Francie O'Regan explained

Francie O'Regan
Irish:Prionsias Ó Ríogáin
Nickname:Francie
Occupation:CIÉ employee
Birth Date:1933
Birth Place:Blackpool, Cork, Ireland
Death Date:1 May 2015 (aged 82)
Death Place:Farranree, Cork, Ireland
Sport:Hurling
Code:Hurling
County:Cork
Province:Munster
Club:Glen Rovers
St. Nicholas'
Clcounty:4
Counties:Cork
Icyears:1958-1959
Icposition:Left wing-back
Icapps(Points):0 (0-00)
Icprovince:0
Icallireland:0
Nhl:0
Icupdate:20:25, 4 March 2019

Francis O'Regan (1933 – 1 May 2015) was an Irish hurler who played for Cork Senior Championship club Glen Rovers and at inter-county level with the Cork senior hurling team. He usually lined out as a left wing-back.

Career

O'Regan first made an impression as a hurler with the Glen Rovers club. He eventually progressed onto the club's senior team and won four Cork SHC titles, including one as captain in 1962. O'Regan first appeared on the inter-county scene as a member of the Cork minor hurling team that won the All-Ireland MHC title in 1951.[1] [2] He was later included on the Cork junior team that lost the 1959 All-Ireland junior home final to Antrim.[3] O'Regan was also a member of the Cork senior hurling team that year.[4]

Personal life and death

O'Regan spent the majority of his working life with CIÉ. He died in Cork on 1 May 2015.[5]

Honours

Glen Rovers

1958, 1959, 1960, 1962 (c)

Cork

1959

1951

1951

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Minor hurling. Munster GAA website. 3 January 2022.
  2. Web site: Cork GAA profile. Hogan Stand. 4 March 2019.
  3. Web site: Junior hurling. Munster GAA website. 3 January 2022.
  4. Web site: Cork SHC teams; 1950-1959. Cork GAA website. 3 January 2022.
  5. Web site: The death has occurred of Francie O'Regan. rip.ie website. 1 May 2015. 4 March 2019.