Pat Buckley (Cork hurler)

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Pat Buckley
Personal information
Irish name Padraig Ó Buachalla
Sport Hurling
Position Midfield
Born (1965-09-17) 17 September 1965 (age 53)
Milford, County Cork, Ireland
Height 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m)
Occupation Computer operator
Club(s)
YearsClub
 Milford
Club titles
Cork titles 0
Inter-county(ies)*
YearsCountyApps (scores)
1989-1995
 Cork 16 (0-9)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 2
All-Irelands 1
NHL 1
All Stars 0
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 22:23, 17 May 2015.

Patrick Buckley (born 17 September 1965) is an Irish retired hurler who played as a midfielder for the Cork senior team.

Hurling outdoor team game

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Cork GAA irish Gaelic Athletic Association

The Cork County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) or Cork GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Cork and the Cork inter-county teams. It is one of the constituent counties of Munster GAA.

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Born in Milford, County Cork, Buckley first arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he first linked up with the Cork minor team, before later joining the under-21 side. He made his senior debut during the 1989 championship. Buckley immediately became a regular member of the starting fifteen and won two Munster medals and one National Hurling League medal. He was an All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion.

Milford, County Cork Townland in Munster, Ireland

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County Cork County in the Republic of Ireland

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As a member of the Munster inter-provincial team on a number of occasions, Buckley won one Railway Cup medal as a non-playing substitute. At club level Buckley played with Milford.

Munster GAA

The Munster Council is a Provincial Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association sports of hurling, Gaelic football, camogie, rounders and handball in the province of Munster.

Throughout his career Buckley made 16 championship appearances. His retirement came following the conclusion of the 1995 championship.

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In retirement from playing Buckley became involved in team management and coaching. He was a selector with the Cork senior team under Denis Walsh and also at club level with Charleville. [1] [2]

Denis Walsh is an Irish hurling manager and former dual player of Gaelic games. He is a former manager of the Cork senior hurling team.

Charleville GAA club is a Gaelic football and hurling club based in the town of Charleville, County Cork, Ireland. The club is affiliated with the Cork GAA county board and the Avondhu divisional board.

Playing career

Inter-county

Buckley first played for Cork as a member of the minor team on 11 May 1983 in a narrow 2-13 to 1-15 Munster semi-final defeat by Limerick. He later spent two years as a member of the Cork under-21 team but ended his underage career without success.

Limerick GAA

The Limerick County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA) or Limerick GAA is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Limerick. The county board is also responsible for the Limerick inter-county teams.

On 4 June 1989 Buckley made his senior championship debut in an 0-18 apiece Munster semi-final draw with Waterford.

In 1990 Cork bounced back after a period in decline. Buckley won his first Munster medal that year following a 4-16 to 2-14 defeat of Tipperary. Buckley was dropped from the starting fifteen for the subsequent All-Ireland final on 2 September 1990. Galway provided the opposition and justified their favourites tag by going seven points ahead in the opening thirty-five minutes thanks to a masterful display by Joe Cooney. Cork fought back with an equally expert display by captain Tomás Mulcahy. The game was effectively decided on an incident which occurred midway through the second half when Cork goalkeeper Ger Cunningham blocked a point-blank shot from Martin Naughton with his nose. The umpires gave no 65-metre free, even though he clearly deflected it out wide. Cork went on to win a high-scoring and open game of hurling by 5–15 to 2–21. [3] Buckley collected an All-Ireland medal as a non-playing substitute.

Cork surrendered their titles in 1991, however, Buckley claimed a second Munster medal in 1992 following a 1-22 to 3-11 of Limerick. On 6 September 1992 Cork faced Kilkenny in the All-Ireland decider. At half-time Cork were two points ahead, however, two second-half goals by John Power and Michael "Titch" Phelan supplemented a first-half D. J. Carey penalty which gave Kilkenny a 3-10 to 1-12 victory.

Buckley won a National Hurling League medal in 1993 following a 3-11 to 1-12 defeat of Wexford.

Cork's hurling fortunes took a downturn over the next few years and Buckley retired from inter-county hurling following Cork's exit from the 1995 championship.

Honours

Player

Cork
Munster

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References

  1. ↑ "Tough battle ahead with Milford side". The Corkman. 26 July 2012. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
  2. ↑ "Three Rebel selectors are named". Irish Examiner. 31 March 2009. Retrieved 17 May 2015.
  3. ↑ O'Sullivan, Jim (3 September 2010). "Classic final: 1990: Cork 5–15 Galway 2–21". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 25 January 2014.
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