Pat O'Neill
Personal information
Irish name Pádraig Ó Néill
Sport Hurling
Position Centre-back
Born (1971-01-12) 12 January 1971
Gowran, County Kilkenny, Ireland
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Occupation Electrician
Club(s)
Years Club
 Young Irelands
Club titles
Kilkenny titles 2
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
1991-1999
 Kilkenny
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 5
All-Irelands 2
NHL 1
All Stars 1

Patrick O'Neill (born 12 January 1971) is an Irish former hurler. At club level he played with Young Irelands and was also a member of the Kilkenny senior hurling team. He usually lined out as a centre-back.[1]

Career

O'Neill first came to prominence at juvenile and underage levels with the Young Irelands club before eventually joining the club's top adult team. He had his first success in 1992 when Young Irelands won the County Intermediate Championship before claiming County Senior Championship titles in 1996 and 2002.[2] O'Neill first appeared on the inter-county scene as part of the 1988 All-Ireland Championship-winning minor team, before later claiming an All-Ireland Championship title with the under-21 team. This success saw him drafted onto the Kilkenny senior hurling team in 1991. O'Neill was centre-back on the Kilkenny team that won consecutive All-Ireland Championship titles in 1992 and 1993.[3] His other honours include a National League titles, five Leinster Championship medals, a Railway Cup title with Leinster and an All-Star Award. O'Neill's last major game was the 1999 All-Ireland final defeat by Cork.[4]

Honours

Team

Young Irelands
Kilkenny
Leinster

Individual

Awards

References

  1. ↑ "Artful exponent of defensive strategy". Irish Times. 11 September 1998. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  2. ↑ Breheny, Martin (28 October 2002). "DJ's magical melody leaves Dunnamaggin in his wake". Irish Independent. Retrieved 7 October 2018.
  3. ↑ "Good days...and bad". Irish Independent. 8 September 2002. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  4. ↑ "All-Ireland Hurling Final: Cork 0-13 Kilkenny 0-12". Irish Examiner. 12 September 1999. Retrieved 20 June 2014.
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