| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Pádraig Ó Ceallaigh | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Left wing-forward | ||
| Born | 1955 Kilmallock, County Limerick, Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
| Occupation | Secondary school teacher | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
1973–1995 | Kilmallock | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Limerick titles | 6 | ||
| Munster titles | 2 | ||
| All-Ireland Titles | 0 | ||
| Colleges(s) | |||
| Years | College | ||
| National College of PE | |||
| College titles | |||
| Fitzgibbon titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1974–1987 | Limerick | 20 (0-50) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 3 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NHL | 2 | ||
| All Stars | 1 | ||
Patrick Kelly (born 1955) is an Irish hurling coach and former player. At club level, he played with Kilmallock and at inter-county level with the Limerick senior hurling team.
Kelly played hurling at all levels as a student at Charleville CBS and won consecutive Munster Colleges U16½HC titles in 1971 and 1972. [1] He was also involved in athletics and won an All-Ireland underage title in the 880yd. [2] Kelly later studied at the National College of Physical Education in Limerick and lined out in various inter-varsities hurling competitions. [3]
At club level, Kelly first played for Kilmallock at juvenile and underage levels and was part of the club's minor team that won consecutive Limerick MHC titles. [4] He was in his final year of the minor grade in 1973 when he joined Kilmallock's senior team and went on to win three consecutive Limerick SHC titles. [5] Kelly won six Limerick SHC titles on total, while he also claimed two Munster Club SHC medals. [6] He captained Kilmallock to a 1-17 to 2-07 defeat by Sarsfields in the 1993 All-Ireland club final. [7]
At inter-county level, Kelly first appeared for Limerick during a two-year tenure with the minor team that lost consecutive Munster MHC finals in 1972 and 1973. He immediately progressed to the under-21 team before making his senior team debut in July 1974. Kelly was later a substitute for Limerick's defeat by Kilkenny in the 1974 All-Ireland final. [8]
Kelly won consecutive Munster SHC medals in 1980 and 1981, while he was again a substitute for Limerick's defeat by Galway in the 1980 All-Ireland final. [9] He was the team's top scorer when Limerick claimed consecutive National Hurling League titles in 1984 and 1985. [10] Kelly was also honoured with an All-Star award in 1984. [11]
Performances at inter-county level for Limerick resulted in Kelly being called up to the Munster inter-provincial team. He won a Railway Cup medal in 1985 when he was part of the Munster team that beat Connacht by 3-06 to 1-11 in the final. [12]
Kelly was involved in coaching at all levels in his role as a teacher at the Abbey CBS in Tipperary. He managed the school's senior team to All-Ireland Colleges SBHC titles in 1992 and 2002. [13] [14]