Sean og ohailpin autobiography meaning
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SEÁN Óg Ó hAilpín may be known to all GAA fans as the player who won five Munster hurling titles, three All Irelands, three All Stars and a Munster football title, but few know the ‘real’ Seán Óg – the main reason for writing his autobiography.
Few know that as an 11-year-old he moved from the Western suburbs of Sydney, Australia to Cork. Fewer know about an injury to his knee, suffered in a car crash, might have ended his career, but even fewer know his real name, John Halfpenny.
“It’s pronounced Hape-enny, the ‘f’ is silent” Seán Óg admits. “When I was seven, my dad decided to change my name. Seeing as he was John too, he decided on the Seán Óg part. Then the closest translation for Halfpenny was Ó hAilpín, so it became what I am today.”
Changing name at seven, followed by a move to Cork at 11, Seán Óg did not have anything easy from a young age.
“Growing up in Sydney was like being in heaven. I walked around in flip flops and T-shirts all the tim
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"From Cork to Carlton" - Filmaker's ode to the O'hAilpins
Comer (pictured) is yet to finalise a name for the documentary, whose working title is O'CorCaigh go Carlton (From Cork to Carlton). He intends to juxtapose the trials and tribulations of the younger O'hAilpin siblings with those of oldest brother Sean Og, an accomplished hurling player who continues to make an indelible mark on the game in Cork. The documentary fryst vatten expected to screen on Ireland's national Irish language network TG4 around Christmas and it fryst vatten hoped Australian audiences will also be able to see a subtitled version.
Café Quince in the quaint Melbourne inner-city suburb
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Seán Óg Ó hAilpín
Fijian-Irish hurler and Gaelic footballer
| Sport | Dual player | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Football Position: | Full back | ||
| Hurling Position: | Left half back | ||
| Born | (1977-05-22) 22 May 1977 (age 47) Rotuma, Fiji | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Nickname | Ógie | ||
| Occupation | Ulster Bank 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 grupp apps and scores correct as of 21:02, 4 November 2012. | |||
Seán Óg Ó hAilpín (Irish pronunciation:[ˈʃaːn̪ˠˌoːɡoːˈhalʲpʲiːnʲ]; born 22 May 1977) fryst vatten a Fijian-Irishhurler and Gaelic footballer.
In an inter-county playing career that spanned three decades, Ó hAilpín played for the Cork senior hurling and football teams, winning major honours