Brian Hennessy

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Brian Hennessy
Personal information
Irish name Briain Ó hAonasa
Sport Hurling
Position Right corner-back
Born (1969-08-29) 29 August 1969 (age 54)
Birr, County Offaly, Ireland
Club(s)
YearsClub
 Birr
Club titles
Offaly titles 5
Leinster titles 4
All-Ireland Titles 2
Inter-county(ies)*
YearsCountyApps (scores)
1990-1995
 Offaly 2 (0-00)
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 0
All-Irelands 0
NHL 1
All Stars 0
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 11:41, 30 June 2014.

Brian Hennessy (born 29 August 1969) is an Irish retired hurler who played as a right corner-back for the Offaly senior team.

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Born in Birr, County Offaly, Hennessy first played competitive hurling in his youth. He first came to prominence on the inter-county scene when he first linked up with the Offaly minor team, before later joining the under-21 side. He made his senior debut during the 1990-91 National League and immediately became a regular member of the team. During his career he won a National Hurling League medal on the field of play. [1] [2]

At club level Hennessy is a one-time All-Ireland medallist with Birr. In addition to this he also won four Leinster medals and five championship medals. [3]

His retirement came following the conclusion of the 1995 championship.[ citation needed ]

Honours

Team

Birr
Offaly

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References

  1. ↑ "Offaly GAA profile". Hogan Stand website. Archived from the original on 4 August 2014. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
  2. ↑ "Leinster Senior Hurling Finalists" (PDF). Leinster GAA website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 December 2013. Retrieved 28 June 2014.
  3. ↑ "Club History". Birr GAA website. Archived from the original on 23 July 2014. Retrieved 29 June 2014.


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