Eamon Morrissey (hurler)

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Eamon Morrissey
Personal information
Irish name Éamonn Ó Muireasa
Sport Hurling
Position Right corner-forward
Born (1966-03-22) 22 March 1966 (age 58)
Muckalee, County Kilkenny, Ireland
Height 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Nickname Yommie
Occupation Quantity surveyor
Club(s)
YearsClub
1970 - 1983
1984 - 1995
1996 - 1998
 O'Loughlin Gaels
St Martin's
O'Toole's
Club titles
Kilkenny titles 1
Leinster titles 1
All-Ireland Titles 1
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCountyApps (scores)
1989 - 1995
1996 - 1998
 Kilkenny
Dublin 		19 (10-42)
4 (2-09)
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 3
All-Irelands 2
NHL 2
All Stars 1

Eamon Morrissey (born 22 March 1966) is an Irish former hurler. At club level he played with O'Loughlin Gaels, St Martin's and O'Toole's and was also a member of the Kilkenny and Dublin senior hurling teams. He usually lined out as a forward. [1]

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Career

Morrissey first came to prominence at juvenile and underage levels with the St Martin's club while simultaneously lining out with the St Kieran's College team that lost the All-Ireland final in 1984. As a member of the St Martin's senior team he came on as a substitute for their All-Ireland Club Championship success in 1985. [2] Morrissey first appeared on the inter-county scene with the Kilkenny minor team that lost the All-Ireland final to Limerick in 1984, before losing the All-Ireland under-21 final to Tipperary the following year. He was drafted onto the Kilkenny senior hurling team in 1989. Morrissey would go on to line out in three consecutive All-Ireland finals at senior level and, after defeat by Tipperary in 1991, claimed consecutive winners' medals against Cork in 1992 and Galway in 1993. [3] [4] [5] He transferred to the O'Toole's club in Dublin in 1996 and won consecutive County Senior Championship titles before a three-year stint with the Dublin senior hurling team. [6] Morrissey's other honours include two National League titles, three Leinster Championship medals and a Railway Cup medals with Leinster.

Honours

Team

St Kieran's College
St Martin's
O'Toole's
Kilkenny
Leinster

Individual

Awards

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References

  1. ↑ McEvoy, Enda (20 June 1991). "Kilkenny's Eamonn Morrissey". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  2. ↑ "All-Ireland Club Hurling". Irish Independent. 15 March 2011. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  3. ↑ "Flashback: 1991 All Ireland SHC Final - Tipperary v Kilkenny". GAA website. 21 August 2020. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
  4. ↑ "Kilkenny v Cork Classics – 1992 SHC final". RTÉ Sport. 31 August 2006. Retrieved 4 August 2014.
  5. ↑ "Good days...and bad". Irish Independent. 8 September 2002. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
  6. ↑ Hickey, Paddy (6 January 1999). "O'Grady has Morrissey in Dublin plans". Irish Independent. Retrieved 1 August 2021.
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