Patrick Kirby
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Pádraig Ó Ciarba | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Full-forward | ||
| Born |
1985 Knockainey, County Limerick, Ireland | ||
| Occupation | Sales rep | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Knockainey | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Limerick titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
2003-2006 | Limerick | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 0 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NHL | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
Patrick Kirby (born 1985) is an Irish former hurler. At club level, he played with Knockainey and at inter-county level with the Limerick senior hurling team.
Career
[edit]Kirby played hurling at all grades as a student at John the Baptist Community School in Hospital. He later transferred to St Colman's college in Fermoy and won back-to-back Dr Harty Cup titles in 2002 and 2003.[1][2] Kirby also won an All-Ireland Colleges SHC medal following an 0-11 to 2-04 win over St Kieran's College in the 2002 All-Ireland colleges final.[3]
At club level, Kirby first played for Knockainey as a dual player in the juvenile and underage grades, before progressing to adult level. At just 16-years-old, he wa spart of the team when Knockainey claimed the Limerick IHC title in 2001 after a 2-13 to 1-09 win over Mungret in a final replay.[4][5]
Kirby first appeared on the inter-county scene with Limerick during a three-year tenure with the minor team.[6] He was just 17 and in his second year of the minor grade when he was drafted onto the Limerick under-21 team in 2002. Kirby won a Munster U21HC medal that year before later collecting an All-Ireland U21HC medal after the 3-17 to 0-08 win over Galway in the 2002 All-Ireland under-21 final.[7] He made his senior team debut in 2003 and made a number of appearances before leaving the panel in 2006.[8][9]
Honours
[edit]- St Colman's College
- Knockainey
- Limerick
References
[edit]- ^ "Our Ladys well beaten". Irish Independent. 30 March 2002. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
- ^ Larkin, Brendan (31 March 2003). "Historic win for St Colman's". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 17 February 2018.
- ^ Harrington, John (29 April 2002). "St Colman's resolve wins battle of nerves". Irish Independent. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
- ^ "47 year wait over for Knockainey". Irish Examiner. 29 October 2001. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
- ^ "Gifted teenagers too good to ignore". Irish Times. 31 May 2003. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
- ^ "Limerick minor hurlers - trying since 1985". Limerick Live. 7 September 2014. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
- ^ Breheny, Martin (16 September 2002). "Limerick make history". Irish Independent. Retrieved 13 October 2013.
- ^ "Gifted teenagers too good to ignore". Irish Times. 31 May 2003. Retrieved 9 May 2025.
- ^ "Limerick come of age". Hogan Stand. 29 August 2007. Retrieved 9 May 2025.