Paudie Fitzmaurice

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Paudie Fitzmaurice
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Personal information
Irish name Pádraig Mac Muiris
Sport Hurling
Position Wing-Forward
Born Limerick, Ireland
Club(s)
Years Club
 Killeedy GAA
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
1973–1981
 Limerick
Inter-county titles
All Stars 1

Paudie Fitzmaurice (born 16 November 1949) is a hurler from Killeedy in County Limerick, Ireland, who featured in Limerick hurling teams of the 1970s. Fitzmaurice was part of the Limerick county hurling team which won the All-Ireland in 1973,[1][2]) as well as in the 1974, 1980 and 1981 teams. He was captain when Limerick won the 1981 Munster Senior Hurling Championship Final.[3] He is a two-time National League winner,[4] and finished as top scorer when captaining Maynooth College to victory in the Fitzgibbon Cup in 1974.[5][6] His achievements as a player were recognised in 1984 when Fitzmaurice received an All-Star award.[7] Fitzmaurice continued to play competitive hurling for his native Killeedy until 1996.[8]

Fitzmaurice was named manager of the Sligo hurling team in January 2003.[9] but resigned after harsh criticism in May of that year.[10][11]

He trained for the priesthood in St. Patrick's College, Maynooth, as did his brother Fr. Willie Fitzmaurice, who also played hurling for Limerick.

Teaching[]

Fitzmaurice attended Trinity College Dublin,[citation needed] and is a former member of staff at St. Munchin's College, where he taught mathematics, applied mathematics and physics. He currently[when?] teaches mathematics and hurling at Castletroy College in Limerick. Before that, he served as institute chaplain at Limerick Institute of Technology.[12]

Hurling style[]

Paudie and his brother Willie were noted for their unusual hurling technique. When striking the sliotar, the Fitzmaurice brothers did not bend their elbows.[13][14]

Notes[]

  1. ^ "LIMERICK 1973 ALL". Doonbleisce.com. 2 September 1973. Retrieved 18 December 2011.
  2. ^ "Hurling Results 1971–1990 | Cumann Lúthchleas Gael Official Website". GAA.ie. Archived from the original on 8 February 2012. Retrieved 18 December 2011.
  3. ^ Munster Senior Hurling Teams – Munster GAA Web Site Archived 30 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  4. ^ Sligo Weekender: Paudie’s new dawn? Archived 27 September 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Fitzgibbon Cup Final Top Scorers Archived 31 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  6. ^ Fitzgibbon Cup Winning Captains Archived 31 August 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  7. ^ "Hurling All Stars 80's | Cumann Lúthchleas Gael Official Website". GAA.ie. Archived from the original on 27 April 2009. Retrieved 18 December 2011.
  8. ^ 1996 Archived 13 May 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  9. ^ HighBeam[dead link]
  10. ^ "RTÉ Sport: Fitzmaurice quits Sligo hurling post". RTÉ.ie. 6 May 2003. Retrieved 18 December 2011.
  11. ^ "Sligo Weekender – 2003/05/13: Chairman seeks to end crisis". Archives.tcm.ie. Archived from the original on 10 May 2012. Retrieved 18 December 2011.
  12. ^ Annual Reports of the Regional Technical College of Limerick 1995-1998
  13. ^ "1980 All-Ireland Hurling Final Galway Limerick 1st half". YouTube. 13 February 2011. Retrieved 18 December 2011.
  14. ^ "1980 All-Ireland Hurling Final Galway Limerick 2nd half". YouTube. Retrieved 18 December 2011.
Sporting positions
Preceded by
Seán Foley 		Limerick Senior Hurling Captain
1981 		Succeeded by
Joe McKenna
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