Personal information | |||
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Irish name | Niall Ciniféic | ||
Sport | Hurling | ||
Position | Centre-back | ||
Born |
1958[1] Cork, Ireland | ||
Occupation | Education administrator | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
St Finbarr's | |||
Club titles | |||
Cork titles | 6 | ||
Munster titles | 2 | ||
All-Ireland Titles | 1 | ||
Inter-county(ies) | |||
Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1980-1981 | Cork | 0 (0-00) | |
Inter-county titles | |||
Munster titles | 0 | ||
All-Irelands | 0 | ||
NHL | 1 | ||
All Stars | 0 |
Cornelius G. Kennefick (born 1958), known as Niall Kennefick, was an Irish hurler who played at club level with St Finbarr's and at senior inter-county level with the Cork county team. He usually lined out as a defender.
Kennefick first came to hurling prominence with the St Finbarr's club. After progressing through the juvenile and underage ranks he eventually progressed onto the club's senior team which coincided with a hugely successful era for the club. He won an All-Ireland Club Championship title in 1979, while he also won a club joint-record of six Cork SHC titles.[2][3] Kennefick first appeared at inter-county level during an unsuccessful two-year tenure with the Cork under-21 hurling team.[4] He joined the Cork senior hurling team during their successful 1980-81 National League campaign and was later an unused substitute in the Munster Championship.[5]
Kennefick's father, Mick Kennefick, captained Cork to victory over Antrim in the 1943 All-Ireland final.[6] His grandfather, Dan Kennefick, was part of the Cork team beaten by Kilkenny in the 1912 All-Ireland final. Kennefick's brother-in-law, Jimmy Barry-Murphy, was a dual All-Ireland-winner with Cork.[7]