Cyril Farrell

Cyril Farrell (Irish:Cyril Ó Fearghail) (born 1950) is a former Irish sportsperson. He was the manager of the Galway senior hurling team in the 1980s and 1990s. He led Galway to four consecutive All Ireland finals appearances from 1985 through 1988. He comes from the Tommy Larkin's GAA hurling club in Woodford/Ballinakill. He regularly appears a hurling pundit on RTÉ's The Sunday Game.

Managerial career

Cyril Farrell

Personal information
Irish name	Cyril Ó Fearghail
Sport	Hurling
Born	1950 (age 73–74) Galway, Ireland
Inter-county management
Years County 1979 - 1982 1984 - 1991 1996 - 1998 Galway Galway Galway
Inter-county titles
County League Province All-Ireland Galway 2 15 3

Cyril Farrell is regarded as one of the great hurling managers of the modern era. From an early age he had a great interest in the coaching side of the game, beginning in 1973 when he started training the Galway minor inter-county team at the young age of twenty-three. This was a starting point for Farrell, and in 1978 he guided his native-county to All-Ireland success at under-21 level. Two years later Farrell had possibly his most exciting victory when he managed Galway to its first senior All-Ireland title since 1923. Three years later in 1983 he led the men from the west to a first All-Ireland title at minor level. Between 1985 and 1990 Farrell steered Galway to two further senior All-Ireland victories as well as two National Hurling League titles.

References

Sporting positions
Preceded by Michael 'Babs' Keating	Galway Senior Hurling Manager 1979-1982	Succeeded by Frank Corcoran
Preceded by Bernie O'Connor	Galway Senior Hurling Manager 1984-1991	Succeeded by Jarlath Cloonan
Preceded by Mattie Murphy	Galway Senior Hurling Manager 1996-1998	Succeeded by Mattie Murphy
Preceded by Pat Henderson & Eddie Keher (Kilkenny)	All-Ireland Senior Hurling Final winning manager 1980	Succeeded by Dermot Healy
Preceded by Johnny Clifford (Cork)	All-Ireland Senior Hurling Final winning manager 1987 + 1988	Succeeded by Michael 'Babs' Keating (Tipperary)

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