Mick McCarthy (Na Piarsaigh hurler)

Michael McCarthy (1949 – 7 August 2024) was an Irish hurler. At club level he played with Na Piarsaigh and University College Cork, and at various inter-county levels with Cork.

Mick McCarthy

Personal information
Irish name	Mícheál Mac Cárthaigh
Sport	Hurling
Position	Left corner-forward
Born	1949 (1949) Cork, Ireland
Died	7 August 2024 (aged 75) Clonmel, County Tipperary, Ireland
Nickname	Haulie
Occupation	Engineer
Club(s)
Years	Club
1968–1985 1969–1972	Na Piarsaigh → University College Cork
Club titles
Cork titles	1
Colleges(s)
Years	College
1967–1972	University College Cork
College titles
Fitzgibbon titles	2
Inter-county(ies)
Years	County	Apps (scores)
1971	Cork	0 (0-00)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles	0
All-Irelands	0
NHL	0
All Stars	0

Career

McCarthy first played hurling as a student at the North Monastery in Cork. He lined out in various competitions, including the Harty Cup.^[1] McCarthy began his club hurling career with Na Piarsaigh, before later lining out with University College Cork. He captained "college" to the Cork SHC title in 1970, before winning consecutive Fitzgibbon Cup medals.^[2]

McCarthy first appeared on the inter-county scene with Cork as a member of the minor team that beat Wexford in the 1967 All-Ireland minor final.^[3][4] He immediately progressed to the under-21 team and won three successive All-Ireland U20HC medals after a defeat of Kilkenny in 1968 and back-to-back defeats of Wexford.^[5] McCarthy captained Cork for the second of those three victories.

As a result of his performances for UCC, McCarthy was drafted onto the Cork senior hurling team midway during the 1970–71 National League.^[6]

Death

McCarthy died on 7 August 2024, at the age of 75.^[7]

Honours

University College Cork

• Fitzgibbon Cup: 1971, 1972
• Cork Senior Hurling Championship: 1970 (c)

Cork

• All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship: 1968, 1969 (c), 1970
• Munster Under-21 Hurling Championship: 1968, 1969 (c), 1970
• All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship: 1967
• Munster Minor Hurling Championship: 1967

References

1. "North Mon too good in Harty Cup replay". Cork Examiner. 17 November 1966. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
2. "Classic county hurling finals: UCC denied Muskerry the double in 1970". Echo Live. 8 May 2020. Retrieved 12 April 2023.
3. "Minor hurling". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
4. "Cork minor hurling teams: 1928-1969" (PDF). Cork GAA website. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
5. "Cork U21 hurling teams: 1964-1979" (PDF). Cork GAA website. Retrieved 12 March 2013.
6. Moran, Seán (5 March 1971). "Mick McCarthy on Cork panel". Cork Examiner. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
7. "The death has occurred of Michéal (Mick) McCarthy". rip.ie. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 11 August 2024.