Martin O'Brien (hurler)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Máirtín Ó Briain | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Right corner-back | ||
| Born |
27 August 1885 Thurles, County Tipperary, Ireland | ||
| Died |
24 December 1958 (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 | ||
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]
Biography
[edit]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.[citation needed]
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.[citation needed]
O'Brien died from bladder cancer on 24 December 1958.[citation needed]
Honours
[edit]- Thurles Sarsfields
- Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship (6): 1904, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1911
- Tipperary
- All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (2): 1906, 1908
- Munster Senior Hurling Championship (3): 1906, 1908, 1909
References
[edit]- ^ "Mr. M. O'Brien". Finbarr J. Connolly website. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
