Pádraig Lennon
Personal information
Irish name Pádraig Ó Leannáin
Sport Hurling
Position Left corner-forward
Born 1923[1]
Kilkenny, Ireland
Died 8 September 1990 (aged 67)
Drogheda, County Louth, Ireland
Height 5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Occupation Garage foreman
Club(s)
Years Club
 Éire Óg
Club titles
Kilkenny titles 3
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
1946-1947
 Kilkenny
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 1
All-Irelands 1
NHL 0

Patrick Lennon (1923 – 8 September 1990), known as Pádraig Lennon, was an Irish hurler who played for club side Éire Óg and at inter-county level with the Kilkenny senior hurling team. He usually lined out as a corner-forward.

Career

Lennon played hurling as a schoolboy with the Kilkenny CBS team, while simultaneously lining out at juvenile and underage levels with the Éire Óg club. He progressed onto the club's senior team and won three Kilkenny SHC titles between 1944 and 1947.[2] Lennon first appeared on the inter-county scene when he earned a call-up to the Kilkenny senior hurling team during the 1946-47 National Hurling League. He was a non-playing substitute, alongside his brother-in-law Jim Langton, in the defeat of Cork in the 1947 All-Ireland final.[3][4] Lennon spent much of his later years working as a coach and selector at all levels with the Clara club.

Death

Lennon died on 8 September 1990 after taking ill at a Clara juvenile hurling game at Mosney Holiday Camp.

Honours

Éire Óg
Kilkenny

References

  1. ↑ "Patrick Lennon in 1923". Find My Past website. Retrieved 12 April 2022.
  2. ↑ "Club titles - Kilkenny". Hogan Stand. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  3. ↑ "Shefflin replaces Langton in Etihad 125 'Dream Team". Irish Independent. 4 September 2009. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
  4. ↑ Moran, Seán (13 May 1996). "Cork's famous five". Irish Times. Retrieved 6 October 2018.
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