Donal Sheehan (1940 – 18 July 2021) was an Irish hurler. He played hurling at club level with Na Piarsaigh and at inter-county level as a member of the Cork senior hurling team.
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Dónall Ó Síocháin | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Centre-forward | ||
| Born |
1940 Farranree, Cork, Ireland | ||
| Died |
18 July 2021 (aged 81) Wilton, Cork, Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Nickname | Fox | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Na Piarsaigh | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Cork titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1962–1966 | Cork | 6 (2–01) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 1 | ||
| All-Irelands | 1 | ||
| NHL | 0 | ||
Career
editSheehan joined the Na Piarsaigh club at a young age and played in all grades up to senior before being drafted onto the Cork senior hurling team.[1] He made his first appearance for team as a centre-forward during the 1962 Munster Championship.[2] Sheehan was off and on the team at various times over the following few seasons and was a non-playing substitute when the team won the All-Ireland Championship in 1966.[3][4] He had earlier won a Munster Championship medal as a substitute.
Death
editSheehan died at Cork University Hospital on 18 July 2021.[5]
Honours
edit- Na Piarsaigh
- Cork
References
edit- ^ Ellard, Michael (13 September 2003). "Cork's rich pickings at Piarsaigh". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ "The eleventh clash between Cork and Waterford in the Munster final". The Corkman. 27 June 2003. Retrieved 21 July 2021.
- ^ Moynihan, Michael (3 September 2016). "The mission accomplished to end Cork famine in 1966". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
- ^ "Cork 1966 All-Ireland winner passes away". Hogan Stand. 17 May 2021. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
- ^ "The death has occurred of Donal "Fox" Sheehan". rip.ie. 20 July 2021. Retrieved 21 July 2021.