Connie Hartnett
Personal information | ||||||
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Irish name | Conchur Ó hAirtnéada | |||||
Sport | Gaelic football | |||||
Position | Left wing-back | |||||
Born |
1951 Millstreet, Cork, Ireland | |||||
Died |
17 December 2019 (aged 68) Cork, Ireland | |||||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | |||||
Nickname | con | |||||
Occupation | Cattle dealer | |||||
Club(s) | ||||||
Years | Club | |||||
Cork titles | 1 | |||||
Inter-county(ies) | ||||||
Years | County | Apps (scores) | ||||
1970–1976 | Cork | 10 (0-00) | ||||
Inter-county titles | ||||||
Munster titles | 3 | |||||
All-Irelands | 1 | |||||
NFL | 0 | |||||
All Stars | 0 |
Cornelius G. M. Hartnett (1951 – 17 December 2019) was an Irish
Hartnett began his Gaelic football career at club level with Millstreet. He broke onto the club's top adult team as a 17-year-old in 1968 after enjoying a hugely successful career at underage level that saw him secure five successive Duhallow Minor Championship titles.
At inter-county level, Hartnett was part of the successful Cork minor team that won back-to-back
Playing career
Millstreet
Hartnett joined the Millstreet club at a young and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels. He enjoyed a hugely successful underage career, winning five successive Duhallow Minor Championship medals between 1965 and 1969.[citation needed]
On 29 November 1968, Hartnett was still just 17-years-old when he lined out at left wing-back for the Millstreet senior team in the Tadhg Crowley Cup final. He ended the game with his first silverware at senior level after a 2–05 to 0–07 defeat of
Cork
Minor and under-21
Hartnett first played for Cork as a member of the minor team during the 1968 Munster Championship. He made his first appearance for the team on 5 July 1968 when he lined out at left wing-back in a 3–08 to 1–06 defeat of Waterford. On 14 July 1968, Hartnett won a Munster Championship when he again lined out at left wing-back in Cork's 2–13 to 0–02 defeat of Kerry in the final. He won an All-Ireland medal on 22 September 1968 following Cork's 3-05 to 1–10 defeat of Sligo in the All-Ireland final.[2]
On 20 July 1969, Hartnett lined out in a second successive Munster final against Kerry. He ended the game with a second winners' medal after the 3–11 to 0–12 victory. On 28 September 1969, Hartnett was again selected at left wing-back when Cork faced Derry in the All-Ireland final. He claimed a second successive All-Ireland medal after the 2-07 to 0–11 victory.[3]
Hartnett immediately progressed onto the Cork under-21 team and was included on the panel for the
On 12 August 1971, Hartnett claimed a second successive Munster Championship medal after Cork's 1–10 to 2–05 defeat of Waterford in the final. He was again selected at left wing-back when Cork qualified to play Fermanagh in a second successive All-Ireland final. Hartnett collected a second successive winners' medal after the 3–10 to 0–03 victory.
Hartnett lined out in a third successive Munster final on 22 August 1972. He ended the game on the losing side after the 1–11 to 2–07 defeat by Kerry in what was his last game in the grade.
Senior
Hartnett was just out of the minor grade when he was added to the Cork senior team during the
On 18 July 1971, Hartnett was selected amongst the substitutes when Cork qualified to play Kerry in the Munster final. He was introduced as a 74th-minute substitute for Kevin Jer O'Sullivan at right wing-back and claimed his first winners' medal after the 0–25 to 0–14 victory.
Hartnett was selected as a substitute when Cork faced Kerry in the Munster final on 16 July 1972. He remained on the bench throughout the game and ended on the losing side after a 2–21 to 2–15 defeat.
On 15 July 1973, Hartnett made his first championship start when he was selected at left wing-back when Cork faced Kerry in the
On 14 July 1974, Hartnett participated in his fifth successive Munster final when he was selected in his customary position of left wing-back against Kerry. He ended the game with a third winners' medal after the 1–11 to 0–07 victory.
Hartnett made his sixth successive Munster final appearance on 13 July 1975. Lining out once again at left wing-back, he ended the game on the losing side after the 1–14 to 0–07 defeat.
Hartnett made no appearances for Cork during the
Munster
Hartnett was selected for the
Honours
- Millstreet
- Tadhg Crowley Cup (1): 1968
- Duhallow Novice Hurling Championship (1): 1968
- Duhallow Minor Football Championship (5): 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969
- Cork
- All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (1): 1973
- Munster Senior Football Championship (3): 1971, 1973, 1974
- All-Ireland Minor Football Championship (2): 1968, 1969
- Munster Minor Football Championship (2): 1968, 1969
References
- ^ Tarrant, John (18 December 2019). "The late All-Ireland winner Con Hartnett showed his talent by playing five years in a row at minor for Millstreet". The Echo. Retrieved 18 December 2019.
- ^ "Friends of Sligo football". The Sligo Champion. 7 January 2009. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
- ^ "Martin O'Neill flies in for Derry Minor side reunion". Mid Ulster Mail. 20 October 2009. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
- ^ Breheny, Martin (17 September 2010). "1973: Barry-Murphy on the double". Irish Independent. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
- ^ "When boys of '73 served up a treat". Irish Examiner. 21 August 2009. Retrieved 5 August 2015.