, County Cork

County Cork

County Cork is a county in Ireland. It is located in the South-West Region and is also part of the province of Munster. It is named after the city of Cork . Cork County Council is the local authority for the county...

, Ireland

Republic of Ireland

Ireland , described as the Republic of Ireland , is a sovereign state in Europe occupying approximately five-sixths of the island of the same name. Its capital is Dublin. Ireland, which had a population of 4.58 million in 2011, is a constitutional republic governed as a parliamentary democracy,...

) is an Irish

Irish people

The Irish people are an ethnic group who originate in Ireland, an island in northwestern Europe. Ireland has been populated for around 9,000 years , with the Irish people's earliest ancestors recorded having legends of being descended from groups such as the Nemedians, Fomorians, Fir Bolg, Tuatha...

 sportsperson. He plays hurling

Hurling

Hurling is an outdoor team game of ancient Gaelic origin, administered by the Gaelic Athletic Association, and played with sticks called hurleys and a ball called a sliotar. Hurling is the national game of Ireland. The game has prehistoric origins, has been played for at least 3,000 years, and...

 with his local club Sarsfield's and has been a member of the Cork senior inter-county team since 2010.

Biography

Born in Glanmire

Glanmire

Glanmire literally meaning ‘The valley of the small fish; The valley of the ploughed land:' The Still Vale: The Valley of the Young Fish) is a town in County Cork, Ireland with a population of 15,498....

, County Cork

County Cork

County Cork is a county in Ireland. It is located in the South-West Region and is also part of the province of Munster. It is named after the city of Cork . Cork County Council is the local authority for the county...

, McCarthy was born into a family that was steeped in Gaelic games

Gaelic games

Gaelic games are sports played in Ireland under the auspices of the Gaelic Athletic Association. The two main games are Gaelic football and hurling...

. His father, Teddy McCarthy

Teddy McCarthy

Teddy McCarthy is a retired Irish dual player. He played hurling with his local club Sarsfield's and with the Cork senior inter-county team from 1986 until 1996. McCarthy also played Gaelic football with his local club Glanmire and with the Cork senior inter-county team from 1987 until 1995...

, was a renowned dual player

Dual player

Dual player or dual star is a term used in Gaelic games to describe a player who plays both Men's Gaelic football and Hurling or Ladies' Gaelic football and Camogie. The player doesn't necessarily have to play at the same standard in both sports...

 with Cork and remains the only player to have won All-Ireland medals in both hurling and football in the same year.

Club

McCarthy plays his club hurling with his local club called Sarsfield's

Sarsfield's GAA

Sarsfields GAA may refer to:* Sarsfields GAA , GAA club in County Cork* Sarsfields GAA , GAA club in Derrytrasna, County Armagh* Sarsfields GAA , GAA club in County Galway* Sarsfields GAA , GAA club in County Kildare...

 and has enjoyed much success. He first came to prominence as a member of the club's minor team in 2007. That year Sarsfield's played Midleton

Midleton GAA

Midleton Hurling and Football Club is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in the town of Midleton in County Cork, Ireland.-History:The concept of a Gaelic Athletic Association was first mooted in 1883 when a sub-committee of the Irish Republican Brotherhood was formed with the ideal of...

 in the final of the county minor championship

Cork Minor Hurling Championship

The Cork Minor Hurling Championship is a hurling competition for Gaelic Athletic Association players under the age of 18 in County Cork, Ireland. This competition is also known as the Cork Premier Minor Hurling Championship since 1992. It is played on a countywide basis. Prior to 1992, all teams...

. A decisive 2-15 to 1-8 score line gave Sras the win and gave McCarthy a county minor winners' medal.

McCarthy subsequently joined the Sarsfield's senior hurling team. It was the beginning of a hugely successful period for the club as, in his debut year in 2008, McCarthy's side qualified for the final of the county senior championship

Cork Senior Hurling Championship

The Evening Echo Cork County Senior Hurling Championship is an annual hurling competition organised by the Cork County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 1887 for the top hurling teams in the county of Cork in Ireland....

. A narrow 2-14 to 2-13 victory over Bride Rovers

Bride Rovers GAA

Bride Rovers GAA is a Gaelic games club located in the small villages of Rathcormac and Bartlemy in east County Cork, Republic of Ireland. The club fields Gaelic football and hurling teams in Cork GAA and Imokilly GAA divisional competitions.-History:...

 gave McCarthy a coveted county senior winners' medal and gave Sars a first county final win since 1957.

In 2009 Sarsfield's had the chance to make history by putting back-to-back county titles together. After reaching the championship decider for the second year in succession, Newtownshandrum

Newtownshandrum GAA

Newtownshandrum GAA is a Gaelic Athletic Association club located in the small village of Newtownshandrum in County Cork, Ireland. The club, situated in half a parish of about 800 people, was founded in 1896 and is almost exclusively concerned with the game of hurling.In senior hurling...

 provided the oppoistion. A rout took place on that occasion as Newtown won the game by 3-22 to 1-12.

Sarsfield's proved that this defeat was only a temporary set-back as the club reached a third successive county final in 2010. Glen Rovers

Glen Rovers GAA

Glen Rovers is a Cork-based Gaelic Athletic Association club based in the Ballyvolane and Blackpool areas of Cork city, Ireland. The club was founded in 1916 and is primarily concerned with the game of hurling.-Colours:...

 provided the opposition and a close game developed. McCarthy gave an inspirational performance, scoring eight points and collecting the man of the match award, as Sarsfield's won the game by 1-17 to 0-18. It was also a second county championship title for McCarthy.

Teams