Anthony Carmody
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Antóin Ó Ceamada | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Midfield | ||
| Born |
1966 Patrickswell, County Limerick, Ireland | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
1983-2003 | Patrickswell | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Limerick titles | 11 | ||
| Munster titles | 2 | ||
| All-Ireland Titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
1987-1992 | Limerick | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 0 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NHL | 1 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
Anthony Carmody (born 1966) is an Irish former hurler. At club level, he played with Patrickswell and at inter-county level with the Limerick senior hurling team.
Career
[edit]Carmody played hurling at all grades as a student at Limerick CBS. He was part the of the school's senior team that lost to St Finbarr's College in the final of the Dr Harty Cup in 1984.[1]
At club level, Carmody began his career at juvenile and underage levels with Patrickswell, winning a Limerick MAHC title in 1984, before progressing to adult level. Carmody's senior career coincided with a very successful era for Patrickswell and he won 11 Limerick SHC medals in a 20-year period between 1983 and 2003.[2] His other club honours include two Munster Club SHC medals, while he lined out at midfield when losing to Glenmore in the 1991 All-Ireland club final.[3][4]
At inter-county level, Carmody first played for Limerick as part of the minor team that beat Kilkenny to win the All-Ireland MHC title in 1984.[5] He progressed to the under-21 team and won consecutive Munster U21HC titles, before claiming an All-Ireland U21HC medal after a 2-15 to 3-06 win over Galway in the 1987 final.[6]
Carmody joined the senior team in 1987. He captained the team during the 1991 season. Carmody claimed his only senior silverware in 1992 when Limerick won the National Hurling League title.[7]
Honours
[edit]- Patrickswell
- Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship: 1988, 1990
- Limerick Senior Hurling Championship: 1983, 1984, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1993, 1995, 1996, 1997, 2000 (c), 2003
- Limerick Minor A Hurling Championship: 1984
- Limerick
- National Hurling League: 1991–92
- All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship: 1987
- Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship: 1986, 1987
- All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship: 1984
- Munster Minor Hurling Championship: 1984
References
[edit]- ^ "Farna turn it on in second half". The Cork Examiner. 16 April 1984. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
- ^ Crowe, Dermot (24 December 2023). "Dermot Crowe: No one could have predicted how far three Patrickswell players on the 2008 Féile team would travel". Irish Independent. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
- ^ "Senior Hurling (Club)". Munster GAA website. 7 June 2009. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
- ^ "Dermot Crowe: Fallen giants restoring parish pride after wilderness years". Irish Independent. 7 February 2016. Retrieved 6 October 2019.
- ^ "Limerick's last All-Ireland minor hurling title - 1984". Limerick Leader. 5 September 2014. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
- ^ "Limerick's first All Ireland U-21 hurling title in 1987". Limerick Leader. 10 September 2015. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
- ^ "Coming back from the dead is nothing new to Limerick". Irish Independent. 30 June 2001. Retrieved 20 April 2025.