Mark Ellis (born 26 August 1990) is an Irish
hurler who plays as a centre-back for
Duhallow Championship club
Millstreet
Millstreet () is a town in north County Cork, Ireland. As of the 2022 census, it had a population of 1,722.
Millstreet is within the civil parish of Drishane, and within a Poor Law Union also called Millstreet. The Millstreet Union encompasse ...
. He is a former member of the
Cork senior hurling team
The Cork county hurling team represents Cork in hurling and is governed by Cork GAA, the county board of the Gaelic Athletic Association. The team competes in the three major annual inter-county competitions: the All-Ireland Senior Hurling Cha ...
.
Playing career
Millstreet Community School
While attending Millstreet Community School Ellis was selected for the Cork vocational schools hurling team. On 16 February 2008, he was named as a substitute for the All-Ireland final against
Galway
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but was introduced during the game which Cork won by 2-14 to 3-10 victory.
On 14 February 2009, Ellis was again included as a substitute on the Cork team that qualified for the All-Ireland final against
Offaly
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. He remained on the bench for the entire game which Cork won by 4-12 to 2-11.
Millstreet
Ellis joined the
Millstreet
Millstreet () is a town in north County Cork, Ireland. As of the 2022 census, it had a population of 1,722.
Millstreet is within the civil parish of Drishane, and within a Poor Law Union also called Millstreet. The Millstreet Union encompasse ...
club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels in an area that was more noted as a
Gaelic football
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stronghold.
On 31 August 2014, Ellis won a
Duhallow Junior Championship medal with the Millstreet junior football team following a 2-13 to 1-11 defeat of
Knocknagree in the final. Millstreet progressed through the subsequent
Cork Junior Championship and reached the final on 25 October. Ellis lined out at midfield in the 1-09 to 1-08 defeat of
St Finbarr's in the final.
Duhallow
Ellis was selected for the
Duhallow
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Legal context
Baronies were created after the Norman invasion of Ireland as divisions of Irish counties and used in the administration of justice and the raisi ...
divisional team that competed at county level in the underage hurling grades. On 14 December 2009, he won a
Cork Under-21 Championship medal following Duhallow's 0-18 to 1-05 defeat of
Ballinhassig
Ballinhassig () is a village in County Cork, Ireland, situated south of Cork City just off the N71 Bandon road and near the source of the River Owenabue (''Abhainn Bui'', meaning "Yellow River").
Traditionally an agricultural area, Ballinha ...
in the final.
Cork
Under-21
Ellis first played for Cork as a member of the under-21 team during the
2010 Munster Championship. He was an unused substitute throughout the championship campaign, which ended with a 2-17 to 0-21 defeat by
Tipperary at the semi-final stage on 14 July.
Ellis made his under-21 debut on 15 July 2011. He lined out at left wing-back in the 4-19 to 1-21 defeat of Tipperary. Ellis retained his position on the starting fifteen for the subsequent 4-20 to 1-27 defeat by
Limerick
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in the
Munster final
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. It was his last game in the grade.
Intermediate
Ellis was added to the Cork intermediate team for the
2010 Munster Championship. He made his first appearance on 20 June when he came on as a 44th-minute substitute for
Stephen White in a 1-24 to 3-17 defeat of Limerick. On 22 July, Ellis was at left wing-back when Cork defeated
Waterford
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by 0-15 to 0-13 to win the
Munster Championship. He retained his position on the starting fifteen for Cork's subsequent 2-17 to 1-13
All-Ireland final defeat by
Kilkenny
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on 28 August.
Ellis was retained on the Cork intermediate team for the
2011 Munster Championship. He was switched to centre-back, however, Cork's championship campaign ended on 19 June following a 2-19 to 0-15 defeat by
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On 20 July 2013, Ellis made his last appearance for the Cork intermediate team. He was at right wing-back when Cork suffered a 0-19 to 0-18 defeat by Tipperary in the
Munster Championship final.
