Jarlath "Cha" Whelan (7 September 1939 – 22 March 1996) was an Irish hurler who played as a full-back for the Kilkenny and London senior teams.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Jarlath Ó Faoileáin | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Full-back | ||
| Born |
7 September 1939 Thomastown, County Kilkenny, Ireland | ||
| Died |
22 March 1996 (aged 56) Kilkenny, Ireland | ||
| Nickname | Cha | ||
| Occupation | Tarmacadam contractor | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
|
Thomastown Faughs Seán McDermott's | |||
| Club titles | |||
| London titles | 1 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
1961-1967 | Kilkenny | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 1 | ||
| All-Irelands | 1 | ||
| NHL | 0 | ||
Born in Thomastown, County Kilkenny, Whelan first played hurling during his school days.[citation needed] Although never playing minor hurling at inter-county level, he arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of twenty-one when he made his senior debut in the 1960-61 National Hurling League. Whelan later played with London, but returned to Kilkenny and made several cameo appearances over the following four years, winning one All-Ireland medal and one Leinster medal on the field of play.[1][2]
At club level Whelan began and ended his career with Thomastown.[3] He also played with Faughs in Dublin and won one championship medal with Seán McDermott's in London.
Whelan retired from inter-county hurling after winning a second All-Ireland medal as a non-playing substitute in the 1967 championship
References
edit- ^ "Kilkenny GAA profile". Hogan Stand website. Archived from the original on 14 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
- ^ "Leinster Senior Hurling Finalists" (PDF). Leinster GAA website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 December 2013. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
- ^ "Historic Achievements of the Club and its Members". Thomastown GAA website. Archived from the original on 26 October 2013. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
- ^ Lawlor, Damian (10 July 2011). "Keeping up appearances". Irish Independent. Retrieved 22 June 2013.