Kieran Murphy (Erin's Own hurler)

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Kieran Murphy
Personal information
Irish name Ciarán Ó Murchú
Sport Hurling
Position Centre-forward
Born (1983-04-10) 10 April 1983 (age 41)
Glounthaune,
County Cork, Ireland
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Nickname Hero
Occupation Bank official
Club(s)
YearsClub
2000-present
 Erin's Own
Club titles
Cork titles 2
Inter-county(ies)*
YearsCountyApps (scores)
2002-2009
 Cork 11 (2-08)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 2
All-Irelands 1
NHL 0
All Stars 0
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 18:28, 2 April 2018.

Kieran Murphy (born 10 April 1983) is an Irish hurler. At club level he played with Erin's Own and was also a member of the Cork senior hurling team.

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Early life

Born and raised in Glounthaune, County Cork, Murphy first played hurling and Gaelic football as a schoolboy with Coláiste an Phiarsaigh. He lined out in all grades during his time there, including in several Dr Harty Cup campaigns. [1]

Club career

Murphy's juvenile and underage career coincided with a successful period for the Erin's Own club. Beginning his career as a goalkeeper, he won a Cork MAHC title in 1998 following a 1-12 to 1-05 defeat of Ballinhassig in the final. [2] This win earned promotion to the top minor grade, with Murphy claiming a Cork Premier MHC title in 1999 after a defeat of Glen Rovers. [3] It was the first three successive Premier MHC titles, with Murphy also lining out in the victories over Glen Rovers in 2000 and Na Piarsaigh in 2001. [4] [5]

Murphy progressed to the club's under-21 team and also had success in this grade. He won a Cork U21AHC title following a defeat of Na Piarsaigh in 2002. [6] Murphy added a second U21HC medal to his collection after a 2-08 to 0-08 defeat of Glen Rovers in 2004, in what was his last underage game for the club. [7]

Just a month after his 17th birthday, Murphy made his senior debut for Erin's Own in May 2000. [8] His first season on the team saw him line out in goal and ended with a 0-14 to 0-11 defeat by Newtownshandrum in the 2000 Cork SHC final. [9] Murphy also played Gaelic football with the club and won a Cork JAFC title in 2005 after a one-point defeat of O'Donovan Rossa in the final. [10]

By the time Erin's Own reached the final again in 2006, Murphy had become an outfield player. He claimed his first winners' medal that year following a 2-19 to 3-14 win over Cloyne. [11] Murphy was appointed team captain the following year and won a second title after a 1-11 to 1-07 defeat of Newtownshandrum in the final. [12] [13]

Murphy lined out in his fourth SHC final in 2016, however, he ended the game on the losing side after a 0-19 to 2-11 defeat by Glen Rovers. [14] He stepped away from the Erin's Own senior team at the end of the 2023 season, however, he continued for a 25th season of adult hurling with the club's intermediate team. [15] Murphy was part of the team beaten by Lisgoold in the 2024 IAHC final replay. [16]

Inter-county career

Murphy began his inter-county career as a dual player at minor level in 2000. He won a Munster MFC medal that year before later claiming an All-Ireland MFC medal after a 2-12 to 0-13 defeat of Mayo in the 2000 All-Ireland MFC final. [17] Murphy was again eligible for the minor grade in 2001 but switched codes to hurling. He ended the season by winning an All-Ireland MHC medal after a 2-10 to 1-08 defeat of Galway. [18] Murphy subsequently spent three seasons with the under-21 teams as a dual player and won a Munster U21FC medal in 2004. [19]

Murphy was just out of the minor grade when he joined both Cork's senior teams as a dual player in 2002. [20] He won a Munster SFC medal that year as a non-playing substitute following a defeat of Tipperary in a replay. [21] After ending his dual status, Murphy concentrated solely on hurling in 2005. He won his first Munster SHC medal that year after coming on as a substitute in the 1-21 to 1-16 defeat of Tipperary in the final. [22] Murphy also started the 2005 All-Ireland final against Galway as a substitute but came on for Niall McCarthy to claim a winners' medal following the 1-21 to 1-16 victory. [23] He won a second consecutive Munster SHC medal the following year as an unused substitute. [24] Murphy was also an unused substitute when Cork had a three-point defeat by Kilkenny in the 2006 All-Ireland final. [25]

Murphy was appointed team captain in 2007 as a result of Erin's Own Cork SHC triumph. [26] He lost his place on the starting fifteen during the course of the championship and the captaincy moved to Joe Deane. [27] [28] Murphy continued to line out with Cork until 2009. [29]

Honours

Erin's Own
Cork

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