Murty Kennedy

Martin "Murty" Kennedy
Personal information
Irish name	Máirtín Ó Cinnéide
Sport	Hurling
Position	Midfield
Born	1956 Freshford, County Kilkenny, Ireland
Nickname	Murty
Occupation	Funeral director
Club(s)
Years	Club
	St. Lachtain's
Club titles
Kilkenny titles	0
Inter-county(ies)*
Years	County	Apps (scores)
1978-1980	Kilkenny	6 (1-2)
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles	1
All-Irelands	0
NHL	0
All Stars	0
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 11:27, 18 June 2015.

Martin "Murty" Kennedy (born 1956) is an Irish retired hurler who played as a midfielder for the Kilkenny senior team.

Born in Freshford, County Kilkenny, Kennedy first excelled at hurling during his schooling at Johnstown Vocational School. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of sixteen when he first linked up with the Kilkenny minor team before later joining the under-21 side. He made his senior debut during the 1978 championship. Kennedy subsequently became a regular member of the team and won one Leinster medal.^[1]

At club level Kennedy is a one-time championship medallist in the intermediate grade with St. Lachtain's.

Throughout his career Kennedy made 6 championship appearances. His retirement came following the conclusion of the 1980 championship.

In retirement from playing Kennedy became involved in team management and coaching. He was a selector with the Kilkenny under-21 team that won the All-Ireland title in 1999.^[2]

Honours

Player

Kilkenny Schools

All-Ireland Vocational Schools Championship (2): 1972, 1973

St. Lachtain's

Kilkenny Intermediate Hurling Championship (1): 1984

Kilkenny

All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (1): 1979 (sub)
Leinster Senior Hurling Championship (2): 1978, 1979 (sub)
All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship (1): 1977
Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championship (2): 1976, 1977
All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship (1): 1973
Leinster Minor Hurling Championship (2): 1973, 1974

Selector

Kilkenny

References

↑ Breheny, Martin (14 March 2001). "Kilkenny are the supreme champions". Irish Independent. Retrieved 30 May 2015.
↑ Crowe, Dermot (13 June 2004). "Late developer leaves College pals behind". Irish Independent. Retrieved 30 May 2015.

Murty Kennedy navigation boxes

Kilkenny – 1973 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Champions (9th title)

1 P. Dunphy 2 D. O'Hara 3 G. Doheny 4 K. Robinson 5 J. Hennessy 6 J. Marnell 7 O. Bergin 8 G. Devane 9 B. Waldron 10 P. Lannon 11 P. Mulhall 12 J. Lyng 13 P. Treacy 14 S. O'Brien 15 M. Lyng Subs used J. Purcell for M. Lyng M. Lanigan for J. Lyng Subs not used K. Carroll M. Kennedy D. Tyrrell J. Knox J. Kavanagh J. Mulcahy K. Fennelly

Kilkenny – 1974 All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship runners-up

1 T. Murphy 2 D. O'Hara 3 J. Marnell (c) 4 G. Stapleton 5 J. Hennessy 6 G. Devane 7 J. Costelloe 8 B. Waldron 9 P. Lannon 10 M. Lyng 11 J. Walsh 12 K. Brennan 13 A. Driscoll 14 G. Tyrrell 15 B. Fennelly Subs used M. Kennedy for A. Driscoll J. Henderon for J. Walsh Subs not used T. Maher J. Ryan P. Ryan M. Joyce F. Holohan M. O'Donnell P. Kiely

Kilkenny – 1976 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship runners-up

1 K. Fennelly 2 J. Marnell 3 D. Tyrrell 4 D. O'Hara 5 H. Ryan 6 J. Moran 7 R. Reid 8 J. Hennessy 9 K. Robinson 10 J. Lyng 11 M. Lyng 12 K. Brennan 13 B. Fennelly 14 G. Tyrrell 15 O. Bergin Subs used B. Waldron P. Dunphy M. Kennedy

Kilkenny – 1977 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Champions (3rd title)

1 E. Mahon 2 J. Lennon 3 J. Henderson 4 P. Prendergast 5 J. Hennessy 6 D. O'Hara 7 R. Reid 8 P. Lannon 9 M. Kennedy 10 R. Power 11 M. Lyng (c) 12 B. Waldron 13 B. Fennelly 14 G. Tyrrell 15 J. Wall Sub used K. Brennan Subs not used G. Stapleton H. Ryan A. Bergin J. O'Brien M. Dempsey F. Holohan A. O'Driscoll J. Coady J. Power C. Heffernan

Kilkenny - 1978 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship runners-up

1 N. Skehan 2 P. Prendergast 3 P. Larkin 4 D. O'Hara 5 J. Hennessy 6 G. Henderson (c) 7 R. Reid 8 F. Cummins 9 L. O'Brien 10 K. Fennelly 11 M. Crotty 12 B. Fitzpatrick 13 M. Brennan 14 B. Cody 15 M. Ruth Subs used T. Malone for K. Fennelly P. Henderson for L. O'Brien Subs not used P. J. Ryan M. Kennedy K. Brennan G. Fennelly Coach Fr. T. Maher Physical trainer M. Lanigan

Part Reference: Kilkenny GAA Bible p86. Compiled by Gerry O'Neill. 2008. Accessed 17 July 2010.

Kilkenny - 1979 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions (21st title)

1 N. Skehan 2 P. Larkin 3 P. Prendergast 4 J. Henderson 5 R. Reid 6 G. Henderson 7 N. Brennan 8 J. Hennessy 9 F. Cummins 10 G. Fennelly (c) 11 B. Fitzpatrick 12 L. O'Brien 13 M. Brennan 14 M. Crotty 15 M. Ruth Subs used D. O'Hara for P. Prendergast K. Fennelly for M. Crotty Subs not used P. J. Ryan M. Mason M. Kennedy P. Moran T. Malone J. Marnell Managers P. Henderson E. Keher

Part Reference: Kilkenny GAA Bible p86. Compiled by Gerry O'Neill. 2008. Accessed 17 July 2010.

Kilkenny – 1999 All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Champions (7th title)

1 J. Power
2 A. Walpole
3 N. Hickey (c)
4 M. Kavanagh
5 A. Cummins
6 S. Dowling
7 R. Mullally
8 J. O'Neill
9 J. P. Corcoran
10 M. Gordon
11 J. Coogan
12 K. Power
13 A. Geoghegan
14 H. Shefflin
15 E. Brennan

Subs used: P. Delaney for A. Geoghegan; J. Barron for E. Brennan

Subs not used: N. McCormack; D. Lyng; P. Tennyson; P. Buggy; D. Carroll; T. Brennan; B. Aylward; J. Hoyne; C. Dunne; M. Comerford

Manager: R. Power
Selectors: J. Marnell; M. Kennedy

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