- Niall McInerney
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Niall McInerney Personal information Irish name Niall Mac an Airchinnigh Sport Hurling Position Full-back Born 8 May 1950
Sixmilebridge, County ClareDied 22 November 2004 (aged 54)Height 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Occupation Teacher Club(s) Years Club 1960s-1980s Liam Mellows Club Titles Galway titles 2 Inter-county(ies) Years County 1970s-1980s Galway Inter-county titles All Irelands 1 NHL 1 All Stars 2 Niall McInerney (8 May 1950 - 22 November 2004) was an Irish sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club Liam Mellows and was a member of the Galway senior inter-county team in the 1970s and 1980s. McInerney was a key member of the Galway team that won the All-Ireland title in 1980.[1]
References
- ^ "Galway GAA profile". www.hoganstand.com. http://www.hoganstand.com/Galway/Profile.aspx. Retrieved 2010-05-02.
Galway - All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Runners-up 1975 1 M. Conneely | 2 N. McInerney | 3 J. Clarke | 4 P. Lally | 5 J. McDonagh | 6 S. Silke | 7 I. Clarke | 8 S. Murphy | 9 J. Connolly (c) | 10 G. Coone | 11 F. Burke | 12 P. J. Molloy | 13 M. Barrett | 14 P. J. Qualter | 15 P. Fahy |
Subs used: M. Connolly | T. Murphy | J. Grealish |Galway - All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Runners-up 1979 1 S. Shinnors | 2 N. McInerney | 3 C. Hayes | 4 A. Fenton | 5 J. McDonagh (c) | 6 S. Silke | 7 I. Clarke | 8 John Connolly | 9 S. Mahon | 10 B. Forde | 11 F. Burke | 12 Joe Connolly | 13 P. J. Molloy | 14 N. Lane | 15 F. Gantley |
Subs used: S. Linnane for B. Forde | M. Whelan for F. Burke |
Manager: M. Keating |Galway - All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions 1980 (2nd title) 1 M. Conneely | 2 C. Hayes | 3 N. McInerney | 4 J. Cooney | 5 S. Linnane | 6 S. Silke | 7 S. Coen | 8 M. Connolly | 9 S. Mahon | 10 F. Burke | 11 Joe Connolly (c) | 12 P. J. Molloy | 13 B. Forde | 14 John Connolly | 15 N. Lane |
Subs used: F. Gantley for M. Connolly | J. Ryan for P. J. Molloy |
Manager: C. Farrell |Galway - All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Runners-up 1981 1 M. Conneely | 2 S. Coen | 3 N. McInerney | 4 J. Cooney | 5 S. Linnane | 6 S. Silke (c) | 7 I. Clarke | 8 M. Connolly | 9 S. Mahon | 10 F. Gantley | 11 Joe Connolly | 12 P. J. Molloy | 13 B. Forde | 14 John Connolly | 15 N. Lane |
Subs used: F. Burke for F. Gantley | P. Ryan B. Forde |
Manager: J. McDonagh |1975 All-Star Hurling Team 1 N. Skehan | 2 N. McInerney | 3 P. Hartigan | 4 B. Cody | 5 T. O'Connor | 6 S. Silke | 7 I. Clarke | 8 L. O'Brien
9 G. McCarthy | 10 M. Quigley | 11 J. McKenna | 12 E. Grimes | 13 M. Brennan | 14 K. Purcell | 15 E. Keher1980 All-Star Hurling Team 1 P. McLoughney | 2 N. McInerney | 3 L. Enright | 4 J. Cooney | 5 D. McCurtain | 6 S. Silke | 7 I. Clarke
8 J. Kelly | 9 M. Walsh | 10 J. Connolly | 11 P. Horgan | 12 P. Carroll | 13 B. Forde | 14 J. McKenna | 15 E. CreganCategories:- 1950 births
- 2004 deaths
- Liam Mellows hurlers
- Galway hurlers
- Connacht hurlers
- Winners of one All-Ireland medal (hurling)
- People from County Clare
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