Personal information | |||
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Irish name | Donncha Céileachair | ||
Sport | Gaelic Football | ||
Position | Left corner-forward | ||
Born | 1931 Millstreet, County Cork, Ireland | ||
Died | 13 January 2002 (aged 70) Wellington Road, Cork, Ireland | ||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
Nickname | Toots | ||
Occupation | Cattle dealer | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
Millstreet | |||
Club titles | |||
Cork titles | 0 | ||
Inter-county(ies)* | |||
Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1950-1958 | Cork | 24 (2-29) | |
Inter-county titles | |||
Munster titles | 2 | ||
All-Irelands | 0 | ||
NFL | 2 | ||
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 01:28, 12 April 2012. |
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