Michael O'Brien (hurling manager)

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Michael O'Brien (hurling manager)

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Michael O'Brien

Personal information

Irish name

Mícheál Ó Briain

Sport

Hurling

Born

1931
Innishannon, County Cork, Ireland

Died

14 November 2014 (aged 81)
Dromahane, County Cork, Ireland

Nickname

The Canon

Occupation

Roman Catholic priest

Club management

Years	Club
	Valley Rovers Ballinhassig Tracton Argideen Rangers Newcestown Blackrock

Inter-county management

Years	Team
1983-1985 1989-1993	Cork Cork

Inter-county titles

County	League	Province	All-Ireland
Cork	1	4	2

Michael G. O'Brien (1933 – 14 November 2014) was an Irish Roman Catholic priest who was also a noted hurling coach and manager.

Born in Innishannon, County Cork, O'Brien was ordained into the priesthood in 1958. Over the next forty-five years he ministered in both Ireland and the United Kingdom, while also serving as a teacher at St. Finbarr's College and chaplain to the Irish Navy. O'Brien retired from active ministry in 2003.

Concurrently with his duties as a priest, O'Brien was heavily involved as a hurling coach at colleges, university, club and inter-county levels. His biggest success came with Cork, whom he steered to two All-Ireland titles, four Munster titles and one National Hurling League title.

Biography

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O'Brien was born in the parish of Innishannon/Knockavilla, County Cork. He entered St Patrick's College, Maynooth, and was ordained for the Diocese of Cork and Ross in the seminary chapel on 22 June 1958. He then ministered in the Irish-emigrant areas of London until 1961, when he returned to his home diocese and a curacy in the parish of Blackrock, Cork, where he helped to rebuild St. Michael's Church which had burnt to the ground. For 12 years, from 1964 to 1976, O'Brien taught at St. Finbarr's Seminary, Farranferris, where he was also the hurling trainer for the school team. He was "at the helm as Farranferris won Dr Harty Cups in 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973 and 1974, adding All-Irelands in 1972 and 1974".^[1] A 12-year stint as chaplain at the Naval Base of Haulbowline followed before O'Brien returned to parish ministry, again in Blackrock. In 1985 he started a lengthy stay in Carrigaline where he served as curate, administrator and finally parish priest of Carrigaline, before retiring from active ministry in 2003.^[2]

O'Brien was later resident in Nazareth Home in Dromahane.^[2] He died on 14 November 2014 after a long illness.^[3]^[4]

O'Brien served as the coach of the Cork senior hurling team on several occasions, guiding the team to All-Ireland titles in 1984 and 1990.^[5] At colleges' level he also managed UCC to Fitzgibbon Cup titles,^[6] and later managed Blackrock GAA.^[6] He also helped coaching Coláiste Chríost Rí.^[7]

He is not to be confused with Canon Michael O'Brien of the neighbouring Roman Catholic Diocese of Cloyne.^{[clarification needed]}

Honours

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Team

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St. Finbarr's College

Dr. Croke Cup (3): 1969, 1972, 1974
Dr. Harty Cup (5): 1969, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974

University College Cork

Fitzgibbon Cup (10): 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991

Argideen Rangers

Cork Junior Hurling Championship (1): 1996

Ballinhassig

Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship (2): 1975, 1977

Blackrock

Cork Senior Hurling Championship (2): 1985, 1999

Tracton

Cork Intermediate Hurling Championship (1): 1991
Cork Junior Hurling Championship (1): 1979

Cork

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (2): 1984, 1990
Munster Senior Hurling Championship (5): 1984, 1985, 1990, 1992
National Hurling League (1): 1992-93
All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship (1): 1983
All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship (6): 1969, 1970, 1971, 1974, 1978, 1979
Philips Sports Manager of the Year (1): 1990.

Sporting positions
Preceded by Johnny Clifford	Cork Senior Hurling Manager (jointly with Justin McCarthy) 1983–1985	Succeeded by Johnny Clifford
Preceded by Con Roche	Cork Senior Hurling Manager 1989–1993	Succeeded by Johnny Clifford
Achievements
Preceded by Pat Henderson (Kilkenny)	All-Ireland Senior Hurling Final winning manager 1984	Succeeded by Dermot Healy (Offaly)
Preceded by Michael "Babs" Keating (Tipperary)	All-Ireland Senior Hurling Final winning manager 1990	Succeeded by Michael "Babs" Keating (Tipperary)

Cork – 1984 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions (25th title)

Subs not used: 16 G. Power; 17 J. Blake; 18 P. Horgan; 19 J. Buckley; 20 D. Walsh; 21 B. Óg Murphy; 22 J. Hartnett

Coaches: J. McCarthy; Fr. M. O'Brien
Selectors: J. Desmond; D. Hurley; T. Monaghan

Partial Reference: Cork GAA website Inter-County SHC Results and Teams. 1980-1989 Information from Peter Devine. Accessed 17 July 2010.

Cork – 1990 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions (27th title)

Subs used: 18 D. Quirke for K. McGuckan; 20 C. Casey for B. O'Sullivan

Subs not used: 16 T. Kingston; 17 C. Connery; 19 P. Buckley; 21 M. Mullins; 22 A. O’Sullivan

Manager: M. O’Brien
Selectors: L. Ó Tuama; F. Murphy; D. Hurley; M. Coleman
Trainer: G. McCarthy

Partial Reference: Cork GAA website Inter-County SHC Results and Teams. 1990-1999 Information from Peter Devine. Accessed 17 July 2010.

Cork hurling team – managers

J. Barry (1926–1966)
J. O'Regan (1968–1972)
W. J. Daly (1972–1975)
J. McCarthy (1975)
B. Troy (1975–1980)
G. McCarthy (1980–1982)
J. Clifford (1982–1983)
M. O'Brien & J. McCarthy (1983–1985)
J. Clifford (1985–1988)
C. McCarthy (1988)
C. Roche (1988–1989)
M. O'Brien (1989–1993)
J. Clifford (1993–1995)
J. Barry-Murphy (1995–2000)
T. Cashman (2000–2001)
B. Óg Murphy (2001–2002)
D. O'Grady (2002–2004)
J. Allen (2004–2006)
G. McCarthy (2006–2009)
J. Considine (2009**)
D. Walsh (2009–2011)
J. Barry-Murphy (2011–2015)
K. Kingston (2015–2017)
J. Meyler (2017–2019)
K. Kingston (2019–22)
P. Ryan (2022–)

**=In a caretaker role

Philips Sports Manager of the Year

References

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^ Hurley, Denis (17 January 2013). "Students honour Canon O'Brien". Irish Examiner.
^ ^a ^b "Priests: Archdeacon Michael J. O'Brien PE". Diocese of Cork & Ross. Archived from the original on 6 May 2012.
^ "Cork All-Ireland winning boss 'Canon' Michael O'Brien has died". Archived from the original on 9 January 2015. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
^ "Tomás Mulcahy, Frank Murphy and Gerald McCarthy pay tribute to the late Canon O'Brien". The Score. 18 November 2014. Retrieved 18 November 2014.
^ "McCarthy still favourite to land Cork post". Irish Examiner. 3 November 2003. Archived from the original on 7 July 2012. Retrieved 1 August 2010.
^ ^a ^b O'Flynn, Diarmuid (11 January 1999). "Cashman continues to hold limelight with regal display". Irish Examiner. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 1 August 2010.
^ Larkin, Brendan (3 February 1998). "Críost Rí out to end barren Harty Cup spell". Irish Examiner. Archived from the original on 29 June 2011. Retrieved 1 August 2010.

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