Peadar Quealy

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Peadar Quealy
Personal information
Irish name Peadar Ó Caollaí
Sport Hurling
Position Centre-forward
Born 1956 [1]
Roscrea,
County Tipperary, Ireland
Occupation Primary school principal
Club(s)
YearsClub
Roscrea
Inane Rovers
Club titles
Tipperary titles 1
Colleges(s)
YearsCollege
University College Cork
College titles
Fitzgibbon titles 1
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCountyApps (scores)
1977-1981
Tipperary 5 (1-05)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 0
All-Irelands 0
NHL 1
All Stars 0

Peadar N. Quealy (born 1956) is an Irish former hurler. At club level he played with Roscrea and was also a member of the Tipperary senior hurling team. [2]

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Career

Quealy first played hurling at juvenile and underage levels with Roscrea and won a divisional minor title in 1974. He also lined out as a Gaelic footballer with Inane Rovers and won a Tipperary U21AFC title in 1977. As a student at University College Dublin Quealy was called-up to the college hurling team and won a Fitzgibbon Cup medal in 1979. [3] By this stage he had already joined the Roscrea senior team and won a Tipperary SHC title in 1980. [4] Quealy also won two North Tipperary SHC titles, including one as team captain.

Quealy first played for Tipperary during a two-year tenure as a dual player at minor level in 1973 and 1974. He continued his dual status to under-21 level, however, his underage career ended without any silverware. Queally was drafted onto the Tipperary senior hurling team in 1977 and won a National League medal in 1979. [5] He served as team captain in 1981. [6]

Honours

University College Dublin
Inane Rovers
Roscrea
Tipperary

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References

  1. "Peter N Quealy in 1956". Find My Past website. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  2. "John Quealy – An Appreciation". Tipperary Live. 20 February 2013. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  3. "UCC's Fitzgibbon Cup dominance: 'If Fr O'Brien told us we were going to win, we felt we could'". Irish Examiner. 1 March 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  4. "Club History - Our History". Roscrea GAA website. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  5. "Tipperary profile". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 7 November 2018.
  6. "Tipperary teams: 1980-1989". Premier View website. Retrieved 12 March 2022.