Michael O'Brien (hurling manager)
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Irish name | Mícheál Ó Briain | ||||||||
Sport | Hurling | ||||||||
Born | 1931 Innishannon, County Cork, Ireland | ||||||||
Died | 14 November 2014 (aged 81) Dromahane, County Cork, Ireland | ||||||||
Nickname | The Canon | ||||||||
Occupation | Roman Catholic priest | ||||||||
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Michael G. O'Brien (1933 – 14 November 2014) was an
manager
.
Born in
Irish Navy
. O'Brien retired from active ministry in 2003.
Concurrently with his duties as a priest, O'Brien was heavily involved as a hurling coach at colleges, university, club and inter-county levels. His biggest success came with Cork, whom he steered to two All-Ireland titles, four Munster titles and one National Hurling League title.
Biography
O'Brien was born in the
parish priest of Carrigaline, before retiring from active ministry in 2003.[2]
O'Brien was later resident in Nazareth Home in Dromahane.[2] He died on 14 November 2014 after a long illness.[3][4]
O'Brien served as the coach of the
He is not to be confused with Canon Michael O'Brien of the neighbouring Roman Catholic Diocese of Cloyne.[clarification needed]
Honours
Team
- St. Finbarr's College
- Dr. Croke Cup(3): 1969, 1972, 1974
- Dr. Harty Cup(5): 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974
- University College Cork
- Fitzgibbon Cup (10): 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991
- Argideen Rangers
- Cork Junior Hurling Championship(1): 1996
- Ballinhassig
- Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship(2): 1975, 1977
- Blackrock
- Cork Senior Hurling Championship(2): 1985, 1999
- Tracton
- Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship(1): 1991
- Cork Junior Hurling Championship(1): 1979
- Cork
- All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (2): 1984, 1990
- Munster Senior Hurling Championship (5): 1984, 1985, 1990, 1992
- 1992-93
- All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship (1): 1983
- All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship (6): 1969, 1970, 1971, 1974, 1978, 1979
- Philips Sports Manager of the Year (1): 1990.
References
- ^ Hurley, Denis (17 January 2013). "Students honour Canon O'Brien". Irish Examiner.
- ^ a b "Priests: Archdeacon Michael J. O'Brien PE". Diocese of Cork & Ross. Archived from the original on 6 May 2012.
- ^ "Cork All-Ireland winning boss 'Canon' Michael O'Brien has died". Archived from the original on 9 January 2015. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
- ^ "Tomás Mulcahy, Frank Murphy and Gerald McCarthy pay tribute to the late Canon O'Brien". The Score. 18 November 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
- ^ "McCarthy still favourite to land Cork post". Irish Examiner. 3 November 2003. Archived from the original on 7 July 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2010.
- ^ a b O'Flynn, Diarmuid (11 January 1999). "Cashman continues to hold limelight with regal display". Irish Examiner. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 1 August 2010.
- ^ Larkin, Brendan (3 February 1998). "Críost Rí out to end barren Harty Cup spell". Irish Examiner. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 1 August 2010.