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The happy bride and groom with family and friends PICTUREs: @cathallking on X
A HISTORY-making club hurling captain tied the knot with his longtime love in a ceremony over Christmas.
Cathall King led his club, Na Piarsaigh, to All-Ireland senior hurling club success in 2016, the first time in the county’s history.
He married his longtime girlfriend, Carol Cronin, in a blissful ceremony on December 30, when the two beamed as they celebrated their nuptials among friends and family.
Sharing snaps on X (formerly Twitter), Cathall said: “ An unbelievable few days spent amongst family and friends”, while his club Na Piarsaigh wished the couple well on Facebook, writing on December 29: “Wishing our 2016 All Ireland Club winning captain Cathall King and his bride to be Carol Cronin all the best for their wedding day tomorrow.”
As well as being a talented hurler, Cathall is also a talented musician while Carol is a nurse from Martinstown in Co Limerick.
She looked stunning in an elegant, long, lace-sleeved gown featuring a lace high-neck, and held a bouquet of white roses, in theme with the winter ceremony.
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Eight years ago, Na Piarsaigh made hurling history as they marched on through Limerick and Munster to be named the first Limerick club to take home the title of All-Ireland senior hurling championship winners.
Cathall captained the team and lifted the Tommy Moore Cup in Croke Park, as they had a decisive win against Ruairí Óg Cushendall of Co Antrim.
Between 1973 and 2016, nine different senior teams from Limerick had fallen short on All-Ireland final day until Na Piarsaigh ended that drought and snapped up success on St Patrick’s Day, 2016.
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