Jonjo Farrell
![]() Jonjo Farrell in action for Kilkenny against Galway in the 2015 National Hurling League at Pearse Stadium | |||
Personal information | |||
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Irish name | Seán Seosamh Ó Fearail | ||
Sport | Hurling | ||
Position | Full-forward | ||
Born | Thomastown, County Kilkenny, Ireland | 28 September 1988||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | ||
Occupation | Secondary school teacher | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
Thomastown | |||
Club titles | |||
Kilkenny titles | 0 | ||
Inter-county(ies)* | |||
Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
2014-2017 | Kilkenny | 3 (1-06) | |
Inter-county titles | |||
Leinster titles | 2 | ||
All-Irelands | 2 | ||
NHL | 1 | ||
All Stars | 0 | ||
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 21:30, 11 August 2014. |
Jonjo Farrell (born 28 September 1988) is an Irish hurler who played as a full-forward for the Kilkenny senior team.[1]
Born in Thomastown, County Kilkenny, Farrell first played competitive hurling during his schooling at St. Kieran's College. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he first linked up with the Kilkenny minor team before later joining the under-21 and intermediate sides. He made his senior debut during the 2014 National Hurling League. Farrell has since gone on to join Kilkenny's championship panel.[2]
At club level Farrell is a one-time All-Ireland medallist with Thomastown in the junior grade.[3] In addition to this he has also won one Leinster medal and two championship medals in the junior grade.
Personal life
[edit]Farrell works as a teacher in St. Kieran’s College
Career statistics
[edit]- As of match played 11 June 2016.
Team | Year | National League | Leinster | All-Ireland | Total | |||||
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Division | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | ||
Kilkenny | 2014 | Division 1A | 5 | 1-03 | 1 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 6 | 1-03 |
2015 | 5 | 3-05 | 1 | 0-01 | 0 | 0-00 | 6 | 3-06 | ||
2016 | 6 | 1-01 | 1 | 1-05 | 0 | 0-00 | 7 | 2-06 | ||
Total | 16 | 4-09 | 3 | 1-06 | 0 | 0-00 | 19 | 6-15 |
Honours
[edit]Team
[edit]- St. Kieran's College
- All-Ireland Colleges Senior Hurling Championship (1): 2004 (sub)
- Leinster Colleges Senior Hurling Championship (2): 2004 (sub), 2005
- Thomastown
- All-Ireland Junior Club Hurling Championship (1): 2013 (c)
- Leinster Junior Club Hurling Championship (1): 2012 (c)
- Kilkenny Junior Hurling Championship (2): 2005, 2012 (c)
- Limerick Hurling Club
- Chicago Senior Hurling Championship (1): 2010
- Kilkenny
- All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (2): 2014 (sub), 2015 (sub)
- Leinster Senior Hurling Championship (2): 2014 (sub), 2016
- National Hurling League (1): 2014 (sub)
- Leinster Intermediate Hurling Championship (3): 2008 (sub), 2009, 2011
- All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship (1): 2008
- Leinster Under-21 Hurling Championship (2): 2008, 2009
- Leinster Minor Hurling Championship (1): 2006
References
[edit]- ^ "Jonjo Farrell". Kilkenny GAA website. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
- ^ Crowe, Dermot (8 June 2014). "Colin Fennelly leads charge as Kilkenny show Offaly no mercy". Irish Independent. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
- ^ Crowe, Dermot (8 June 2014). "O'Hanrahan strike secures silverware for Thomastown". Irish Independent. Retrieved 11 August 2014.