Mark Farr
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Marc Ó Farraigh | ||
| Sport | Gaelic football | ||
| Position | Right corner-back | ||
| Born |
1968 Dunmanway, County Cork,Ireland | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Occupation | Baker | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
|
Dohenys →Carbery | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Cork titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1993-1997 | Cork | 12 (0-00) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 3 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NFL | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 01:53, 28 June 2017. | |||
Mark Farr(born 1968) is an Irish formerGaelic footballer.At club level, he played withDohenys,divisional sideCarbery,and at inter-county level, with variousCorkteams.
Career
[edit]Farr first playedGaelic footballat juvenile and underage levels with theDohenysclub inDunmanway.He was just 16-years-old when he made his adult debut for the club's third team in 1984. Farr later won back-to-backWest Cork JAFC,before claiming aCork JAFCmedal after a defeat ofCarrigtwohillin 1993. His performances for the club resulted in a call-up to theCarberydivisional team. Farr later added aCork IFCmedal to his collection in 1995.[1]
At inter-county level, Farr first appeared forCorkas a member of the minor team that lost the1986 All-Ireland minor finaltoGalway.[2]He later won aMunster U21FCas a member of the extended panel in 1989. By that stage, Farr had already joined the junior team and won the first of fourMunster JFCmedals in 1988. He claimed back-to-backAll-Ireland JFCmedals as a substitute in 1989 and on the field of play in 1990.[3]
After impressing for the junior team, Farr joined theCork senior football teamin 1993.[4]He won the first of threeMunster SFCmedals that season and was an unused substitute when Cork were beaten byDerryin the1993 All-Ireland final.[5][6][7]Farr was also selected forMunster'sRailway Cupteam during this period.[8]He made his last appearance for Cork as an unused substitute in a defeat byClarein 1997.
Honours
[edit]- Dohenys
- Cork Intermediate Football Championship:1995
- Cork Junior A Football Championship:1993
- West Cork Junior A Football Championship:1992, 1993
- Cork
- Munster Senior Football Championship:1993,1994,1995
- All-Ireland Junior Football Championship:1989,1990
- Munster Junior Football Championship:1988,1989,1990,1992
- Munster Under-21 Football Championship:1989
- Munster Minor Football Championship:1986
References
[edit]- ^McCarthy, Ger (2 February 2021)."Mark will go Farr in his new role as Dohenys GAA Club Chairman".The Southern Star.Retrieved1 August2023.
- ^"Minor football".Munster GAA website.Retrieved28 June2017.
- ^"Junior football".Munster GAA website.Retrieved28 June2017.
- ^"Brief history".Dohenys GAA website.Retrieved28 June2017.
- ^"Senior football".Munster GAA website.Retrieved28 June2017.
- ^"Cork and Dublin in semi spectacular".Hogan Stand. 17 August 2010.Retrieved1 August2023.
- ^O'Donoghue, Conor (2 July 2023)."Derry V Cork preview".The Irish Post.Retrieved1 August2023.
- ^"Railway Cup football".Munster GAA website.Retrieved28 June2017.