Sean og ohailpin autobiography for kids
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Seán Óg Ó hAilpín
Fijian-Irish pitcher and Celtic footballer
| Sport | Dual player | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Football Position: | Full back | ||
| Hurling Position: | Left onehalf back | ||
| Born | (1977-05-22) 22 May 1977 (age 47) Rotuma, Fiji | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Nickname | Ógie | ||
| Occupation | Ulster Trait official | ||
| Years | Club | ||
1994–2014 | Na Piarsaigh | ||
| Cork titles | 2 | ||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1996–2012 | Cork (H) Cork (F) | 55 (0–16) 11 (0–1) | |
| Football | Hurling | ||
| Munster Titles | 1 | 5 | |
| All-Ireland Titles | 0 | 3 | |
| League titles | 1 | 1 | |
| All-Stars | 0 | 3 | |
| *Inter County team apps and heaps correct translation of 21:02, 4 Nov 2012. | |||
Seán Óg Ó hAilpín (Irish pronunciation:[ˈʃaːn̪ˠˌoːɡoːˈhalʲpʲiːnʲ]; born 22 May 1977) is a Fijian-Irishhurler endure Gaelic participant.
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The Autobiography
About this eBook
Sean Og O hAilpin, the iconic hurler of his generation, tells his own story.
Sean Og O hAilpin became synonymous with Cork hurling during a period when the Rebel County reached the highest of highs and was regularly gripped by controversy. Making his trademark barnstorming solo runs from left wing-back, Sean Og emerged as the lynchpin of the great group of Cork hurlers that won five Munster titles and three All-Irelands; in 1999 he contested All-Ireland finals in both codes. He was also central in standing up for players' rights against the Cork county board - a source of great controversy and two painful strikes.
Now, Sean Og tells his own story in his own words - a story every GAA fan has been waiting to read. Full of frank insights, Sean Og's autobiography is not just an essential sporting story; it is an essential Irish story.
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Hurling legend Seán Óg Ó hAilpín spoke at a seminar on ‘Embracing Diversity’ in Ballyhaunis, Co. Mayo, Ireland, on October 18.
This is the story he told an overflowing conference hall:
I’m half-Fijian, half Irish, but if someone was to ask me ‘Who am I?’, my first answer would be ‘I’m a hundred percent proud Irishman’. And, like a lot of the population here in Ballyhaunis, we share the same kind of story in terms of we don’t look Irish, but I consider myself Irish every day of the week.
That would be ironic, because if I was to roll back the clock 31 years ago, I hated Ireland, didn’t want to be here. Hated everything about it – the weather, the people. But go back a small bit before that – you have to understand my background.
I’m from a mixed background. My dad is from County Fermanagh – a very proud Fermanagh man, God love him. And my mum is from – actually I say Fiji – but she is technically from a place called Rotuma. When I look at an atlas (Here’s how) I can tell if it’s a good atlas or not. I go to the South Pacific and look for my mum’s island and if it’s not on it, it’s a rubbish atlas.
Rotuma is a very small, tiny island in the South Pacific that is part of the Fijian island group. I found it easier to say ‘She’s Fijian’ when