Frankie Carroll

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Frankie Carroll
Personal information
Irish name Pronsias Ó Cearrúil
Sport Hurling
Position Centre-forward
Born 1970
Garryspillane,
County Limerick, Ireland
Height 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Occupation Sales rep
Club(s)
YearsClub
 Garryspillane
→ Emmets
Club titles
Limerick titles 1
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCounty
1991-1997
 Limerick
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 2
All-Irelands 0
NHL 2
All Stars 0

Francis Carroll (born 1970) is an Irish former hurler. At club level, he played with Garryspillane and at inter-county level with the Limerick senior hurling team.

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Career

Carroll first played for the Garryspillane club at juvenile and underage levels, before eventually progressing to adult level. He won a Limerick IHC medal in 1990, after scoring 1-03 in the final replay against Ardagh. [1] He collected a second Limerick IHC title in 1996 when he also served as team captain. [2] Carroll also won a Limerick SHC medal in 2005, when Garryspillane beat Kilmallock to claim their very first title. [3]

At inter-county level, Clarke first played for Limerick as a member of the minor team in 1988. [4] He immediately progressed to the under-21 team and spent three consecutive years in that grade. [5]

Carroll joined the senior team in 1991 and quickly claimed his first silverware when Limerick claimed the National Hurling League title in 1992. [6] He won Munster SHC medals in 1994 and 1996, however, Limerick faced subsequent All-Ireland final defeats by Offaly and Wexford respectively. [7] [8] Carroll added a second National League medal to his collection in 1997. [9]

Performances at inter-county level for Limerick resulted in Carroll being called up to the Munster inter-provincial team. He made his only appearance in 1994 but failed to win a Railway Cup medal. [10]

Personal life

His brothers, Mossie and Brian, played with Limerick in the defeat by Galway in the 1980 All-Ireland final. [11]

Honours

Garryspillane
Limerick

References

  1. ↑ "The 'Bouncers orve best". Limerick Leader. 22 October 1990. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
  2. ↑ "Up the bouncers after great win". Limerick Leader. 16 November 1996. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
  3. ↑ "Long wait over for Garryspillane". Irish Examiner. 17 October 2005. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
  4. ↑ "Tipp go through easily". The Cork Examiner. 7 July 1988. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
  5. ↑ "Limerick tops in under 21 thriller". Irish Independent. 1 August 1991. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
  6. ↑ "Coming back from the dead is nothing new to Limerick". Irish Independent. 30 June 2001. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
  7. ↑ "Senior hurling". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
  8. ↑ "A player-by-player guide to Wexford's All-Ireland 25 years on: 'We laughed as much as we hurled'". Irish Examiner. 1 September 2021. Retrieved 2 January 2025.
  9. ↑ "Limerick county final day to honour 25th anniversary of 1997 hurling league title victory". Limerick Leader. 30 October 2022. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
  10. ↑ "Railway Cup hurling". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
  11. ↑ "Garryspillane gunning to 'put new name on that cup'". Irish Examiner. 9 October 2004. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
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