Philip "Philly" Larkin (born 26 July 1973) is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club James Stephens and was a member of the Kilkenny senior inter-county team from 1996 until 2003.[1]
Personal information | |||
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Irish name | Pilib Ó Lorcáin | ||
Sport | Hurling | ||
Position | Left corner-back | ||
Born |
Kilkenny, Ireland | 26 July 1973||
Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
Occupation | Electrician | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
James Stephens | |||
Club titles | |||
Kilkenny titles | 3 | ||
Leinster titles | 2 | ||
All-Ireland Titles | 1 | ||
Inter-county(ies) | |||
Years | County | ||
1996-2003 | Kilkenny | ||
Inter-county titles | |||
Leinster titles | 6 | ||
All-Irelands | 3 | ||
NHL | 2 | ||
All Stars | 1 |
Biography
editBorn in the famous 'village' area of Kilkenny, Larkin was a member of the famous Larkin hurling dynasty. His father Phil, known as 'Fan' Larkin, won five All-Ireland medals with Kilkenny in a career that spanned seventeen seasons. Larkin's grandfather, Paddy, and his grand-uncle, Mick, featured on the Kilkenny team throughout the 1930s and collected final All-Ireland titles between them.
References
edit- ^ "Kilkenny GAA Bible" (PDF). Kilkenny GAA. Retrieved 30 September 2010.