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Moll O'Driscoll

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Gaelic football

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Moll

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Moll

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Moll O'Driscoll was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played as a goalkeeper for the Cork senior football team.

Born in Clonakilty, County Cork, O'Driscoll first excelled at Gaelic football in his youth. He arrived on the inter-county scene when he made his debut with the Cork senior team during the 1945 championship. O'Driscoll quickly became a regular member of the starting fifteen and won one All-Ireland medal and two Munster medals.

O'Driscoll was a member of the Munster inter-provincial team on a number of occasions and won one Railway Cup medal. At club level he won several championship medals with Clonakilty.

Throughout his career O'Driscoll made 15 championship appearances for Cork. He retired from inter-county football following the conclusion of the 1951 championship.

Honours

Cork
  • All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (1): 1945
  • Munster Senior Football Championship (2): 1945, 1949
  • Munster
  • Railway Cup (1): 1949
  • References

    Moll O'Driscoll Wikipedia