Cathal Parlon
Irish hurler
Cathal Parlon (born 1986) is an Irish former hurler. At club level, he played with Coolderry and at inter-county level with the Offaly senior hurling team.
Career
Parlon was educated at Coláiste Phobal Ros Cré in Roscrea and played in all grades of hurling during his time there. He was part of the school's senior team that won Munster and All-Ireland VS JHC titles in 2003. Parlon later played hurling with the Waterford Institute of Technology team and was part of their Fitzgibbon Cup-winning team in 2008.
At club level, Parlon first played hurling for Coolderry at juvenile and underage levels. He progressed to adult level and won his first Offaly SHC medal in 2004, following a 3–10 to 2–11 win over Birr in the final. Parlon won back-to-back Offaly SHC medals in 2010 and 2011. He later claimed a Leinster Club SHC title and lined out at wing-forward in Coolderry's defeat by Loughgiel Shamrocks in the 2012 All-Ireland club final. Parlon ended his club career after winning further Offaly SHC titles in 2015 and 2018.
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