| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Conchúr Ó Baíolláin | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Left wing-forward | ||
| Born | 22 March 1998 Caherdavin, Limerick, Ireland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) | ||
| Occupation | Student | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
2015-present | Na Piarsaigh | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Limerick titles | 4 | ||
| Munster titles | 2 | ||
| All-Ireland Titles | 1 | ||
| Colleges(s) | |||
| Years | College | ||
2017-present | University College Cork | ||
| College titles | |||
| Fitzgibbon titles | 2 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
2018-present | Limerick | 16 (1-02) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 5 | ||
| All-Irelands | 3 | ||
| NHL | 3 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 17:43, 21 April 2024. | |||
Conor Boylan (born 22 March 1998) is an Irish hurler who plays for Limerick Senior Championship club Na Piarsaigh and at inter-county level with the Limerick senior hurling team. [1] He usually lines out as a left wing-forward.
Boylan first came to prominence as a hurler with Ardscoil Rís in Limerick. On 20 February 2016, he was at right wing-forward when Ardscoil Rís won the Harty Cup title after an 0-11 to 0-08 defeat of Our Lady’s Secondary School from Templemore in the final. [2]
On 23 February 2019, Boylan was a substitute for University College Cork when they faced Mary Immaculate College in the Fitzgibbon Cup final. He remained on the bench for the 2-21 to 0-13 victory. [3]
Boylan played in a second successive Fitzgibbon Cup final on 12 February 2020. Lining out at centre-forward, he ended the game with a second successive winners' medal after the 0-18 to 2-11 defeat of the Institute of Technology, Carlow. [4]
Boylan joined the Na Piarsaigh club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels, enjoying championship success in the under-16, minor and under-21 grades.[ citation needed ]
Boylan won a Limerick Championship medal as a non-playing substitute on 11 October 2015 after a 1-22 to 4-12 defeat of Patrickswell in the final. [5] Later that season he won a Munster Championship medal, also as a non-playing substitute, after a 2-18 to 2-11 defeat of Ballygunner. [6] On 17 March 2016, Boylan was on the bench when he won an All-Ireland medal when Na Piarsaigh defeated Ruairí Óg by 2-25 to 2-14 in the final. [7]
On 15 October 2017, Boylan won a second Limerick Championship medal after being introduced as a substitute when Na Piarsaigh defeated Kilmallock by 1-22 to 2-14 in the final. [8] He later won a second Munster Championship medal from midfield when Na Piarsaigh defeated Ballygunner by 3-15 to 2-10 in the final. [9] On 17 March 2018, Boylan played as a substitute when Na Piarsaigh were defeated by Cuala in the All-Ireland final. [10]
On 27 October 2018, Boylan won a third Limerick Championship medal at left wing-forward following Na Piarsaigh's 2-22 to 3-10 defeat of Doon. [11]
Boylan made his first appearance for the Limerick minor team on 8 April 2015. He was introduced as a substitute in a 2-20 to 1-13 defeat by Cork in the Munster Championship. [12] On 12 July Boylan was again introduced as a substitute in Limerick's 0-20 to 0-17 defeat by Tipperary in the Munster final. [13]
Boylan was eligible for the minor grade again in 2016 and made his first start on 6 April in a 2-11 to 1-08 defeat of Clare. [14] On 10 July, he scored two points from left wing-forward when Limerick suffered a 1-24 to 0-10 defeat by Tipperary in a second successive Munster final. [15] On 4 September, Boyle was at right corner-forward when Limerick suffered a second defeat by Tipperary in the All-Ireland final at Croke Park. [16]
Boylan subsequently progressed onto the Limerick under-21 hurling team and won a Munster Championship medal on 26 July 2017 after a coming on as a substitute in Limerick's 0-16 to 1-11 defeat of Cork in the final. [17] On 9 September, he was introduced as a 38th-minute substitute for Cian Lynch in Limerick's 0-17 to 0-11 defeat of Kilkenny in the All-Ireland final. [18]
Boylan made his first appearance for the Limerick senior team on 14 December 2018. He was introduced as a 55th-minute substitute for Barry O'Connell in a 4-14 to 2-17 defeat by Tipperary in the Munster League. [19] On 2 February 2019, he made his first start at left wing-forward in a 1-21 to 1-14 defeat of Tipperary. [20]
| Team | Year | National League | Munster | All-Ireland | Total | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | ||
| Limerick | 2019 | Division 1A | 4 | 2-04 | 1 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 5 | 2-04 |
| 2020 | 1 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-00 | ||
| 2021 | 4 | 0-01 | 2 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-00 | 7 | 0-01 | ||
| 2022 | 3 | 0-00 | 5 | 1-01 | 2 | 0-01 | 10 | 1-02 | ||
| 2023 | 5 | 1-00 | 3 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-00 | 9 | 1-00 | ||
| 2024 | 5 | 0-02 | 1 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 6 | 0-02 | ||
| Career total | 22 | 3-07 | 12 | 1-01 | 4 | 0-01 | 38 | 4-09 | ||
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