Cormac McAdam

Cormac McAdam
Personal information
Sport	Gaelic football
Position	Goalkeeper
Born	1968/1969(age 53–54)
Nickname	"Cat"
Club(s)
Years	Club
	Lisnaskea Emmetts; Donegal Boston
Inter-county(ies)
Years	County
c. 1990s	Fermanagh

Last updated May 01, 2023

Cormac McAdam (born December 1968) is a former Gaelic footballer who played as a goalkeeper for Lisnaskea Emmetts and the Fermanagh county team.^[1]^[3]

Nicknamed "Cat", he captained his county to an All-Ireland B Football Championship in 1996.^[2] The Irish News described McAdam as "arguably Fermanagh's finest-ever goalkeeper".^[4]

McAdam also played for Donegal Boston.^[5]

In February 2007 while working with his plastering company he fell from a height breaking his back and became confined to wheelchair.^[1] He is married to Christine and they have three children.^[1]

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References

1 2 3 4 "Cormac doesn't let disability get in the way of his golfing!". Fermanagh Herald . 9 May 2015.
1 2 "GAA legends feature in book". The Sligo Champion . 22 June 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
1 2 Reid, Philip (31 May 1999). "Fermanagh's promise realised". The Irish Times .
1 2 Crossan, Brendan (29 May 2015). "A rainy day in Irvinestown when Fermanagh shone". The Irish News . Retrieved 29 May 2015.
↑ "Donegal Boston come of age". Hogan Stand . 16 July 2009. Retrieved 16 July 2009.

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[golfing-1] 1 2 3 4 "Cormac doesn't let disability get in the way of his golfing!". Fermanagh Herald . 9 May 2015.

[book-2] 1 2 "GAA legends feature in book". The Sligo Champion . 22 June 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2019.

[promise-realised-3] 1 2 Reid, Philip (31 May 1999). "Fermanagh's promise realised". The Irish Times .

[rainy-day-4] 1 2 Crossan, Brendan (29 May 2015). "A rainy day in Irvinestown when Fermanagh shone". The Irish News . Retrieved 29 May 2015.

[5] "Donegal Boston come of age". Hogan Stand . 16 July 2009. Retrieved 16 July 2009.

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