Pat Corridan
Encyclopedia
Pat Corridan ia a Gaelic football
er from Finuge
, County Kerry
, in Ireland. Corrdian plays football for the Finuge GAA
club, Feale Rangers divisional side and Kerry senior football team
.
and went on to win the Munster Championship. The team then reached the All-Ireland Junior Football Championship
final in March 2005 and defeated Stewartstown Harps by 11 points to take the title, with Corridan at corner-back.
In 2008, Corridan was full-back on the Feale Rangers team which won the Kerry Senior Football Championship for the first time since 1980.
. He won a Munster Junior Football Championship
medal with Kerry that year. The Finuge man was also called into the Kerry senior panel and was a member of the squad which reached the 2008 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
final.
Corridan has recently withdrawn from the 2009 Kerry Panel while his brother Maurice's career in the green and gold seems to be blossoming.
As the 2009 season draws to a close and with Corridan being fiercely impressive with divisional outfit Feale Rangers, he is poised to re-join the Kerry Senior Football Panel for the 2010 campaign.
Gaelic football
Gaelic football , commonly referred to as "football" or "Gaelic", or "Gah" is a form of football played mainly in Ireland...
er from Finuge
Finuge
Finuge is a village near Listowel in County Kerry, Ireland. Finuge is a traditional Irish crossroads village with a shop, a pub, Teach Siamsa and a G.A.A. pitch. Sheehan's Thatched House located at Finuge Cross is regarded as one of the oldest surviving authentic thatched houses in Ireland...
, County Kerry
County Kerry
Kerry means the "people of Ciar" which was the name of the pre-Gaelic tribe who lived in part of the present county. The legendary founder of the tribe was Ciar, son of Fergus mac Róich. In Old Irish "Ciar" meant black or dark brown, and the word continues in use in modern Irish as an adjective...
, in Ireland. Corrdian plays football for the Finuge GAA
Finuge GAA
Finuge is a Gaelic Athletic Association club from Finuge, County Kerry, Ireland. They currently compete in the Kerry Intermediate Football Championship. They also form part of the Feale Rangers divisional team that play in the Kerry Senior Football Championship. Many of the players also play...
club, Feale Rangers divisional side and Kerry senior football team
Kerry GAA
The Kerry County Board of the Gaelic Athletic Association is one of the 32 county boards of the GAA in Ireland, and is responsible for Gaelic games in County Kerry...
.
Club career
In 2004, Corridan was a member of the Finuge team which won the Kerry Junior Football ChampionshipKerry Junior Football Championship
The Kerry junior championship is an annual Gaelic football competition played in County Kerry, Ireland by Gaelic Athletic Association clubs affiliated to Kerry GAA. It is a grade below Kerry Intermediate Football Championship and the winners move up to that grade the year after winning it...
and went on to win the Munster Championship. The team then reached the All-Ireland Junior Football Championship
All-Ireland Junior Football Championship
The All-Ireland Junior Football Championship is a Gaelic Athletic Association competition for junior gaelic football inter-county teams in Ireland. The definition of what constitutes a junior player differs from county to county. In some, the junior team is the second team after the senior team...
final in March 2005 and defeated Stewartstown Harps by 11 points to take the title, with Corridan at corner-back.
In 2008, Corridan was full-back on the Feale Rangers team which won the Kerry Senior Football Championship for the first time since 1980.
Career with Kerry
Corridan impressed at centre-back with the Kerry junior team in the 2008 All-Ireland Junior Football ChampionshipAll-Ireland Junior Football Championship
The All-Ireland Junior Football Championship is a Gaelic Athletic Association competition for junior gaelic football inter-county teams in Ireland. The definition of what constitutes a junior player differs from county to county. In some, the junior team is the second team after the senior team...
. He won a Munster Junior Football Championship
Munster Junior Football Championship
The Munster Junior football championship is an annual Gaelic football competition between the Munster GAA counties. The rules with respect to who is eligible vary between the counties. In Cork and Kerry, the players can not play with a senior club. In the other four counties, any player who is not...
medal with Kerry that year. The Finuge man was also called into the Kerry senior panel and was a member of the squad which reached the 2008 All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
All-Ireland Senior Football Championship
The All-Ireland Senior Football Championship, the premier competition in Gaelic football, is a series of games organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association and played during the summer and early autumn...
final.
Corridan has recently withdrawn from the 2009 Kerry Panel while his brother Maurice's career in the green and gold seems to be blossoming.
As the 2009 season draws to a close and with Corridan being fiercely impressive with divisional outfit Feale Rangers, he is poised to re-join the Kerry Senior Football Panel for the 2010 campaign.
Hurling career
Pat Corridan is also a talented hurler with Lixnaw and the holder two (2) Kerry County Hurling Championships.External links
- Kerry GAA site
- Feale Rangers site
- http://munster.gaa.ie/winning-teams/jfclub_teams/