Teu Ó hAilpín is an Irish

Republic of Ireland

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 sportsperson (Gaelic Footballer) playing for Na Piarsaigh GAA

Na Piarsaigh GAA

Na Piarsaigh are a Hurling and Gaelic football club based in the north side of Cork City, Ireland. The club was founded in 1943.-Birth of the club:...

. Born in Cork

Cork (city)

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, he was a Gaelic Athletic Association

Gaelic Athletic Association

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 player who played for the Éire Óg club in Ennis and Na Piarsaigh in Cork. He is the brother of Cork senior hurling players Seán Óg Ó hAilpín

Seán Óg Ó hAilpín

Seán Óg Ó hAilpín is an iconic Irish-Fijian sportsperson. A former dual player, he currently plays hurling with his local club Na Piarsaigh and is a member of the Cork senior inter-county team. Ó hAilpín captained Cork to the All-Ireland title in 2005...

 and Aisake

Aisake Ó hAilpín

Aisake Faga Ó hAilpín is an Irish Australian sportsperson. He grew up in Cork and played hurling and Gaelic football with Na Piarsaigh. Ó hAilpín played Australian rules football with the Carlton Football Club between 2005 and 2008...

 and older brother of Carlton Australian footballer Setanta

Setanta Ó hAilpín

Setanta "Carlos" Ó hAilpín is an Australian-Irish sportsman. He was a hurler with the Cork senior team before becoming a professional Australian Rules footballer. He is of mixed Irish and Rotuman background...

. He left Cork City team Na Piarsaigh in 2001 and signed for Clare side Éire Óg.http://www.unison.ie/irish_independent/stories.php3?ca=95&si=426558&issue_id=4414 Teu declared for Clare

Clare GAA

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 in 2001, despite having played for minor and Under-21 level for Cork, he later moved to London after a short term in intercounty senior football.http://www.eurovision.ie/sport/2001/0503/ohailpint.html Ó hAilpín won the London Senior Hurling Championship

London Senior Hurling Championship

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 with London GAA

London GAA

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 side Robert Emmett's in 2004.

Leeside Lions career

Ó hAilpín decided to quit Gaelic Football and joined Australian Rules football

Australian rules football

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 club Leeside Lions in the Australian Rules Football League of Ireland (ARFLI)

Australian Rules Football League of Ireland

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. He immediately became a star and helped them to win the 2007 Premiership with Tadhg Kennelly

Tadhg Kennelly

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's cousin, Denis Kennelly.