Francie O'Regan
Personal information
Irish name Prionsias Ó Ríogáin
Sport Hurling
Position Left wing-back
Born 1933
Blackpool, Cork, Ireland
Died 1 May 2015 (aged 82)
Farranree, Cork, Ireland
Nickname Francie
Occupation CIÉ employee
Club(s)
Years Club
Glen Rovers
St. Nicholas'
Club titles
Cork titles 4
Inter-county(ies)*
Years County Apps (scores)
1958-1959
Cork 0 (0-00)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 0
All-Irelands 0
NHL 0
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 20:25, 4 March 2019.

Francis O'Regan (1933 – 1 May 2015) was an Irish hurler who played for Cork Senior Championship club Glen Rovers and at inter-county level with the Cork senior hurling team. He usually lined out as a left wing-back.

Career

O'Regan first made an impression as a hurler with the Glen Rovers club. He eventually progressed onto the club's senior team and won four Cork SHC titles, including one as captain in 1962. O'Regan first appeared on the inter-county scene as a member of the Cork minor hurling team that won the All-Ireland MHC title in 1951.[1][2] He was later included on the Cork junior team that lost the 1959 All-Ireland junior home final to Antrim.[3] O'Regan was also a member of the Cork senior hurling team that year.[4]

Personal life and death

O'Regan spent the majority of his working life with CIÉ. He died in Cork on 1 May 2015.[5]

Honours

Glen Rovers
Cork

References

  1. "Minor hurling". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  2. "Cork GAA profile". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  3. "Junior hurling". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  4. "Cork SHC teams; 1950-1959" (PDF). Cork GAA website. Retrieved 3 January 2022.
  5. "The death has occurred of Francie O'Regan". rip.ie website. 1 May 2015. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
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