Mark Marnell (1926 - 9 July 1992) was an Irish hurler who played as a left corner-back for the Kilkenny senior team.
Personal information | |||
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Irish name | Marc Ó Mearnáil | ||
Sport | Hurling | ||
Position | Left corner-back | ||
Born |
1926 Danesfort, County Kilkenny, Ireland | ||
Died |
9 July 1992 (aged 66) Bennettsbridge, County Kilkenny, Ireland | ||
Height | 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m) | ||
Occupation | Community Welfare Officer | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
Danesfort Tullaroan Danesfort-Dunnamaggin | |||
Club titles | |||
Kilkenny titles | 1 | ||
Inter-county(ies) | |||
Years | County | ||
1946-1956 | Kilkenny | ||
Inter-county titles | |||
Leinster titles | 3 | ||
All-Irelands | 1 | ||
NHL | 0 |
Born in Oldtown, Danesfort, County Kilkenny, Marnell first arrived on the inter-county scene when he first linked up with the Kilkenny senior team, making his debut in the 1947 championship. Marnell was a regular member of the team over the next few years. During that time he won one All-Ireland medal and three Leinster medals.[1][2] He was an All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion.[citation needed]
Marnell also represented the Leinster inter-provincial team, however, he never won a Railway Cup medal. At club level he won one championship medal with Tullaroan.[citation needed]
Honours
editTeam
edit- Tullaroan
- Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship (1): 1948
- Kilkenny
References
edit- ^ "Kilkenny GAA profile". Hogan Stand website. Archived from the original on 14 October 2011. Retrieved 26 June 2014.
- ^ "Leinster Senior Hurling Finalists" (PDF). Leinster GAA website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 December 2013. Retrieved 26 June 2014.