Pat Ryan (Borris–Ileigh hurler)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Pádraig Ó Riain | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Midfield | ||
| Born |
1958 Borrisoleigh, County Tipperary, Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Nickname | Flowery | ||
| Occupation |
Colliers head of hotels and leisure | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Borris–Ileigh | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Tipperary titles | 1 | ||
| All-Ireland Titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1976–1982 | Tipperary | 5 (0-00) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 0 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NHL | 1 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
Patrick Ryan (born 1958) is an Irish former hurler. At club level he played with Borris–Ileigh and was also a member of the Tipperary senior hurling team.
Career[edit]
Ryan played hurling as a schoolboy at Templemore CBS where he won consecutive Corn Phádraig titles and a Dr. Kinnane Cup in 1974 and 1975.[1] He first played for Borris–Ileigh at juvenile and underage levels before eventually joining the club's senior team. Ryan won two North Tipperary SHC titles and a Tipperary SHC title in 1981. His accountancy studies and subsequent career abroad brought a premature end to his hurling, however, he rejoined the Borris–Ileigh team and trained with them in advance of their defeat of Rathnure in the 1987 All-Ireland club final.[2]
Ryan first played for Tipperary during a two-year tenure at minor level. He was at midfield when the Tipperary minors beat Kilkenny in the 1976 All-Ireland minor final.[3] Ryan subsequently spent three years with the under-21 team and won consecutive All-Ireland U21HC medals in 1978 and 1979.[4][5] He was drafted onto the senior team in 1976. Ryan won a National League title in 1979 before leaving the panel in 1982.[6]
Family[edit]
His father, Tim Ryan, and his uncles, Ned Ryan and Pat Stakelum, won All-Ireland medals with Tipperary between 1949 and 1951.[7] His brothers, Bobby and Aidan, were part of the Tipperary team that won All-Ireland titles in 1989 and 1991.[8]
Honours[edit]
- Templemore CBS
- Dr. Kinnane Cup: 1975
- Corn Phádraig: 1974, 1975
- Borris–Ileigh
- All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship: 1987
- Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship: 1981
- North Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship: 1976, 1981
- Tipperary
- National Hurling League: 1978-79
- All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship: 1978, 1979
- Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship: 1978, 1979
- All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship: 1976
- Munster Minor Hurling Championship: 1976
References[edit]
- ^ "Tipperary senior hurling final programme 1981" (PDF). Tipperary Studies website. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ "Borris' 1987 captain hoping to hand over mantle". The Nenagh Guardian. 16 January 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ "Minor hurling". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ "Under 21 hurling". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ "'The Magic 10' – The story of Tipp's All Ireland U21 hurling titles". Tipp FM website. 31 December 2018. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ "Tipperary teams: 1980-1989". Premier View website. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
- ^ O'Sullivan, Jim (5 April 2008). "Tributes pour in for Tipp legend Stakelum". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 27 March 2018.
- ^ "Ryan family". Hogan Stand. 30 August 1991. Retrieved 27 March 2018.