Murt Connolly is an Irish former hurler who played as a midfielder for the Castlegar senior team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Máirtín Ó Conghaile | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Midfield | ||
| Born | Castlegar, County Galway, Ireland | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Castlegar | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Galway titles | 2 | ||
| Connacht titles | 2 | ||
| All-Ireland Titles | 1 | ||
Born in Castlegar, County Galway, Connolly first played competitive hurling whilst at school in St Mary's College, Galway. At club level he is a one-time All-Ireland medallist with Castlegar. In addition to this he also won two Connacht medals and two championship medals.[citation needed]
As the youngest of the Connolly dynasty, many of his brothers, John, Pádraic, Joe, Michael, Tom and Gerry, played with distinction for Castlegar and Galway.[citation needed]
In retirement from playing, Connolly became involved in team management and coaching, including as manager of the Mayo senior team.[1][2]
Honours
edit- Castlegar
- All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship (1): 1980
- Connacht Senior Club Hurling Championship (2): 1979, 1984
- Galway Senior Club Hurling Championship (2): 1979, 1984
References
edit- ^ Carey, Daniel (18 January 2011). "Galway man to lead Mayo". The Mayo News. Retrieved 18 February 2014.
- ^ "Connolly is new Mayo hurling boss". Hogan Stand. 30 June 2015. Retrieved 30 June 2015.