Ray Carolan

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Ray Carolan
Personal information
Irish name Réamann Ó Cearbhalláin
Sport Gaelic football
Position Midfielder
Born County Cavan, Ireland
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCounty
 Cavan
Inter-county titles
Ulster titles 4
All-Irelands 0
All Stars 2

Ray Carolan is a former Gaelic footballer who played for the Cavan county team.

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Playing career

Ray Carolan was a midfielder and played his club football with Cross and later with Cuchulainns (an amalgamation in 1969 of Cross and Mullagh teams). [1] for 22 years. His last game with Cuchulainns was playing in an intermediate final in 1980 by which time he was also the team manager. His playing career started in St Patrick's College Cavan and he progressed to play for Cavan minors and junior teams and then on the senior team from 1962 - 1974. In addition he also played for Ulster in the Railway Cup and played in competitions in the US and at Wembley.

He won his first MacRory Cup medal with St Patrick's College Cavan in 1961 and captained the team to victory again in 1962 receiving a newly commissioned cup which was not replaced until 2012.

Ulster Junior Championship medal in 1962

Ulster Senior Championship medals in 1962, ’64, ’67 and ’69.

Railway Cup medals with Ulster in 1963, ‘ 65, ’66 ’68. 70 and 71.

Two Dr McKenna Cup medals

Wembley Cup medals in 1966 and '67

Cú Chulainn Awards in 1966 and '67 (precursor to the All Star Awards which started in 1971) . [2] [3]

As well as captaining the 1970 Ulster team, he also served as captain on the Cavan senior and minor teams as well as at club level with Cross and Cuchalainns.

Other Achievements

Selected to play in Cardinal Cushing games in New York, Boston and Hartford in 1966

Replacement in All Star teams which played in San Francisco in 1971 and 1972

Two Wembley Cup medals in 1966 and 1967

Selected centre field on Cavan Team of the Century (1900 - 2000)

Selected centre field Irish Farmers Journal - All Ireland Farmers Team of All Times

Selected in top 125 greatest starts of GAA (up to 2009)

Selected centre field on Ulster GAA All Stars (1962 - 2012)

In addition to playing he managed the Cavan Junior team which won the Ulster Junior Championship in 1984 as well as managing Cuchullains and Cavan Gaels teams for two year terms. He has been a member of Breffni Park Development Committee for 40 years.

In his non sporting life, he farmed in Cavan with pigs and cattle. He won the Beef Suckler Farm of the Year 1988 and in 2008 received the Hall of Fame Award for his contribution to the development of the Limousin Breed in Ireland [4]

President of the Irish Limousin Cattle Society

President of the International Limousin Council

Board member of Board Bi for two terms

Chair of the Bord Bia Meat and Livestock Board

He is married to Una and has three children Fidelma, Niall and Rachel

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References

  1. ↑ Link text, additional text.
  2. ↑ "125 - Cavan Player List". 11 February 2009.
  3. ↑ "The 125 greatest stars of the GAA:124-101". Irish Independent. 3 November 2009. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
  4. ↑ http://www.irishlimousin.com/hall-of-fame-08.html%5B%5D


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