Danny Buckley

Daniel Buckley (born 1957) is an Irish former hurler who played at club level with Blackrock and at inter-county level with the Cork senior hurling team. He usually lined out as a forward.

Danny Buckley
Personal information
Irish name Dónall Ó Buachalla
Sport Hurling
Position Left corner-forward
Born 1957
Blackrock, Cork, Ireland
Club(s)
Years Club
 Blackrock
St Michael's
Club titles
Cork titles 3
Munster titles 2
All-Ireland Titles 1
Inter-county(ies)*
Years County Apps (scores)
1979-1980
 Cork 0 (0-00)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 1
All-Irelands 0
NHL 1
All Stars 0
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 18:50, 22 March 2019.

Playing career

Buckley first came to prominence at juvenile and underage levels with the Blackrock club. After being a part of the inaugural Féile na nGael-winning team in 1971, he later enjoyed club championship successes at minor and under-21 levels.[1] As a member of the Blackrock senior team, he won an All-Ireland Club Championship medal in 1979.[2] At inter-county level, Buckley first appeared on the Cork team that won the All-Ireland Minor Championship title in 1974, before later winning an All-Ireland Under-21 Championship title in that grade in 1976.[3][4][5] He was drafted onto the Cork senior hurling team in 1979 and won a Munster Championship title as a substitute that year. Buckley was also a part of Cork's National Hurling League success in 1980 before later being released from the panel.

Honours
Blackrock
Cork

References
  1. Carter, Plunkett (5 June 2019). "Féile special: Blackrock landed the first ever hurling title in 1971". Echo Live. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  2. "Senior Hurling (Club)". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  3. Coughlan, John (13 April 2020). "The Leeside legends series: Tom Cashman was a real stylist for Cork and Blackrock". Echo Live. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  4. "Minor hurling". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
  5. "Under-21 hurling". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 18 September 2021.
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