| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Máirtín Ó Briain | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Right corner-back | ||
| Born |
(1885-08-27)27 August 1885 Thurles, County Tipperary, Ireland | ||
| Died |
24 December 1958(1958-12-24) (aged 73) Thurles, County Tipperary, Ireland | ||
| Occupation | Shopkeeper | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Thurles Sarsfields | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Tipperary titles | 6 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
| 1906-1912 | Tipperary | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 3 | ||
| All-Irelands | 2 | ||
Martin O'Brien (27 August 1885 – 24 December 1958) was an Irish hurler. His championship career with the Tipperary senior team lasted from 1906 until 1912.
Biography
Raised in Drombane near Thurles, County Tipperary, O'Brien was the fifth of twelve children born to James and Bridget O'Brien. He was educated locally and later worked as a shopkeeper in Thurles.
O'Brien won All-Ireland Championship medals with the Tipperary senior team in 1906 and 1908, and also won three Munster Championship medals. As a member of the Thurles Sarsfields club, O'Brien won six County Championship medals. He played his last game in 1917.
O'Brien died from bladder cancer on 24 December 1958.
Honours
- Thurles Sarsfields
- Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship (6): 1904, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1911
- Tipperary
- All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (2): 1906, 1908
- Munster Senior Hurling Championship (3): 1906, 1908, 1909
References
- "Mr. M. O'Brien". Finbarr J. Connolly website. Retrieved 30 October 2018.
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