Patrick Larkin (1866–1917) was an Irish hurler who played as a goalkeeper for the Galway senior team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Pádraig Ó Lorcáin | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Goalkeeper | ||
| Born |
1866 Killimor, County Galway, Ireland | ||
| Died |
1917 (aged 51) Kiltormer, County Galway, Ireland | ||
| Occupation | Shopkeeper and farmer | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Kiltormer | |||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
1887 | Galway | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
Born in Killimor, County Galway, Larkin first played competitive hurling as a teenager. He made his first impression on the hurling field at the age of seventeen when he organised various hurling games, drawn up under his own rules, in south-east Galway. Larkin captained Galway in the inaugural championship in 1887, however, he ended his inter-county career without an All-Ireland medal.[1][2]
As well as hurling at inter-county level, Larkin subsequently served as president and secretary of the Galway County Board.[citation needed]
Larkin was also involved in the Land War struggles, as well as being identified with the physical force men of the oath-bound Irish Republican Brotherhood, and was imprisoned for his agrarian activities.[3]
References
edit- ^ "Hurling, South-East Galway and the First All-Ireland". Séamus J. King website. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
- ^ Rouse, Dr. Paul. "How Dublin saved hurling: the 1880s and the making of a modern game". Dublin Heritage website. Archived from the original on 19 December 2012. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
- ^ "The Larkin Clan". The Larkin Clan website. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
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