Pat Donnellan

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Pat Donnellan
Personal information
Irish name Pádraig Ó Dónalláin
Sport Gaelic football
Position Midfield
Born 1941
Dunmore, County Galway
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Club(s)
YearsClub
1950s-1970s
Dunmore McHales
Club titles
Galway titles 6
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCounty
1960-1967
Galway
Inter-county titles
Connacht titles 4
All-Irelands 2
NFL 1

Pat Donnellan (born 1941 in Dunmore, County Galway) is an Irish former sportsperson. He played Gaelic football with his local club Dunmore McHales and was a member of the Galway senior inter-county team from 1960 until 1967. [1]

Donnellan is a member of a famous football dynasty from Galway. His father, Michael Donnellan, won an All-Ireland medal with Galway in 1925. Donnellan's brother, John, captained Galway to the All-Ireland title in 1964. His nephew, Michael Donnellan, won All-Ireland medals with Galway in 1998 and 2001.

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References

  1. "Galway GAA profile". www.hoganstand.com. Archived from the original on 26 May 2010. Retrieved 18 April 2010.