Leigh Desmond

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Leigh Desmond
Personal information
Irish name Mac an Lia Ó Deasúnaigh
Sport Hurling
Position Midfield
Born 1988
Youghal, County Cork, Ireland
Occupation Fitness trainer
Club(s)
YearsClub
Youghal
Imokilly
Club titles
Cork titles 0
Colleges(s)
YearsCollege
Cork Institute of Technology
College titles
Fitzgibbon titles 0
Inter-county(ies)*
YearsCountyApps (scores)
2008-2010
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 01:35, 18 July 2018.

Leigh Desmond (born 1988) is an Irish hurler who plays for club side Youghal, divisional side Imokilly and at inter-county level with the Cork senior hurling team. [1]

Honours

Youghal

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References

  1. Hurley, Denis (29 June 2013). "Desmond fighting fit after his sojourn into the cage arena". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 18 July 2018.