Thomas O'Connell (20 October 1939 – 16 May 2019) is an Irish retired hurler who played as a left corner-forward for the Kilkenny senior team.[1][2]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Tomás Ó Conaill | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Left corner-forward | ||
| Born |
20 October 1939 Romford, Essex, England | ||
| Died |
16 May 2019 (aged 79) Kilkenny, Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Nickname | TC | ||
| Occupation | Mechanic | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
|
Éire Óg Fenians | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Kilkenny titles | 2 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
1958–1966 | Kilkenny | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 3 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NHL | 0 | ||
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 Leinster winners' medal. He ended up as an All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion, after scoring a hat-trick of goals in the final.[3]
At club level O'Connell was a two-time county club championship medalist with Fenians.
References
edit- ^ "Three goals in All-Ireland but Tommy never got gold". Kilkenny People. 27 September 2012. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
- ^ Fogarty, Jim (20 May 2019). "Tommy O'Connell RIP". Retrieved 14 October 2020.
- ^ "Tommy's goals were all in vain". Irish Examiner. 28 September 2012. Retrieved 28 September 2012.
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