Pat Temple

Patrick Temple is an Irish former hurler. At club level, he played with Lusmagh and at inter-county level with the Offaly [senior hurling team].

Playing career

Born in Lusmagh, County Offaly, Temple played hurling as a secondary school student at Banagher Vocational School. He won an All-Ireland [Vocational Schools Championship#Senior Hurling Roll of Honour|All-Ireland Vocational Schools' SHC] medal in 1989, following a 1–12 to 2–06 win over Roscrea in the final.
Temple first played hurling at juvenile and underage levels with Lusmagh, before progressing to the club's senior team. He came on as a substitute in the 1–11 to 1–10 win over Seir [Kieran GAA|Seir Kieran] in 1989, when the club captured their inaugural Offaly SHC title.
At inter-county level, Temple made his first appearance for Offaly as part of the under-21 team beaten by Galway in the 1991 [All-Ireland Under-21 Hurling Championship final|1991 All-Ireland U21HC final]. Temple made his senior team debut during Offaly's National Hurling League-winning campaign in 1991. He made a number of appearances in the league over the following few seasons and was an unused substitute when Offaly beat Limerick in the 1994 [All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Final|1994 All-Ireland final].

Temple has also been involved in coaching and team management as a selector with the Lusmagh senior team.

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