurling Championship (12): 1968, 1970, 1975, 1976, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1991, 1992
- Wexford
References
edit- ^ "Martin Casey". Hurling Stats website. Archived from the original on 9 July 2014. Retrieved 8 July 2014.
- ^ "Interviews: Fr. Martin Casey". Terrace Talk website. Retrieved 8 July 2014.