Arthur O'Leary | |
Full Name: | Arthur Finbarr O'Leary |
Birth Date: | 30 November 1929 |
Birth Place: | Cork, Ireland |
Death Place: | Marymount, Cork, Ireland |
Occupation: | Insurance executive |
Relatives: | Peter O'Leary (grandson) |
Position: | Lock |
Repyears1: | 1952 |
Repcaps1: | 3 |
Reppoints1: | 0 |
Arthur Finbarr O'Leary (30 November 1929 — 21 May 2016) was an insurance executive and rugby union player.
Born and raised in Cork, O'Leary was the son of a doctor and attended Presentation Brothers College.[1]
O'Leary played his senior rugby with Highfield, Cork Constitution and Munster, while gaining three Ireland caps during the 1952 Five Nations, as a second-rower against Scotland, Wales and England.[1]
An insurance broker, O'Leary founded O'Leary Insurances in 1961 and the company grew to become one of the country's largest independently owned brokerages, employing over 200 people.[2]
O'Leary sailed for Ireland in the Admiral's Cup and his grandson Peter is a two-time Olympian.[3]
Owner of several racehorses, O'Leary's most successful horse was Florida Pearl, which he co-owned with wife Violet.[4]