Jeremiah O'Riordan (1925 – 16 June 1987) was an Irish hurler, who played as a corner-back and as a full-forward, and is most known for his time with the Cork senior hurling team. He was the elder brother of Mossy O'Riordan.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Diarmuid Ó Riordáin | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Full-forward/Left corner-back | ||
| Born |
1925 Blackrock, Cork, Ireland | ||
| Died |
16 June 1987 (aged 62) Dooradoyle, Limerick, Ireland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Nickname | Jerry | ||
| Occupation | Customs and excise official | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
|
Blackrock Civil Service Claughaun Ahane | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Limerick titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1945 1946-1954 |
Dublin Cork |
2 26 (5-06) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 5 | ||
| All-Irelands | 4 | ||
| NHL | 1 | ||
Career
editBorn in Cork, O'Riordan was educated at Sullivan's Quay and the North Monastery, where he won a Harty Cup medal. He began his club hurling career with the Blackrock club, before later lining out with the Civil Service club in Dublin and ending his career with Claughaun and Ahane in Limerick. Coughlan first appeared on the inter-county scene with the Dublin senior hurling team that lost the 1945 Leinster final to Kilkenny.[1] He transferred to the Cork senior hurling team the following season and ended his debut year with an All-Ireland Championship title.[2] O'Riordan was a mainstay of the team for nearly a decade and was at right corner-back for Cork's three successive All-Ireland titles between 1952 and 1954.[3][4][5][6] His other honours with Cork include five Munster Championship titles and a National Hurling League. O'Riordan also earned selection with the Leinster and Rest of Ireland teams and won two Railway Cup medals with Munster.[7] He was chosen on the Cork Team of the Century in 1984.
Personal life and death
editO'Riordan spent his entire working life with the Customs and Excise and was based in Bantry, Dublin and finally Limerick where he worked as a collector. He died at Limerick Regional Hospital on 16 June 1987.
Honours
edit- Cork
- All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship: 1946, 1952, 1953, 1954
- Munster Senior Hurling Championship: 1946, 1947, 1952, 1953, 1954
- National Hurling League: 1952-53
- Munster
References
edit- ^ "Leinster Senior Hurling Finalists" (PDF). Leinster GAA website. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
- ^ Shannon, Kieran (21 May 2012). "Things can only get better". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
- ^ O'Flynn, Diarmuid (29 September 2012). "Taking the plunge for the Tribe". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
- ^ Crowe, Dermot (12 August 2012). "Old rivals bound by respect". Irish Independent. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
- ^ Duggan, Keith (14 August 2004). "The one Ring that binds them". Irish Times. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
- ^ Sweeney, Éamonn (3 September 2006). "Ringy cracks Wexford wall". Irish Independent. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
- ^ "Railway Cup Hurling". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 15 September 2021.