Mark Prendergast (hurler)

Mark Prendergast, born in 1978 in Cork, is an Irish hurler who played as a right wing-back for the Cork senior team. He first played hurling at St. Finbarr's College, joined the Cork minor team at seventeen and later the under-21 side, winning his first Munster and All-Ireland medals, and joined the senior panel during the 2001 championship. He also played with the Cork Intermediate hurlers in 2001, winning his second Munster and All-Ireland medals that year. He played a bit part for Cork and won one Munster medal, finishing as an All-Ireland runner-up as a non-playing substitute. At club level he is a one-time championship medallist with Na Piarsaigh. He made just two senior championship appearances for Cork and retired from inter-county hurling after Cork's first Munster Championship game in 2004.