Philip Cahill

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Philip Cahill
Personal information
Irish name Pilib Ó Cathail
Sport Hurling
Position Full-forward
Born November 1966
Cloyne, County Cork, Ireland
Club(s)
YearsClubApps (scores)
1984-2008
1985-1997
Cloyne
Imokilly
35 (6-17)
29 (12-52)
Club titles
Cork titles 1
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCountyApps (scores)
1987-1989
Cork 0 (0-00)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 0
All-Irelands 0
NHL 0
All Stars 0

Philip Cahill (born November 1966) is an Irish former hurler. At club level he played with Cloyne, divisional side Imokilly and at inter-county level was a member of the Cork senior hurling team. Cahill usually lined out as a forward.

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Career

Cahill first played hurling and Gaelic football at juvenile and underage levels with the Cloyne club. He subsequently spent 25 seasons as a player at adult level with the club and won several divisional titles as a dual player as well as a Cork JAHC title in 1987 and a Cork IHC title in 1997. [1] He also earned selection with the Imokilly divisional team and secured the full set of county winners' medals by claiming a Cork SHC title in 1997. [2] Cahill was also part of the Cloyne senior team that lost three consecutive county finals from 2004 to 2006. [3] [4] [5]

Cahill first appeared on the inter-county scene during an unsuccessful tenure with the Cork minor and under-21 teams. He progressed onto the Cork junior hurling team and was part of the All-Ireland JHC-winning team in 1987. [6] Cahill made a number of National Hurling League appearances with the Cork senior hurling team between 1987 and 1989, however, he was never selected for the championship team. He ended his inter-county career as part of the Cork intermediate hurling team that beat Galway in the 1997 All-Ireland intermediate final. [7]

Career statistics

TeamYear National League Munster All-Ireland Total
DivisionAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScoreAppsScore
Cork 1987-88 Division 1 50-0050-00
1988-89 Division 2 30-0130-01
Career total80-0180-01

Honours

Cloyne
Imokilly
Cork

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