Martin O'Brien (hurler)

Martin O'Brien (27 August 1885 – 24 December 1958) was an Irish hurler. His championship career with the Tipperary senior team lasted from 1906 until 1912.[1]

Martin O'Brien
Personal information
Irish name Máirtín Ó Briain
Sport Hurling
Position Right corner-back
Born (1885-08-27)27 August 1885
Thurles, County Tipperary, Ireland
Died 24 December 1958(1958-12-24) (aged 73)
Thurles, County Tipperary, Ireland
Occupation Shopkeeper
Club(s)
Years Club
Thurles Sarsfields
Club titles
Tipperary titles 6
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
1906-1912
Tipperary
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 3
All-Irelands 2

Biography

Raised in Drombane near Thurles, County Tipperary, O'Brien was the fifth of twelve children born to James and Bridget O'Brien. He was educated locally and later worked as a shopkeeper in Thurles.

O'Brien won All-Ireland Championship medals with the Tipperary senior team in 1906 and 1908, and also won three Munster Championship medals. As a member of the Thurles Sarsfields club, O'Brien won six County Championship medals. He played his last game in 1917.

O'Brien died from bladder cancer on 24 December 1958.

Honours

Thurles Sarsfields
Tipperary

References

  1. "Mr. M. O'Brien". Finbarr J. Connolly website. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
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