Mark Corrigan (hurler)
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| Born | 1960 (age 65–66) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Carpenter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Hurling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Left wing-forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Mark Corrigan (born 1960) is an Irish former hurler. At club level, he played for Kinnitty and at inter-county level with the Offaly senior hurling team.
Career
[edit]At club level, Corrigan first played hurling at juvenile and underage levels with the Kinnitty club, before progressing to adult level.[1] He won consecutive Offaly SHC medals in 1978 and 1979, following respective defeats of St Rynagh's and Coolderry.[2] Corrigan later won three consecutive Offaly SHC medals between 1983 and 1985.[3]
At inter-county level, Corrigan first played for Offaly during a two-year tenure with the minor team. He later spent four consecutive years with the under-21 team and won a Leinster U21HC medal in 1978.[4] Corrigan made his senior team debut in a National Hurling League game against Tipperary in November 1979.
Corrigan was part of the Offaly team that beat Kilkenny to win their inaugural Leinster SHC title in 1980.[5] He claimed a second consecutive Leinster SHC title the following year, before lining out at wing-back in Offaly's 2–12 to 0–15 win over Galway in the 1981 All-Ireland SHC final.[6] He ended the season with an All-Star.[7] Corrigan won another consective set of Leinster SHC medals in 1984 and 1985. He won a second All-Ireland SHC medal in 1985 following Offaly's 2–11 to 1–12 win over Galway.[8]
Corrigan won a further three consecutive Leinster SHC medals between 1988 and 1990. He was the top scorer in Leinster's victory over Connacht in the 1988 Railway Cup final.[9] Corrigan played his 97th and final game for Offaly in their 2–06 to 0–10 win over Wexford to claim the National Hurling League title in May 1991.[10]
Honours
[edit]- Kinnitty
- Offaly
- All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (2): 1981, 1985
- Leinster Senior Hurling Championship (7): 1980, 1981, 1984, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1990
- Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championship (1): 1978
- Leinster
- Railway Cup (1): 1988
- Awards
- All-Stars (2): 1981, 1985
References
[edit]- ↑ "Kinnitty GAA Club make profound tribute to iconic Offaly hurling figure". Offaly Live. 13 May 2026. Retrieved 12 May 2026.
- ↑ "Club Titles - Offaly". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
- ↑ "Swash-buckling buccaneers 1982 to 1987". Seir Kieran GAA. Retrieved 28 December 2023.
- ↑ "50th anniversary of one that got away for Offaly U-21 hurlers". Offaly Live. 16 December 2022. Retrieved 12 May 2026.
- ↑ "Offaly's 1980 Leinster hurling success chosen as greatest shock of all". Offaly Independent. 2 April 2020. Retrieved 12 May 2026.
- ↑ "Warriors depart faithful fields". Irish Independent. 29 May 2011. Retrieved 12 May 2026.
- ↑ "All Stars". Offaly GAA website. Retrieved 12 May 2026.
- ↑ "Offaly 1985 hurlers set for silver jubilee celebration". Offaly Independent. 27 August 2010. Retrieved 12 May 2026.
- ↑ "Leinster Railway Cup Winning Teams" (PDF). Leinster GAA website. Retrieved 16 May 2026.
- ↑ "Mark Corrigan". Hogan Stand. 2 April 1993. Retrieved 12 May 2026.
