Christy O'Brien

Christy O’Brien

Personal information
Irish name	Criostóir Ó Briain
Sport	Hurling
Position	Forward
Born	Borris-in-Ossory, County Laois
Club(s)
Years	Club
	Borris-in-Ossory
Club Titles
Laois titles	5
Inter-county(ies)
Years	County
1952-1969	Laois
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles	0
All Irelands	0

Christy O’Brien (born 1933 in Borris-in-Ossory, County Laois) is a retired Irish sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club Borris-in-Ossory and with the Laois senior inter-county team from 1952 until 1969. O’Brien is regarded as one of the greatest players never to have won an All-Ireland medal.

Playing career

Club

O’Brien played his club hurling with his local Borris-in-Ossory club and enjoyed much success. He was a key member of the club’s team when Borris-in-Ossory won its first senior county title in 1956. It was the first of three consecutive county titles for O’Brien and his club. He added two more county medals to his collection in 1960 and 1961.

Inter-county

O’Brien first came to prominence on the inter-county scene with the Laois minor hurling team. He had little success in this grade and made his senior debut in 1952. O’Brien’s senior inter-county career was a frustrating one as Laois were down the pecking order in terms of the hurling standard in Leinster. In spite of winning the provincial title in 1949, Laois never appeared in another Leinster final. O’Brien continued playing with the county until 1969.

Provincial

O’Brien also lined out with Leisnter in the inter-provincial hurling competition. He won his first Railway Cup medal in 1962 as Leinster defeated Munster. O’Brien won further Railway Cup medals in 1964 and 1965.

Teams

References

• Corry, Eoghan, The GAA Book of Lists (Hodder Headline Ireland, 2005).

External links

• Laois GAA honours

Persondata
Name	Obrien, Christy
Alternative names
Short description
Date of birth	1933
Place of birth	Borris-in-Ossory
Date of death
Place of death