Jerry O'Riordan

Jerry O'Riordan
Personal information
Irish name	Diarmuid Ó Riordáin
Sport	Hurling
Position	Full-forward/Left corner-back
Born	1925; Blackrock, Cork, Ireland
Died	16 June 1987 (aged 62); Dooradoyle, Limerick, Ireland
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Nickname	Jerry
Occupation	Customs and excise official
Club(s)
Years	Club
	Blackrock; Civil Service; Claughaun; Ahane
Club titles
Limerick titles	0
Inter-county(ies)
Years	County
1945; 1946-1954	Dublin; Cork
Inter-county titles
Munster titles	5
All-Irelands	4
NHL	1

Jeremiah O'Riordan (1925 – 16 June 1987) was an Irish hurler, who played as a corner-back and as a full-forward, and is most known for his time with the Cork senior hurling team. He was the elder brother of Mossy O'Riordan.

Career

Born in Cork, O'Riordan was educated at Sullivan's Quay and the North Monastery, where he won a Harty Cup medal. He began his club hurling career with the Blackrock club, before later lining out with the Civil Service club in Dublin and ending his career with Claughaun and Ahane in Limerick. Coughlan first appeared on the inter-county scene with the Dublin senior hurling team that lost the 1945 Leinster final to Kilkenny.^[1] He transferred to the Cork senior hurling team the following season and ended his debut year with an All-Ireland Championship title.^[2] O'Riordan was a mainstay of the team for nearly a decade and was at right corner-back for Cork's three successive All-Ireland titles between 1952 and 1954.^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6] His other honours with Cork include five Munster Championship titles and a National Hurling League. O'Riordan also earned selection with the Leinster and Rest of Ireland teams and won two Railway Cup medals with Munster.^[7] He was chosen on the Cork Team of the Century in 1984.

Personal life and death

O'Riordan spent his entire working life with the Customs and Excise and was based in Bantry, Dublin and finally Limerick where he worked as a collector. He died at Limerick Regional Hospital on 16 June 1987.

Honours

Cork

Munster

Railway Cup: 1950, 1955

References

^ "Leinster Senior Hurling Finalists" (PDF). Leinster GAA website. Retrieved 15 September 2021.
^ Shannon, Kieran (21 May 2012). "Things can only get better". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 21 July 2016.
^ O'Flynn, Diarmuid (29 September 2012). "Taking the plunge for the Tribe". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
^ Crowe, Dermot (12 August 2012). "Old rivals bound by respect". Irish Independent. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
^ Duggan, Keith (14 August 2004). "The one Ring that binds them". Irish Times. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
^ Sweeney, Éamonn (3 September 2006). "Ringy cracks Wexford wall". Irish Independent. Retrieved 23 July 2016.
^ "Railway Cup Hurling". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 15 September 2021.

[1] "Leinster Senior Hurling Finalists" (PDF). Leinster GAA website. Retrieved 15 September 2021.

[2] Shannon, Kieran (21 May 2012). "Things can only get better". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 21 July 2016.

[3] O'Flynn, Diarmuid (29 September 2012). "Taking the plunge for the Tribe". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 23 July 2016.

[4] Crowe, Dermot (12 August 2012). "Old rivals bound by respect". Irish Independent. Retrieved 23 July 2016.

[5] Duggan, Keith (14 August 2004). "The one Ring that binds them". Irish Times. Retrieved 23 July 2016.

[6] Sweeney, Éamonn (3 September 2006). "Ringy cracks Wexford wall". Irish Independent. Retrieved 23 July 2016.

[7] "Railway Cup Hurling". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 15 September 2021.

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