Paddy Riordan
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Pádraig Ó Riordán | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Left corner-forward | ||
| Born |
31 August 1871 Drombane, County Tipperary, Ireland | ||
| Died |
March 1941 (aged 69) Long Island, New York City, United States | ||
| Occupation | Labourer | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
|
Drombane Upperchurch–Drombane Thurles | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Tipperary titles | 3 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
1894-1907 | Tipperary | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 2 | ||
| All-Irelands | 2 | ||
Patrick J. Riordan (31 August 1871 - March 1941[1]) was an Irish hurler who played as a forward for the Tipperary senior team.[2]
Born in Drombane, County Tipperary, Riordan first arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of twenty-three when he first linked up with the Tipperary senior team. He made his debut during the 1894 championship. Riordan went on to play a key part for Tipperary, and won two All-Ireland medals and two Munster medals.[citation needed]
At club level Riordan was a three-time championship medallist. He began his club career with Drombane before later joining Upperchurch–Drombane and Thurles.[citation needed]
Riordan retired from inter-county hurling following the conclusion of the 1907 championship.[citation needed]
Honours
[edit]Team
[edit]- Drombane
- Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship (1): 1894
- Thurles
- Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship (2): 1906, 1907
- Tipperary
- All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (2): 1895, 1906
- Munster Senior Hurling Championship (2): 1895, 1906
References
[edit]- ^ "Cemetery records". Cemetries website. Retrieved 19 August 2014.
- ^ "Paddy Riordan". Tipp GAA Archives website. Retrieved 19 August 2014.