Senior
Ellis made his first appearance for the Cork senior team on 23 January 2011. He was at centre-back for Cork's 3-17 to 1-22 defeat of
University College Cork
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The university was founded in 1845 as one of three Queen's Universit ...
in the pre-season
Waterford Crystal Cup
The Waterford Crystal Cup was an annual hurling competition organised by the Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association from 2006 to 2015 for the top inter-county teams and third-level institutes and universities in the province of Munste ...
. Ellis was retained on the Cork panel for the subsequent
National League
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and made his first appearance on 13 February in a 1-20 to 1-15 defeat of
Offaly
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. An injury ruled him out of inclusion on Cork's panel for the
Championship
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, while a change of management saw him dropped from the panel for the 2012 season.
Ellis returned to the Cork senior panel for the 2013 season. On 8 September, he was an unused substitute when Cork drew with Clare in the
All-Ireland final. Ellis was again included on the panel for the replay on 28 September but failed to make an appearance in the 5-16 to 3-16 defeat.
On 25 May 2014, Ellis made his championship debut in a 1-21 apiece draw with Waterford in the
Munster Championship quarter-final. On 3 July, he won a
Munster Championship medal when he lined out at centre-back in Cork's 2-24 to 0-24 defeat of Limerick in the last
final
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to be played at the old
Páirc Uí Chaoimh
Páirc Uí Chaoimh ( ) is a Gaelic games stadium in Cork, Ireland. Often referred to simply as "The Park", it is the home of Cork GAA and is located in Ballintemple, near the site of the original Cork Athletic Grounds. In February 2024, follo ...
. Ellis ended the season by being nominated for an All-Star.
On 3 May 2015, Ellis was at centre-back in Cork's 1-24 to 0-17 defeat by Waterford in the
National League final.
Ellis won his second Munster Championship medal on 9 July 2017. He was again at centre-back for the 1-25 to 1-20 defeat of Clare in the
final
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.
On 2 June 2018, Ellis suffered a groin injury during the
Munster Championship draw with Limerick. The injury resulted in him missing the rest of Cork's successful Munster Championship campaign. Ellis returned to training in July and came on as a substitute for
Daniel Kearney
Daniel Kearney (born 19 December 1989) is an Irish hurler who plays for Cork Championship club Sarsfields. He was a member of the Cork senior hurling team for eight seasons, during which time he usually lined out as a right wing-forward.
Ea ...
when Cork suffered a 3-32 to 2-21 extra-time defeat by Limerick in the All-Ireland semi-final on 29 July.
Career statistics
Honours
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Cork Junior Football Championship
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(1): 2014
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Duhallow Junior A Football Championship
The Duhallow Junior A Football Championship is the top footballing competition in the Duhallow division in Cork
"Cork" or "CORK" may refer to:
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(1): 2014
;Duhallow
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Cork Under-21 Hurling Championship
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(1): 2009
;Cork
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Munster Senior Hurling Championship
The Munster GAA Hurling Senior Championship, known simply as the Munster Championship, is an annual Inter county, inter-county hurling competition organised by the Munster GAA, Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the h ...
(2):
2014
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,
2017
2017 was designated as the International Year of Sustainable Tourism for Development by the United Nations General Assembly.
Events January
* January 1 – Istanbul nightclub shooting: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus opens fire at the ...
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Munster Senior Hurling League
The Munster Senior Hurling League is an annual hurling competition organised by the Munster GAA, Munster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association since 2016 for the top inter-county teams in the province of Munster in Ireland.
The series of ga ...
(1):
2017
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Events January
* January 1 – Istanbul nightclub shooting: A gunman dressed as Santa Claus opens fire at the ...
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Munster Intermediate Hurling Championship
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(1):
2010
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All-Ireland Vocational Schools Hurling Championship (1): 2008, 2009
References
External links
Mark Ellis profileat the Cork GAA website
{{DEFAULTSORT:Ellis, Mark
1990 births
Living people
CIT hurlers
Cork inter-county hurlers
Dual players
Duhallow hurlers
Hurling backs
Millstreet hurlers
Millstreet Gaelic footballers
21st-century Irish sportsmen