Donal Whelan
Personal information | |||
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Irish name | Dónall Ó Faoileáin | ||
Sport | Hurling | ||
Position | Left corner-forward | ||
Born |
1930 Abbeyside, County Waterford, Ireland | ||
Nickname | Duck | ||
Occupation | Secondary school principal | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
Abbeyside | |||
Club titles | |||
Waterford titles | 0 | ||
Inter-county(ies) | |||
Years | County | ||
Waterford | |||
Inter-county titles | |||
Munster titles | 2 | ||
All-Irelands | 1 | ||
NHL | 0 |
Donal "Duck" Whelan (born 1930) is an Irish retired hurler who played as a left corner-forward for the Waterford senior team.
Whelan was a key member of the team during a golden age for Waterford hurling in the late 1950s. During his inter-county career he won one All-Ireland medal and two Munster medals. Whelan was an All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion.[1]
At club level Whelan enjoyed a lengthy career with Abbeyside.
References
- ↑ "Waterford GAA profile". Hogan Stand website. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
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