Pat Hartigan
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Pádraig Ó hArtagáin | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Full-back | ||
| Born | 1950 Drombanna, County Limerick |
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| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| South Liberties | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Limerick titles | 3 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
| 1968-1981 | Limerick | 25 (0-00) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 4 | ||
| All-Irelands | 1 | ||
| All Stars | 5 | ||
Pat Hartigan (born 1950) is a former Irish sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club South Liberties and with the Limerick senior inter-county team in the 1970s. He is regarded as one of Limerick’s greatest-ever players.
Pat Hartigan was born in Drombanna, County Limerick in 1950. He was educated locally and from an early age he showed a great interest in the game of hurling, learning his skills on the roads and in the fields of his local parish where his reputation as a skilful hurler was built. It was only when Hartigan attended the Sexton Street school of the Christian Brothers, where one of his friends was J.P. McManus, that he began to play hurling on a competitive basis. By the age of 15 Hartigan had White Cup (under fifteen and a half) and Dean Ryan Cup (Munster junior colleges) medals to his name and had broken onto the schools Harty Cup panel. In 1966 his school won a third successive Harty Cup and All-Ireland colleges' title, beating St. Mary's of Galway. In 1967, after a fourth consecutive Harty Cup title was claimed, a number of the team decided to repeat the school year and attempt to capture an elusive fifth consecutive title. The prospect of making history became an obsession for Hartigan; however, his team were eventually beaten by Coláiste Chríost Rí, Cork.
Hartigan currently works as a nationals sales manager with Grasslands Irl. Ltd.
Hartigan played his club hurling with the famous South Liberties club in Limerick. He enjoyed some success at underage levels before winning a senior county championship title in 1972. It was the club’s first county title since 1890. Hartigan won further county victories in 1976 and 1979.
Hartigan’s hurling success in secondary school brought him to the attention of the Limerick inter-county selectors. He made history in 1968 when he played on eight different Limerick teams in the space of six months - minor, under-21 and senior in hurling and Gaelic football, as well as intermediate in hurling and junior in football. Hartigan spent a record six years playing with the Limerick under-21 hurling team before quickly establishing himself on the senior hurling and football teams. In 1971 he first tasted success when he won a National Hurling League medal. It was the first of five successive National League final appearances for Limerick; however, they only ended up successful on one occasion.
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