Phillip O'Neill

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Phillip 'Yank' O'Neill, a former hurling coach, inspired Eoin Fitzgibbon to write the song 'Killeagh' for their local team, catalyzing Kingfishr's connection to the community.

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Phillip O’Neill (nicknamed Yank “because he tried to go to America once”) goaded his friend Fitz into writing a song about Killeagh.

How a hurling club in east Cork inspired the summer’s best-loved song – The Irish Times

The Irish Times – major Irish daily, est. 1859·

Ireland· 2025-08-30

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Phillip 'Yank' O'Neill is a former hurling coach and friend of Eoin Fitzgibbon who encouraged him to write a song for Killeagh.

‘We rattled it out in 20 minutes’: how Kingfishr made a hurling team song into an Irish folk smash hit | Music

The Guardian·

United Kingdom· 2025-07-24

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