Darragh O'Connell
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Darragh O'Connell is an Irish
sportsperson. He plays hurling
with his local club Abbeydorney
and has been a member of the Kerry
senior inter-county team since 2010.
He has had much success at intercounty level. In 2010 in his first year as part of the senior team he helped Kerry win the National League Civ 3A title and later to a place in the Christy Ring Cup
final witch Kerry lost by a point to Westmeath; he later won a Christy Ring Cup All Star. In 2011 Kerry were back in the Christy Ring Cup final; this time they won beating Wicklow. He also won All Ireland Under 21 B titles in 2009 and 2010, 2011.
He was part of the Under 21 Hurling/Shinty International team in 2010 and was captain of the team in 2011.
He has yet to win a senior county championship with Abbeydorney
but won a minor championship in 2008.
Irish people
The Irish people are an ethnic group who originate in Ireland, an island in northwestern Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years , with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded having legends of being descended from groups such as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolg, Tuatha...
sportsperson. He plays hurling
Hurling
Hurling is an outdoor team game of ancient Gaelic origin, administered by the Gaelic Athletic Association, and played with sticks called hurleys and a ball called a sliotar. Hurling is the national game of Ireland. The game has prehistoric origins, has been played for at least 3,000 years, and...
with his local club Abbeydorney
Abbeydorney GAA
Abbeydorney GAA Club is a Gaelic Athletic Association is a hurling club from North County Kerry near Tralee-History:Abbeydorney are one of the oldest clubs in Kerry. The club was founded in 1885. They have won Senior County Championships in 1893, 1895, 1913, 1974...
and has been a member of the Kerry
Kerry GAA
The Kerry County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Kerry...
senior inter-county team since 2010.
He has had much success at intercounty level. In 2010 in his first year as part of the senior team he helped Kerry win the National League Civ 3A title and later to a place in the Christy Ring Cup
Christy Ring Cup
The Christy Ring Cup is an annual hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association since 2005 for middle-ranking hurling teams in Ireland....
final witch Kerry lost by a point to Westmeath; he later won a Christy Ring Cup All Star. In 2011 Kerry were back in the Christy Ring Cup final; this time they won beating Wicklow. He also won All Ireland Under 21 B titles in 2009 and 2010, 2011.
He was part of the Under 21 Hurling/Shinty International team in 2010 and was captain of the team in 2011.
He has yet to win a senior county championship with Abbeydorney
Abbeydorney GAA
Abbeydorney GAA Club is a Gaelic Athletic Association is a hurling club from North County Kerry near Tralee-History:Abbeydorney are one of the oldest clubs in Kerry. The club was founded in 1885. They have won Senior County Championships in 1893, 1895, 1913, 1974...
but won a minor championship in 2008.