Éamonn Morrissey
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Éamonn Mac Muireasa | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Left wing-back | ||
| Born |
1949 Kilkenny, Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Occupation | Carpenter | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| James Stephens | |||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
1970-1973 | Kilkenny | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 2 | ||
| All-Irelands | 1 | ||
| NHL | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
Éamonn Morrissey (born 1949) is an Irish retired sportsperson. Born in Kilkeny, Ireland, he played hurling with his local club James Stephens and was a member of the Kilkenny senior inter-county team from 1972 until 1973.[1]
Career
[edit]Born in Kilkenny, Morrissey first played hurling as a schoolboy. He won a Rice Cup medal with Kilkenny CBS before later attending Kilkenny Vocational School. Morrissey earned selection to the Kilkenny vocational schools' team in 1965, but lost the All-Ireland VS SHC final to North Tipperary having earlier claimed provincial honours.[2]
At club level, Morrissey first played at juvenile and underage levels with the James Stephens club in Kilkenny. He won a Kilkenny MHC title in 1966 and consecutive Kilkenny U21HC medals in 1969 and 1970, by which time he had joined the club's senior team.[3] Morrissey won a Kilkenny SHC medal in 1969, following an 8–05 to 2–07 win over Fenians in the final.[4]
Morrissey first appeared on the inter-county scene with Kilkenny as a member of the minor team. He progressed to the the under-21 team but ended his underage career without silverware. Morrissey made his first appearance for the senior team in a game against Cork in 1970, however, it took two seasons for him to establish himself.[5] He won a Leinster SHC medal before claiming an All-Ireland SHC medal after a 3–24 to 5–11 win over Cork in the 1972 All-Ireland SHC final.[6]
Morrissey added a second consecutive Leinster SHC medal to his collection the following year, however, in the period between the provincial final and the 1973 All-Ireland SHC final against Limerick, Morrissey was forced to leave the panel due to his emigration to Australia.[7][8]
Honours
[edit]- Kilkenny Vocational School
- Leinster Vocational Schools' Senior Hurling Championship: 1965
- James Stephens
- Kilkenny Senior Hurling Championship: 1969
- Kilkenny Under-21 Hurling Championship: 1969, 1979
- Kilkenny Minor Hurling Championship: 1966
- Kilkenny
References
[edit]- ^ "Kilkenny GAA profile". www.hoganstand.com. Retrieved 23 July 2010.
- ^ "Vocational Schools retain All-Ireland Hurling Championship". The Nenagh Guardian. 8 May 1965. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
- ^ "Memories of GAA club tournaments in Kilkenny". Kilkenny Live. 10 May 2023. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
- ^ "Remembering James Stephens - County Senior Hurling Champions of 1969" (PDF). Kilkenny GAA website. Retrieved 10 August 2024.
- ^ "Meet the finalists". Irish Independent. 31 August 1972. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
- ^ "Classic All-Ireland SHC finals - 1972: Kilkenny 3-24 Cork 5-11". Irish Examiner. 1 September 2010. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
- ^ "Leinster Senior Hurling Finalists" (PDF). Leinster GAA website. Retrieved 22 July 2025.
- ^ "Five of the unluckiest losers in All-Ireland finals". Irish Independent. 31 August 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2025.