Colm Honan

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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, played for the Clare senior hurling team, before retiring in 2017. [3] [ citation needed ]

At club level Honan had a lengthy career with Clonlara.

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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".