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The Autobiography
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Seán Óg Ó hAilpín
Fijian-Irish hurler and Gaelic footballer
| Sport | Dual player | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Football Position: | Full back | ||
| Hurling Position: | Left half back | ||
| Born | (1977-05-22) 22 May 1977 (age 47) Rotuma, Fiji | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) | ||
| Nickname | Ógie | ||
| Occupation | Ulster Bank official | ||
| Years | Club | ||
1994–2014 | Na Piarsaigh | ||
| Cork titles | 2 | ||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1996–2012 | Cork (H) Cork (F) | 55 (0–16) 11 (0–1) | |
| Football | Hurling | ||
| Munster Titles | 1 | 5 | |
| All-Ireland Titles | 0 | 3 | |
| League titles | 1 | 1 | |
| All-Stars | 0 | 3 | |
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 21:02, 4 November 2012. | |||
Seán Óg Ó hAilpín (Irish pronunciation:[ˈʃaːn̪ˠˌoːɡoːˈhalʲpʲiːnʲ]; born 22 May 1977) is a Fijian-Irishhurler and Gaelic footballer.
In an inter-county playing career that spanned three decades, Ó hAilpín played for the Cork senior hurling and football teams, winning major honours with both. He also enjoyed much success with club side Na Piarsaigh and represented Munster in the inter-provincial championships.
After starting his career as a hurler at minor level, Ó hAilpín joined the Cork senior hurling team in 1996. Between then and 2012 he won three All-Ireland medals, fiv
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Hurling legend Seán Óg Ó hAilpín spoke at a seminar on ‘Embracing Diversity’ in Ballyhaunis, Co. Mayo, Ireland, on October 18.
This is the story he told an overflowing conference hall:
I’m half-Fijian, half Irish, but if someone was to ask me ‘Who am I?’, my first answer would be ‘I’m a hundred percent proud Irishman’. And, like a lot of the population here in Ballyhaunis, we share the same kind of story in terms of we don’t look Irish, but I consider myself Irish every day of the week.
That would be ironic, because if I was to roll back the clock 31 years ago, I hated Ireland, didn’t want to be here. Hated everything about it – the weather, the people. But go back a small bit before that – you have to understand my background.
I’m from a mixed background. My dad is from County Fermanagh – a very proud Fermanagh man, God love him. And my mum is from – actually I say Fiji – but she is technically from a place called Rotuma. When I look at an atlas (Here’s how) I can tell if it’s a good atlas or not. I go to the South Pacific and look for my mum’s island and if it’s not on it, it’s a rubbish atlas.
Rotuma is a very small, tiny island in the South Pacific that is part of the Fijian island group. I found it easier to say ‘She’s Fijian’ when