| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Barra Ó Conaill | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Right wing-forward | ||
| Born | 1994 Kildimo, County Limerick, Ireland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Kildimo-Pallaskenry | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Limerick titles | 3 | ||
| Colleges(s) | |||
| Years | College | ||
| Limerick Institute of Technology | |||
| College titles | |||
| Fitzgibbon titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
2016-2019 | Limerick | 0 (0-00) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 0 | ||
| All-Irelands | 1 | ||
| NHL | 1 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 17:20, 3 May 2019. | |||
Barry O'Connell (born 1994) is an Irish hurler who plays for Limerick Premier Championship club Kildimo-Pallaskenry. He usually lines out as a right wing-forward. O'Connell is a former member of the Limerick senior hurling team. [1]
During his studies at the Limerick Institute of Technology, O'Connell was selected for the college's senior hurling team for the Fitzgibbon Cup. [2]
O'Connell joined the Kildimo-Pallaskenry club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels, before eventually joining the club's top adult team.[ citation needed ]
On 28 October 2017, O'Connell captained Kildimo-Pallaskenry to the Limerick Intermediate Championship title. He scored a point from right wing-forward in the 2-13 to 0-09 defeat of Glenroe in the final.[ citation needed ]
O'Connell first played for Limerick as a member of the minor team on 27 April 2011 in a 2-14 to 0-12 Munster Championship defeat of Cork. [3] His two seasons with the minor team ended without success.
O'Connell subsequently joined the Limerick under-21 hurling team and won a Munster Championship medal in his first season after a 0-22 to 0-19 win over Clare in the final. [4] On 12 September 2015, he was at centre-back when Limerick defeated Wexford by 0-26 to 1-07 in the All-Ireland final. [5]
O'Connell played for the Limerick intermediate hurling team for the first time on 9 June 2013 in a 0-20 to 0-15 Munster Championship defeat by Tipperary. [6] He also lined out during Limerick's unsuccessful championship campaign in 2015. [7]
O'Connell joined the Limerick senior panel in January 2016. [8] He made his first appearance for the team in a 1-19 to 0-14 National Hurling League defeat of Offaly on 6 March 2016. [9]
O'Connell was included on the panel again in 2017, however, he was not included on Limerick's championship panel. [10]
O'Connell rejoined the Limerick senior panel in 2018. On 19 August 2018, he was a member of the extended panel when Limerick won their first All-Ireland title in 45 years after a 3-16 to 2-18 defeat of Galway in the final. [11]
O'Connell was a member of Limerick's extended panel once again during the 2019 National League, however, he made no appearance during Limerick's eight-game run to the title. [12] He was dropped from the panel prior to the start of the Munster Championship. [13]
| Team | Year | National League | Munster | All-Ireland | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | ||
| Limerick | 2016 | Division 1B | 2 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 2 | 0-00 |
| 2017 | 0 | 0-00 | — | — | 0 | 0-00 | ||||
| 2018 | 5 | 0-04 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 5 | 0-04 | ||
| 2019 | Division 1A | 0 | 0-00 | — | — | 0 | 0-00 | |||
| Total | 7 | 0-04 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 7 | 0-04 | ||
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