John Cahill (hurler)

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John Cahill
Personal information
Irish name Seán Ó Cathail
Sport Hurling
Position Left corner-back
Born 1957
Cloughjordan,
County Tipperary, Ireland
Nickname JC
Occupation Haulage contractor
Club(s)
YearsClub
 Kilruane MacDonaghs
Club titles
Tipperary titles 4
Munster titles 1
All-Ireland Titles 1
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCountyApps (scores)
1985-1986
 Tipperary 0 (0-00)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 0
All-Irelands 0
NHL 0
All Stars 0

John Cahill (born 1957 [1] ) is an Irish former hurler. At club level he played with Kilruane MacDonaghs and was also a member of the Tipperary senior hurling team.

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Career

Cahill first played hurling at juvenile and underage levels with the Kilruane MacDonaghs. [2] After captaining the club's under-21 team to divisional honours in 1978, he also won a Tipperary IHC title the same year. [3] After winning three Tipperary SHC titles as a substitute, Cahill secured a permanent place on the senior team for his fourth success in 1985. He was at right corner-back on the Kilruane MacDonaghs team that won the All-Ireland Club Championship title in 1986. [4] [5]

At inter-county level, Cahill never played at minor or under-21 levels but was included on the Tipperary junior hurling team in 1983. He was called up to the senior team for the 1986 Munster SHC campaign. [6]

Honours

Kilruane MacDonaghs

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References

  1. ↑ "Co. Tipperary Senior Hurling Final match programme 1985" (PDF). Tipperary Studies website. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  2. ↑ "The proud and rich tradition of Kilruane MacDonaghs". Tipp FM website. 5 June 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  3. ↑ "Kilruane MacDonaghs All-Ireland Profiles". Kilruane MacDonaghs GAA website. 23 March 2011. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  4. ↑ "Senior Hurling (Club)". Munster GAA website. 7 June 2009. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  5. ↑ "Kilruane". New Ross Standard. 20 March 2004. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
  6. ↑ "Tipperary teams: 1980-1989". Premier View website. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
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