283:Ó Cróinín made his debut on the inter-county scene at the age of sixteen when he was picked on the Cork minor team. He enjoyed two championship seasons with the minor team, before later joining the under-21 side, however, he ended his underage career with championship success. Ó Cróinín made his senior debut during the
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741:C. Counihan
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604:P. O'Mahony
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882:C. Barrett
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813:M. Mahoney
751:P. Sheehan
746:T. O'Neill
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516:K. O'Dwyer
394:References
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262:Naomh Abán
110:Naomh Abán
33:Irish name
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1027:Selectors
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1002:D. Phelan
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937:J. Murphy
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890:B. Murphy
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679:A. Quirke
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564:M. Cronin
556:O. Sexton
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