Dan O'Connell (hurler)

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Dan O'Connell
Personal information
Irish name Dónall Ó Conaill
Sport Hurling
Position Full-forward
Born 1968
Kilbrittain,
County Cork, Ireland
Occupation ESB employee
Club(s)
YearsClubApps (scores)
1985-2008
1989-1994; 2000-2001
Kilbrittain
Carbery
9 (8-32)
24 (11-30)
Club titles
Cork titles 1
Inter-county(ies)*
YearsCountyApps (scores)
1988; 1995-1996
Cork 0 (0-00)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 0
All-Irelands 0
NHL 0
All Stars 0
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 15:11, 18 April 2022.

Daniel O'Connell (born 1968) is an Irish former hurler who played for club side Kilbrittain, divisional team Carbery and at inter-county level with the Cork senior hurling team. He usually lined out in the full-forward line.

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Career

O'Connell first played hurling at juvenile and underage levels with the Kilbrittain club. He also lined out as a schoolboy with St. Finbarr's College and was a substitute on their Harty Cup and All-Ireland-winning team in 1984. [1] O'Connell was just 16-years-old when he joined Kilbrittain's adult team and was a member of their Cork JAHC title-winning team in 1985. A decade later, he captained the team to the Cork IHC title after winning a Cork SHC title with Carbery the previous year. [2] [3]

O'Connell first appeared on the inter-county scene as a non-playing substitute on the Cork minor hurling team that won the All-Ireland MHC title in 1985. [4] He later won an All-Ireland U21HC title with the under-21 team. [5] O'Connell was drafted onto the Cork senior hurling team during the early stage of the 1988-89 National League. He subsequently joined the junior team and won an All-Ireland medal in that grade in 1994. [6] O'Connell was recalled to the Cork senior team for the 1995-96 National League.

Career statistics

Club

TeamYear Cork JAHC
AppsScore
Kilbrittain 1985 20-00
Total32-17
Year Cork IHC
AppsScore
1986 10-00
1987 11-03
1988 42-11
1989 55-12
1990 21-06
1991 21-05
1992 30-10
1993 42-09
1994 20-12
1995 54-20
Total2916-88
Year Cork SHC
AppsScore
1996 56-21
1997 21-07
1998 11-03
1999 10-01
Total98-32
Year Cork IHC
AppsScore
2000 42-24
2001 21-05
2002 30-18
2003 30-10
2004 00-00
2005 61-17
2006 21-14
2007 41-15
2008 20-03
Total266-106
Career total6732-243

Honours

St. Finbarr's College
Kilbrittain
Carbery
Cork

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