- Michael Connolly (hurler)
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Michael Connolly Personal information Irish name Mícheál Ó Conghaile Sport Dual player Position Midfield Born 19 June 1954
Castlegar, County GalwayHeight 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Occupation Carpenter Club(s) Years Club 1970s-1980s Castlegar Inter-county(ies) Years County 1970s-1980s Galway Inter-county titles All Irelands 1 All Stars 0 Football Hurling League titles 0 Michael Connolly (born 19 June 1954 in Castlegar, County Galway) is an Irish retired sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club Castlegar and was a member of the Galway and London senior inter-county teams from the 1970s until the 1990s.[1]
References
- ^ "Galway GAA profile". www.hoganstand.com. http://www.hoganstand.com/Galway/Profile.aspx. Retrieved 2010-05-02.
Sporting positions Preceded by Galway Senior Hurling Captain
1984Succeeded by
Brendan LynskeyTeams
Galway - All-Ireland Senior Hurling Champions 1980 (2nd title) 1 M. Conneely | 2 C. Hayes | 3 N. McInerney | 4 J. Cooney | 5 S. Linnane | 6 S. Silke | 7 S. Coen | 8 M. Connolly | 9 S. Mahon | 10 F. Burke | 11 Joe Connolly (c) | 12 P. J. Molloy | 13 B. Forde | 14 John Connolly | 15 N. Lane |
Subs used: F. Gantley for M. Connolly | J. Ryan for P. J. Molloy |
Manager: C. Farrell |Galway - All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Runners-up 1981 1 M. Conneely | 2 S. Coen | 3 N. McInerney | 4 J. Cooney | 5 S. Linnane | 6 S. Silke (c) | 7 I. Clarke | 8 M. Connolly | 9 S. Mahon | 10 F. Gantley | 11 Joe Connolly | 12 P. J. Molloy | 13 B. Forde | 14 John Connolly | 15 N. Lane |
Subs used: F. Burke for F. Gantley | P. Ryan B. Forde |
Manager: J. McDonagh |Galway - All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Runners-up 1985 1 P. Murphy | 2 O. Kilkenny | 3 C. Hayes | 4 S. Linnane | 5 P. Finnerty | 6 T. Keady | 7 T. Kilkenny | 8 M. Connolly (c) | 9 S. Mahon | 10 M. McGrath | 11 B. Lynskey | 12 J. Cooney | 13 B. Forde | 14 N. Lane | 15 P. J. Molloy |
Subs used: J. Murphy for M. McGrath | A. Cunningham for B. Forde | M. Haverty for M. Connolly |
Manager: C. Farrell |Galway - All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Runners-up 1986 1 J. Commins | 2 S. Linnane | 3 C. Hayes | 4 O. Kilkenny | 5 P. Finnerty | 6 T. Keady | 7 G. McInrney | 8 S. Mahon | 9 P. Piggott | 10 T. Kilkenny | 11 B. Lynskey (c) | 12 M. Naughton | 13 A. Cunningham | 14 J. Cooney | 15 N. Lane |
Subs used: P. J. Molloy P. Piggott | M. Connolly for S. Mahon | P. Murphy for A. Cunningham |
Manager: C. Farrell |Categories:- 1954 births
- Living people
- Castlegar hurlers
- Galway hurlers
- London hurlers
- Connacht hurlers
- Winners of one All-Ireland medal (hurling)
- People from County Galway
- Connacht hurling biography stubs
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