Donncha Sheehan

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Donncha Sheehan
Personal information
Irish name Donncha Ó Síocháin
Sport Hurling
Position Left corner-forward
Born (1979-08-24) 24 August 1979 (age 43)
Adare, County Limerick, Ireland
Club(s)
YearsClub
Adare
Club titles
Limerick titles 5
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCountyApps (scores)
2003-2009
Limerick 15 (1-11)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 0
All-Irelands 0
NHL 0
All Stars 0

Donncha Sheehan (born 24 August 1979) is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Adare and was a member of the Limerick senior inter-county team from 2003 until 2009. [1] He was captain of the Limerick Under 21 team that won the 2000 All Ireland Under 21 Hurling Championship

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References

  1. "Donncha Sheehan". Hurling Stats. Archived from the original on 15 March 2012. Retrieved 18 May 2011.