Dermot MacCurtain

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Dermot Mac Curtain
Personal information
Irish name Diarmuid Mac Curtain
Sport Hurling
Position Left wing-back
Born (1957-04-06) 6 April 1957 (age 67)
Blackrock, Cork, Ireland
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Nickname Der
Occupation Insurance representative
Club(s)
Years Club
1974-1991
1976-1979
Cork titles
 4
Munster titles 3
All-Ireland Titles 1
Inter-county(ies)
Years County Apps (scores)
1976-1987
 Cork 35 (0-3)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 8
All-Irelands 4
NHL 2
All Stars 3

Dermot M. MacCurtain (born 6 April 1957) is an Irish former

Cork senior hurling team
.

Early life

Born and raised in

Harty Cup-Corn Uí Mhuirí double in 1975.[2][3]

Club career

MacCurtain began his club career at juvenile and underage levels with the

Cork U21HC
titles.

By that stage MacCurtain had already joined the club's

Cork SFC finals in 1976, 1977 and 1978.[8]

After losing the

man of the match after claiming his third winners' medal.[11] After losing the 1982 final to St. Finbarr's, he won his fourth and final Cork SHC title after a win over Midleton in 1985.[12] MacCurtain brought an end to his club career in 1991
.

Inter-county career

MacCurtain began his inter-county career as a

1977 All-Ireland under-21 final.[16]

MacCurtain joined the

All-Star having also claimed a third successive Munster SHC title.[21][22]

MacCurtain was appointed

1984 All-Ireland final.[27]

MacCurtain won a seventh Munster SHC title in

1987 Munster final replay.[29]

Inter-provincial career

MacCurtain's performances at inter-county level resulted in his selection for Munster in their 1979 Railway Cup semi-final defeat by Connacht.[30] It was the first of five successive years in which he was selected for the team, with victory coming over Leinster in the 1981 Railway Cup final. After being left off the team in 1985, MacCurtain was recalled in 1986 to claim a second winners' medal after a win over Connacht.

Honours

Coláiste Iognáid Rís
St. Michael's
Blackrock
Cork
Munster
Awards

References

  1. ^ "The Leeside Legends series: Dermot MacCurtain was Rock solid for the Rebels". Echo Live. 27 May 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  2. ^ "Flannan's alone in seeking a double". Irish Times. 20 February 2001. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  3. ^ "Roco revel in quadruple chase". Irish Examiner. 9 February 2015. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  4. ^ "Barrs and Rockies resume hostilities for classic contest". Irish Examiner. 27 July 2002. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  5. ^ "Classic county finals: When Mardyke took centre stage for hurling and football". Echo Live. 29 May 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  6. ^ "Senior hurling (club)". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  7. ^ "Collins sizes up old rival". Irish Independent. 9 September 2003. Retrieved 11 August 2015.
  8. ^ "St Michael's have a point to prove after previous county final disappointments". Echo Live. 19 October 2018. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  9. ^ "Senior Hurling Finals 1970 - Present". Cork GAA site. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  10. ^ "'Cha' signals Ballyhale's ambition for famous five". Irish Independent. 1 December 2009. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  11. ^ "Cork tried hurling and football groups stages at club level from 1978 to '80". Echo Live. 29 April 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  12. ^ "Midleton's glorious era from 1983 to 1991 changed the face of Cork hurling". Echo Live. 15 February 2021. Retrieved 11 August 2021.
  13. ^ "Cork minor hurling teams: 1928-1969" (PDF). Cork GAA website. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
  14. ^ "Cork minor football teams: 1929-1969" (PDF). Cork GAA website. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
  15. ^ "Cork U21 hurling teams: 1964-1979" (PDF). Cork GAA website. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
  16. ^ "Cork U21 football teams: 1962-2010" (PDF). Cork GAA website. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
  17. ^ "Flashback: 1977 All Ireland SHC Final - Cork v Wexford". GAA website. 6 May 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  18. ^ "'Wexford's leaders will have to be inspired'". Irish Independent. 10 August 2003. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  19. ^ "Cork's three-in-a-row 70s hurling teams honoured". Hogan Stand. 23 March 2009. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  20. ^ "Three-in-a row: a feat yet to be repeated". The Corkman. 25 April 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  21. ^ "'We lost that 1979 semi-final against Galway going up on the train...'". Echo Live. 25 April 2020. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  22. ^ "As Kilkenny aim for a historic five-in-a-row, the records show how hard it is to keep winning". Irish Independent. 2 September 2010. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  23. ^ "Championship success has often followed league". The Corkman. 17 April 2021. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  24. ^ "Ray's point still topical". Irish Independent. 29 June 2003. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  25. ^ "Cody and Barry-Murphy: Still rivals after all these years". Irish Independent. 25 July 2013. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  26. ^ "Flashback: The Centenary Munster final". Hogan Stand. 3 September 2009. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  27. ^ "Game of My Life: John Fenton on leading Cork to glory against Offaly in 1984". Echo Live. 24 March 2022. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  28. ^ "Old rivals bound by respect". Irish Independent. 12 August 2012. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  29. ^ "Rivalry that encourages myth". Irish Independent. 26 June 2005. Retrieved 3 July 2022.
  30. ^ "Railway Cup Hurling". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
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