Niall Kenefick

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Niall Kenefick
Personal information
Irish name Niall Ciniféic
Sport Hurling
Position Centre-back
Born 1958 [1]
Cork, Ireland
Occupation Education administrator
Club(s)
YearsClub
 St Finbarr's
Club titles
Cork titles 6
Munster titles 2
All-Ireland Titles 1
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCountyApps (scores)
1980-1981
 Cork 0 (0-00)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 0
All-Irelands 0
NHL 1
All Stars 0

Cornelius G. Kenefick (born 1958), known as Niall Kenefick, was an Irish hurler who played at club level with St Finbarr's and at senior inter-county level with the Cork county team. He usually lined out as a defender.

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Career

Kenefick first came to hurling prominence with the St Finbarr's club. After progressing through the juvenile and underage ranks he eventually progressed onto the club's senior team which coincided with a hugely successful era for the club. He won an All-Ireland Club Championship title in 1979, while he also won a club joint-record of six Cork SHC titles. [2] [3] Kenefick first appeared at inter-county level during an unsuccessful two-year tenure with the Cork under-21 hurling team. [4] He joined the Cork senior hurling team during their successful 1980-81 National League campaign and was later an unused substitute in the Munster Championship. [5]

Personal life

Kenefick's father, Mick Kenefick, captained Cork to victory over Antrim in the 1943 All-Ireland final. [6] His grandfather, Dan Kenefick, was part of the Cork team beaten by Kilkenny in the 1912 All-Ireland final. Kenefick's brother-in-law, Jimmy Barry-Murphy, was a dual All-Ireland-winner with Cork. [7]

Honours

St Finbarr's
Cork

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References

  1. ↑ "Cornelius J Kenefick in 1958". Find My Past website. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  2. ↑ "Senior Hurling (Club)". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  3. ↑ "Cork's record on Paddy's Day is hugely strong". The Corkman. 20 March 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  4. ↑ "Cork U21 hurling championship teams, 1964-1979" (PDF). Cork GAA website. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  5. ↑ "Cork hurlers retained league 40 years ago with a team packed with All-Stars". Echo Live. 8 February 2021. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  6. ↑ "Mick Kenefick". Millstreet website. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
  7. ↑ "Ring's 1944 goal opened door to four-in-a-row". Irish Examiner. 11 July 2014. Retrieved 7 January 2022.
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