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Darach Honan Personal information Irish name Darach Ó hEoghanáin Sport Hurling Position Full-forward Born Clonlara, County Clare, Ireland Height 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) Occupation Student Club(s) Years Club 2007-present Clonlara Club Titles Clare titles 1 Inter-county(ies) Years County Apps (scores) 2010-present Clare 3 (1-5) Inter-county titles Munster titles 0 All Irelands 0 NHL 0 All Stars 0 Darach Honan (born 21 March 1990 in Clonlara, County Clare, Ireland) is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Clonlara and has been a member of the Clare senior inter-county team since 2010.[1]
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Early life
Born in Clonlara, County Clare, Honan is the son of Colm Honan, a former Clare hurler, and Máire Ní Ghráda, an academic and native of Cork.[2] Honan was educated at the local national school before attending Ard Scoil Rís in Limerick. Here he concentrated on basketball and enjoyed much success at All-Ireland level with the school. Honan subsequently studied at University College Cork.[3]
Playing career
Club
Honan plays his club hurling with Clonlara and has enjoyed much success. In 2008 he was just out of the minor grade when Clonlara lined out against Newmarket-on-Fergus in the final of the county senior championship. On that occasion Clonlara ended an 89-year wait to claim the championship with a 1-12 to 1-9 win.[4]
Inter-county
Honan first played hurling for Clare as a member of the county's minor team. He enjoyed little success in this grade but later became a key member of the Clare under-21 side. In 2009 Clare made history by winning the Munster title in that grade for the very first time. Honan's side later played in the All-Ireland final against Kilkenny, claiming a narrow 0-15 to 0-14 victory and a very first All-Ireland under-21 title.[5] Honan was later named the inaugural Bord Gais Energy Breakthrough Player of the Year.
Honan made his senior championship debut for Clare in a Munster semi-final clash against Waterford in 2010. In spite of being beaten Honan scored an impressive 1-3 on his debut.
References
- ^ "Darach Honan: Standing Tall". Fired Up. http://www.firedup.gaa.ie/interview_dhonan.html. Retrieved 7 January 2009.
- ^ "Máire Ní Ghráda". Armagh pipers. http://www.armaghpipers.org/artists/maireNiGhrada.html. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
- ^ "Up Close and Personal with...Darach Honan". GAA website. 15 June 2011. http://www.gaa.ie/gaa-news-and-videos/daily-news/1/1506111356-up-close-and-personal-withdarach-honan/. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
- ^ "Madden's sharp shooting brings 89-year Clonlara famine to an end". Irish Independent. 27 October 2008. http://www.independent.ie/sport/hurling/maddens-sharp-shooting-brings-89year-clonlara-famine-to-an-end-1510765.html. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
- ^ "Last-gasp O’Donovan makes it a Clare day at Croker". Irish Examiner. 14 September 2009. http://www.irishexaminer.com/archives/2009/0914/ireland/last-gasp-odonovan-makes-it-a-clare-day-at-croker-100853.html. Retrieved 22 June 2011.
Categories:- 1990 births
- Living people
- Clonlara hurlers
- Clare hurlers
- People from County Clare
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