Teu Ó hAilpín | |
Irish: | Teu Ó hAilpín |
Birth Place: | Cork, Ireland |
Code: | Football |
County: | Clare |
Province: | Munster |
Clpositionh: | - |
Club: | Na Piarsaigh Éi |
Clyears: | ?-Present ?-? |
Clubs: | ? (F) ? (H) |
Iccounty: | Clare |
Counties: | Clare (F) |
Icpositionf: | - |
Icpositionh: | - |
Icyears: | 2001 - ? |
Icapps(Points): | - |
Icprovincef: | - |
Icprovinceh: | - |
Icupdate: | (00:03, 6 September 2006 (UTC)) |
Clupdate: | (00:03, August 2006 (UTC)) |
Teu Ó hAilpín is an Irish sportsperson (Gaelic footballer) playing for Na Piarsaigh GAA and Australian Rules football club Leeside Lions.
Born in Cork, he was a Gaelic Athletic Association player who played for the Éire Óg club in Ennis and Na Piarsaigh in Cork. He is the brother of Cork senior hurling players Seán Óg Ó hAilpín and Aisake and older brother of Carlton Australian footballer Setanta. He left Cork City team Na Piarsaigh in 2001 and signed for Clare side Éire Óg.[1] Teu declared for Clare in 2001, despite having played for minor and Under-21 level for Cork, he later moved to London after a short term in intercounty senior football.[2] Ó hAilpín won the London Senior Hurling Championship with London GAA side Robert Emmett's in 2004.
Ó hAilpín decided to quit Gaelic football and joined Australian rules football club Leeside Lions in the Australian Rules Football League of Ireland (ARFLI). He immediately became a star and helped them to win the 2007 Premiership with Tadhg Kennelly's cousin, Denis Kennelly.