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| Irish name | Mícheál Ó Briain | ||||||||
| Sport | Hurling | ||||||||
| Born | 1931 Innishannon, County Cork, Ireland | ||||||||
| Died | 14 November 2014 (aged 81) Dromahane, County Cork, Ireland | ||||||||
| Nickname | The Canon | ||||||||
| Occupation | Roman Catholic priest | ||||||||
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Michael G. O'Brien (1933 – 14 November 2014) was an Irish Roman Catholic priest who was also a noted hurling coach and manager.
Born in Innishannon, County Cork, O'Brien was ordained into the priesthood in 1958. Over the next forty-five years he ministered in both Ireland and the United Kingdom, while also serving as a teacher at St. Finbarr's College and chaplain to the Irish Navy. O'Brien retired from active ministry in 2003.
Concurrently with his duties as a priest, O'Brien was heavily involved as a hurling coach at colleges, university, club and inter-county levels. His biggest success came with Cork, whom he steered to two All-Ireland titles, four Munster titles and one National Hurling League title.