Conor Davitt
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| Native name | Conchúr Mac Daibhéid (Irish) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1946 (age 79–80) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Hurling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Midfield | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Conor Davitt (born 1946) is an Irish former hurler. At club level, he played with Cashel King Cormacs and at inter-county level with the Tipperary senior hurling team.
Career
Davitt played hurling at all levels as a student at Cashel CBS, and won a Croke Cup title as vice-captain of the team in 1962 after a 5-02 to 5-00 win over Templmore CBS in the final.[1]
Davitt began his club career with Cashel King Cormacs at juvenile and underage levels, before progressing to adult level. He won his first West Tipperary SHC medal in 1965 following a 2-18 to 4-03 win over Knockavilla Kickhams.[2] Davitt claimed a second divisional winners' medal in 1971.[3]
At inter-county level, Davitt first played for Tipperary during a two-year tenure with the under-21 team. He won an All-Ireland U21HC medal after lining out at midfield in the 1-08 to 1-07 win over Dublin in the 1967 All-Ireland under-21 final.[4] Davitt was also a member of the senior team that year.[5]
Honours
- Cashel CBS
- Croke Cup: 1962
- Cashel King Cormacs
- West Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship: 1965, 1971
- Tipperary
References
- ^ "Cashel CBS Croke Cup 1962 Winners Reunion". Tipperary Live. 31 August 2012. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
- ^ "'Cormacs' are kings in senior hurling". Nationalist and Munster Advertiser. 21 August 1965. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
- ^ "O'Sullivans shine for Cashel Kings". The Cork Examiner. 4 October 1971. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
- ^ "Under 20 hurling". Munster GAA website. 29 May 2009. Retrieved 20 April 2025.
- ^ "Tipp S.H. selection". Tipperary Star. 28 January 1967. Retrieved 20 April 2025.