Micheál O'Brien

Micheál O'Brien (June 1923 – 14 May 2015) was an Irish Gaelic footballer and hurler who played at senior level for the Meath county team.

Born in Skryne, County Meath, O'Brien first played competitive Gaelic games in his youth. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of nineteen when he first linked up with the Meath senior team before later joining the junior hurling side. He made his senior debut during the 1942 championship. O'Brien immediately became a regular member of the starting fifteen and won two All-Ireland medals, four Leinster medals and one National Football League medal. He was an All-Ireland runner-up on two occasions.

As a member of the Leinster inter-provincial team on a number of occasions O'Brien won four Railway Cup medals. At club level he was a six-time championship medallist with Skryne.

His cousin, Paddy "Hands" O'Brien was also an All-Ireland medallist with Meath.

O'Brien retired from inter-county football following the conclusion of the 1955 championship.

Honours

Team

Skryne Meath Senior Football Championship (6): 1941, 1944, 1945, 1947, 1948, 1954

Meath All-Ireland Senior Football Championship (2): 1949, 1954 Leinster Senior Football Championship (4): 1949, 1951, 1952, 1954 National Football League (1): 1950-51 All-Ireland Junior Hurling Championship (1): 1948 Leinster Junior Hurling Championship (1): 1948

Leinster Railway Cup (4): 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955