Pearse Lillis

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Pearse Lillis
Personal information
Sport Gaelic football
Position Centre-back
Born (1997-06-16) 16 June 1997 (age 27)
Cooraclare,
County Clare, Ireland
Occupation Secondary school teacher
Club(s)
YearsClub
 Cooraclare
Ballyea
Club titles
Clare titles 4
Munster titles 1
All-Ireland Titles 0
Colleges(s)
YearsCollege
 University of Limerick
College titles
Sigerson titles 0
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCounty
2016-present
 Clare
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 0
All-Irelands 0
NFL 0
All Stars 0

Pearse Lillis (born 16 June 1997) is an Irish Gaelic footballer. At club level, he plays with Cooraclare, while he has also lined out at inter-county level with various Clare teams.

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Career

At club level, O'Connell first played Gaelic football at juvenile and underage levels with Cooraclare. He won a Clare U21AFC with the club in 2017. Lillis, however, has enjoyed his biggest club successes as a hurler with the Ballyea club and has won four Clare SHC medals. [1] He was selected at left corner-forward when Ballyea were beaten by Cuala in the 2017 All-Ireland club final. [2]

Lillis first appeared on the inter-county scene as a dual player with Clare at minor level in 2015. [3] [4] He later progressed to the under-21 team and concentrated solely on Gaelic football. [5] Lillis was just 18-years-old when he made his senior team debut in 2016. [6]

Honours

Ballyhea
Cooraclare

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References

  1. ↑ "Ballyea stun Townies with another special comeback". Irish Examiner. 23 October 2022. Retrieved 19 June 2023.
  2. ↑ "Dublin club Cuala claim All-Ireland Club hurling title with ease". Irish Examiner. 17 March 2017. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
  3. ↑ "Kerry were always the dominant force". Irish Examiner. 16 April 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  4. ↑ "Tipp hold off Clare to book spot in Munster minor hurling decider". The 42. 25 June 2015. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  5. ↑ "9 players to watch in the Munster U21 football championship". The 42. 7 March 2016. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
  6. ↑ "Pearse ready for road with Clare footballers once again". The 42. 29 January 2023. Retrieved 22 March 2023.
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