Colm Honan

Last updated

Colm Honan
Personal information
Irish name Colm Ó hEoghanáin
Sport Hurling
Position Midfield
Born 1954
Clonlara, County Clare, Ireland
Club(s)
YearsClub
Clonlara
Club titles
Clare titles 0
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCountyApps (scores)
1974-1984
Clare 20 (3-73)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 0
All-Irelands 0
NHL 2
All Stars 1

Colm Honan (born 1954) is an Irish former hurler who played as a midfielder for the Clare senior team. [1]

Honan joined the team during the 1974 championship and became a regular player until his retirement at the end of the 1984 championship. During that time he won back-to-back National Hurling League winners' medals and an All-Star award. [2] His son, Darach Honan, [ when? ] played for the Clare senior hurling team, before retiring in 2017. [3] [ citation needed ]

At club level Honan enjoyed a lengthy career with Clonlara, however, he finished his career without claiming a county club championship winners' medal.

Related Research Articles

Daniel Shanahan is an Irish hurling selector and former player. He has been a selector with the Waterford senior team since 2013.

Paul Curran is an Irish hurler who played as a full-back for the Tipperary senior team.

Brian Murphy is an Irish hurler who plays as a full-back for the Cork senior team.

Brian Lohan Irish hurler and manager

Brian Lohan is an Irish hurling manager and former player who is the manager of the Clare senior hurling team. As a player, he is widely considered to be one of the greatest full-backs of all time.

Cathal Naughton is an Irish retired hurler who played for Cork Senior Championship club newtownshandrum. He played for the Cork senior hurling team for 8 years, during which time he usually lined out as a left wing-forward.

Ambrose 'Amby' Power was an Irish hurler who played as a centre-back for the Clare senior team.

Séamus Durack is an Irish former hurler and manager who played as a goalkeeper for the Clare senior team.

Shane O'Neill is an Irish hurler who plays as a right corner-back for the Cork senior team.

Conor O'Brien is an Irish hurler who played as a corner back for the Tipperary senior team from 2007 until 2016.

Seán Stack is an Irish retired hurler who played as a centre-back for the Clare senior team.

Darach Honan is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Clonlara and was a member of the Clare senior inter-county team from 2010 until 2017.

Lorcán McLoughlin is an Irish hurler who plays as a midfielder for club side Kanturk and is a former member of the Cork senior hurling team.

William Egan is an Irish hurler who plays for Duhallow Junior Championship club Kilbrin. He currently plays as a centre-back, but can also be deployed as a wing-back. Egan is a former member of the Cork senior hurling team.

Fergal Lynch is an Irish hurler who played as a left wing-forward for the Clare senior team. Lynch attended NUI Galway.

Brendan Bugler is an Irish hurler who played as a right wing-back for the Clare senior team.

Patrick Donnellan is an Irish hurler who played as a centre-back for the Clare senior team. At club level Donnellan plays with O'Callaghan's Mills.

Tony Kelly is an Irish hurler who plays for Clare Senior Championship club Ballyea and at inter-county level with the Clare county hurling team.

Christopher Joyce (hurler) Irish hurler

Christopher Joyce is an Irish hurler who plays for Cork Senior Championship club Na Piarsaigh. He usually lines out as a right wing-back. Joyce is a former member of the Cork senior hurling team.

Shane ODonnell Irish hurler

Shane O'Donnell is an Irish hurler who played as a forward for the Clare senior team.

The Clare county hurling team represents Clare in hurling and is governed by Clare 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 Championship, the Munster Senior Hurling Championship and the National Hurling League.

References

  1. "Hurler profile: C. Honan". GAA info website. Archived from the original on 23 January 2013. Retrieved 2 December 2011.
  2. "County profile: Clare". Hogan Stand website. Archived from the original on 14 May 2012. Retrieved 2 December 2011.
  3. ""I could still be playing if I had trained that bit smarter" - Darach Honan on early retirement".