Patrick Larkin (hurler)

Patrick Larkin (1866–1917) was an Irish hurler who played as a goalkeeper for the Galway senior team.

Patrick Larkin
Personal information
Irish name Pádraig Ó Lorcáin
Sport Hurling
Position Goalkeeper
Born 1866
Killimor, County Galway, Ireland
Died 1917 (aged 51)
Kiltormer, County Galway, Ireland
Occupation Shopkeeper and farmer
Club(s)
Years Club
Kiltormer
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
1887
Galway
Inter-county titles
All-Irelands 0

Born in Killimor, County Galway, Larkin first played competitive hurling as a teenager. He made his first impression on the hurling field at the age of seventeen when he organised various hurling games, drawn up under his own rules, in south-east Galway. Larkin captained Galway in the inaugural championship in 1887, however, he ended his inter-county career without an All-Ireland medal.[1][2]

As well as hurling at inter-county level, Larkin subsequently served as president and secretary of the Galway County Board.[citation needed]

Larkin was also involved in the Land War struggles, as well as being identified with the physical force men of the oath-bound Irish Republican Brotherhood, and was imprisoned for his agrarian activities.[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Hurling, South-East Galway and the First All-Ireland". Séamus J. King website. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  2. ^ Rouse, Dr. Paul. "How Dublin saved hurling: the 1880s and the making of a modern game". Dublin Heritage website. Archived from the original on 19 December 2012. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
  3. ^ "The Larkin Clan". The Larkin Clan website. Retrieved 3 March 2014.