Séamus Hennessy (hurler, born 1956)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Séamus Ó hAonasa | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Midfield | ||
| Born |
1956 Cloughjordan, County Tipperary, Ireland | ||
| Occupation | Farmer | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | Apps (scores) | |
| Kilruane MacDonaghs | 31 (5-118) | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Tipperary titles | 4 | ||
| Munster titles | 1 | ||
| All-Ireland Titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1978-1979 | Tipperary | 0 (0-00) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 0 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NHL | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
Séamus Hennessy (born 1956[1]) is an Irish former hurler. At club level he played with Kilruane MacDonaghs and was also a member of the Tipperary senior hurling team.
Career[edit]
Hennessy first played hurling at juvenile and underage levels with the Kilruane MacDonaghs.[2] He is the only player to have lined out in six consecutive divisional under-21 finals and is one of only a handful of players to have won four consecutive Tipperary U21AHC titles with the club from 1973 to 1976. Hennessy was the youngest ever Kilruane player to line out in a North Tipperary SHC final when he did so as a 17-year-old in 1973. He came on as a substitute for Enda Hogan at midfield when Kilruane MacDonaghs won the All-Ireland Club Championship title in 1986[3][4]
Hennessy first appeared on the inter-county scene during a two-year tenure with the Tipperary minor hurling team. He also spent two seasons with the under-21 team.[citation needed] Hennessy's performances at club level earned his inclusion on the senior team for the 1979 Munster SHC campaign.[5]
Personal life[edit]
His son, also called Séamus Hennessy, was part of the Tipperary team that won the All-Ireland SHC title in 2010.[6]
Honours[edit]
- Kilruane MacDonaghs
- All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship: 1986
- Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship: 1985
- Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship: 1977, 1978, 1979, 1985
- North Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship: 1977, 1978, 1979, 1985, 1986, 1987
- Tipperary Under-21 A Hurling Championship: 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976
References[edit]
- ^ "Co. Tipperary Senior Hurling Final match programme 1985" (PDF). Tipperary Studies website. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ "The proud and rich tradition of Kilruane MacDonaghs". Tipp FM website. 5 June 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ "Senior Hurling (Club)". Munster GAA website. 7 June 2009. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ "Kilruane". New Ross Standard. 20 March 2004. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ "Tipperary teams: 1970-1979". Premier View website. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ "'I knew it wasn't going to be okay. It couldn't be' - former Tipperary hurler on the loss of his mother to suicide". Irish Independent. 26 November 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2022.