Ollie O'Connor (Kilkenny hurler) explained

Code:Hurling
Sport:Hurling
Ollie O'Connor
Irish:Oilibhéar Ó Conchúir
Feet:5
Inches:10
Occupation:Quality controller
County:Kilkenny
Province:Leinster
Club:St. Lachtain's
Clcounty:0
Counties:Kilkenny
Icposition:Full-forward
Icyears:1998
Icapps(Points):0 (0-00)
Icprovince:0
Icallireland:0
Nhl:0
Allstars:0
Icupdate:23:11, 10 April 2022
Birth Date:1975
Birth Place:Freshford, County Kilkenny, Ireland

Oliver O'Connor (born 1975) is an Irish former hurler who played for Kilkenny IHC club St. Lachtain's and at inter-county level with the Kilkenny senior hurling team. He usually lined out in the full-forward line.

Career

O'Connor played hurling as a schoolboy with St. Kieran's College. He won the Dr. Croke Cup with the college in 1993, the same year he won a Kilkenny Junior Hurling Championship title with the St. Lachtain's club.[1] He was also part of the St. Lachtain's team that won the All-Ireland Club Championship title in 2010.[2] O'Connor first appeared on the inter-county scene as top scorer on the Kilkenny minor hurling team that beat Galway in the 1993 All-Ireland minor final.[3] His three years in the under-21 grade yielded an All-Ireland U20HC title in 1994.[4] At adult level O'Connor won an All-Ireland JHC title in 1995 before spending a number of unsuccessful seasons with the Kilkenny senior hurling team.[5] [6] He ended his inter-county career with the Kilkenny intermediate hurling team.

Honours

St. Kieran's College

1993

1993

St. Lachtain's

2010

2009

2009

1993

Kilkenny

1997, 1999

1995

1994, 1995

1994

1994, 1995

1993

1993

Notes and References

  1. News: Leinster Colleges All-Ireland Senior Hurling Winning Teams. Leinster GAA website. 12 December 2021.
  2. Web site: Proud Kavanagh completes lifelong Lachtain's dream. 25 November 2017. Irish Examiner. 15 February 2010.
  3. News: Leinster Minor All-Ireland Hurling Winning Teams. Leinster GAA website. 12 December 2021.
  4. News: Leinster Under-21 All-Ireland Hurling Winning Teams. Leinster GAA website. 12 December 2021.
  5. News: Leinster Junior All-Ireland Hurling Winning Teams. Leinster GAA website. 12 December 2021.
  6. News: Kilkenny on song. 26 January 1998. Irish Times. 12 December 2021.