Peter Queally is an Irish former hurler and Gaelic footballer who played for Waterford Championship club Newtown-Ballydurn and Cork Championship club Sarsfields. He played for the Waterford senior hurling team for 14 years, during which time he usually lined out at midfield.[1]
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Peadar Ó Caollaí | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Midfield | ||
| Height | 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) | ||
| Occupation | Garda | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
|
Newtown-Ballydurn Sarsfields | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Waterford titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1989-2003 | Waterford | 20 (0-06) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 1 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| NHL | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 0 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 22:40, 4 September 2019. | |||
Playing career edit
Club edit
Queally plays his club hurling with his local club Newtown-Ballydurn GAA in Waterford.[2] The club presently participates at Junior level. Due to his profession as a Garda, Queally was stationed in Cork City for a number of years. Because of this, Queally also had a stint playing for Sarsfields GAA of Glanmire in the Cork Senior Hurling Championship in the late 1990s. He now manages Passage East Hurling Club and led them to their first Senior County Final but losing the Munster Semi-Final to Na Piarsigh by 2 points in The Gaelic Grounds
Inter-county edit
Queally had a long playing career with the Waterford Senior Hurling Team from the early 1990s up to 2003.[1] During his playing career, Queally played in several Munster Senior Hurling Finals, winning the Munster Championship in 2002. Queally retired from inter-county hurling in 2003.[1] In 2008 Queally returned to the inter-county setup in the role of selector,[1] alongside Davy Fitzgerald and Maurice Geary. With Queally on board, Waterford managed to reach their first All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final since 1963. Waterford lost to Kilkenny in the final. Peter also played inter-county with Waterford Football and won an All-Ireland Junior Football Medal.
Managerial career edit
Queally joined Davy Fitzgerald's backroom team at the beginning of Fitzgerald's second spell as Waterford senior hurling team manager, having previously been Roanmore manager until then.[3]
Honours edit
As a player edit
- Newtown-Ballydurn
- Waterford Intermediate Football Championship (1): 1993
- Waterford Junior Hurling Championship (1): 1990
- Waterford
- Munster Senior Hurling Championship (1): 2002
- All-Ireland Junior Football Championship (1): 1999
- Munster Junior Football Championship (1): 1999
- Munster
- Railway Cup (2): 2000, 2001
As a manager edit
- Passage
References edit
- ^ a b c d "No looking back for Queally, it's full steam ahead". Irish Independent. 17 August 2008. Retrieved 12 March 2009.
- ^ "Newtown/Ballydurn". Retrieved 12 March 2009.
- ^ Lawlor, Damian (6 September 2022). "Tipperary legend Eoin Kelly joins Davy Fitzgerald's Waterford backroom team". RTÉ.