Pat Coughlan
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Pádraig Mac Cochláin | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Left wing-back | ||
| Born | 1870 Blackrock, County Cork, Ireland |
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| Nickname | Parson | ||
| Occupation | Fisherman | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Blackrock | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Cork titles | 8 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
| 1891-1899 | Cork | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 2 | ||
| All-Irelands | 2 | ||
Pat "Parson" Coughlan (born 1870) was an Irish hurler who played as a left wing-back for the Cork senior team.
Coughlan joined the team during the 1891 championship and was a regular member of the starting fifteen until his retirement after the 1899 championship. During that time he won two All-Ireland medals and two Munster medals.
At club level Coughlan was an eight-time county club championship medalist with Blackrock.
Coughlan played his club hurling with the Blackrock GAA club in Cork and enjoyed much success. He won his first senior county title in 1887 as ‘the Rockies’ captured the very first Cork county title. Coughlan added further county titles to his collection in 1889 and 1891. Blackrock quickly became the standard-bearers in the county and Coughlan had further county victories with the club in 1893, 1894, 1895, 1897 and 1898.
Coughlan made his first appearance for the Cork senior hurling team during the 1891 championship, however, Cork's campaign ended without success.
Two years later in 1893 Coughlan was back on the Cork team as part of the Blackrock contingent. Cork's opening game was a provincial decider against Limerick. A remarkable 5-3 to no score victory gave Coughlan his first Munster medal. The subsequent All-Ireland final provided the very first championship meeting of Cork and Kilkenny. The game was fixed for Ashtown, however, upon arrival both teams refused to play there as somebody had neglected to cut the grass. After a long delay the goalposts were uprooted and both teams and their supporters headed to the Phoenix Park where the game took place after a long delay. The game itself turned into a rout as Cork scored 6-8 to Kilkenny’s 0-2. It was Coughlan’s first All-Ireland medal.
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