Charlie Cullinane
Personal information | ||||||
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Irish name | Cathal Ó Cuileannáin | |||||
Sport | Hurling | |||||
Position | Centre-forward | |||||
Born |
10 November 1943 Connolly Road, Cork, Ireland | |||||
Died |
21 July 2015 (aged 71) Wilton, Cork, Ireland | |||||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | |||||
Occupation | Diageo employee | |||||
Club(s) | ||||||
Years | Club | |||||
Cork titles | 3 | |||||
Munster titles | 2 | |||||
All-Ireland Titles | 1 | |||||
Inter-county(ies) | ||||||
Years | County | Apps (scores) | ||||
1968–1970 | Cork | 8 (3–9) | ||||
Inter-county titles | ||||||
Munster titles | 2 | |||||
All-Irelands | 1 | |||||
NHL | 1 |
Charles Cullinane (10 November 1943 – 21 July 2015[1]) was an Irish hurler who played as a centre-forward at senior level for the Cork county team.[2]
Cullinane joined the team during the
At club level Cullinane was a one-time
Playing career
Club
Cullinane played his club hurling with St Finbarr's and had much success during a golden age for the club.[3]
After losing the championship decider to
After surrendering their titles the following year and losing the final to Glen Rovers in 1967, St Finbarr's recovered in 1968. Cullinane collected a second championship medal following a narrow 5–9 to 1–19 defeat of Imokilly.[citation needed]
After an absence of six years St Finbarr's returned to the top table of Cork hurling once again. In spite of being regarded as underdogs against
Inter-county
Cullinane made his senior debut for Cork during their successful 1968–69 National Hurling League campaign. A 3–12 to 1–14 defeat of Wexford in the decider gave Cullinane his first National Hurling League medal. The subsequent provincial decider pitted Cork against reigning champions Tipperary. A 4–6 to 0–9 victory gave Cork a first defeat of Tipp since 1957 while it also gave Cullinane a first Munster medal. Once again this victory paved the way for an All-Ireland showdown with Kilkenny, however, the team suffered a setback before the game when midfielder Justin McCarthy broke his leg in a motorcycle accident. In spite of this Cork led at the interval and looked a good bet for the victory, particularly after Kilkenny forward Pat Delaney left the field on a stretcher. The Rebels were still to the good coming into the last quarter, however, Kilkenny scored five unanswered points in the last seven minutes to win by 2–15 to 2–9.
In spite of the All-Ireland defeat, Cork regrouped the following year. The championship campaign saw Cullinane win his second Munster medal as Tipperary were accounted for by 3–10 to 3–8. Cork later qualified for the All-Ireland final with Wexford providing the opposition in the very first eighty-minute championship decider. The game saw a record 64-point score line for both teams as Cork's Eddie O'Brien scored a hat-trick of goals to give Cork a considerable lead. At the full-time whistle Cork were the winners by 6–21 to 5–10, giving Cullinane an All-Ireland medal.[4]
Inter-provincial
Cullinane also had the honour of being selected for
Honours
- St Finbarr's
- All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship (1): 1975
- Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship (2): 1965, 1974
- Cork Senior Club Hurling Championship(3): 1965, 1968, 1974
- Cork
- 1970
- 1970
- 1968–69
- Munster
- Railway Cup(1): 1970 (sub)
References
- ^ "Rebels remember All-Ireland winner Charlie Cullinane". Hogan Stand. 23 July 2015. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
- ^ "Charlie Cullinane R.I.P." gaacork.ie. Archived from the original on 24 July 2015. Retrieved 23 July 2015.
- ^ "St. Finbarr's: a history". St. Finbarr's GAA website. Archived from the original on 5 July 2013. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
- ^ Lewis, Simon (11 September 2011). "O'Brien hails Corbett's hat-trick heroics". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
- ^ "Railway Cup Hurling". Munster GAA website. 11 June 2009. Retrieved 2 March 2013.