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| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Muiris Ó Riordáin | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Right corner-forward | ||
| Born |
1926 Blackrock, County Cork, Ireland | ||
| Died |
27 August 2008 (aged 82) Newcastle, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Blackrock | |||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1946-1952 | Cork | 18 (11-9) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 3 | ||
| All-Irelands | 2 | ||
| NHL | 0 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 17:41, 11 April 2015. | |||
Maurice Francis "Mossy" O'Riordan (1926 - 27 August 2008) was an Irish hurler who played as a right corner-forward for the Cork senior team.
Born in Blackrock, County Cork, O'Riordan first played with the Cork senior team at the age of twenty. He made his debut during the 1946 championship. O'Riordan became a regular member of the starting fifteen and won two All-Ireland medals and three Munster medals. He was an All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion.
As a member of the Munster inter-provincial team on a number of occasions O'Riordan won two Railway Cup medals. At club level he played with Blackrock.
O'Riordan's brother, Gerry, was a four-time All-Ireland medallist with Cork.
Throughout his career O'Riordan made 18 championship appearances. He retired from inter-county hurling following the conclusion of the 1952 championship