Alan Larkin

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Alan Larkin
Personal information
Irish name Ailéin Ó Lorcáin
Sport Gaelic football
Position centreback
Born Dublin, Ireland
Occupation QFA
Club(s)
Years Club
Raheny
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
?-?
Dublin
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles ?
All-Irelands 2
All Stars 0

Alan Larkin is a former Gaelic footballer who played for the Raheny club and for the Dublin county team.[1]

Playing career[]

Larkin won his first all-Ireland with Dublin in 1974 when they defeated Galway 0-14 to 1-6. He won his second title with Dublin in 1977 when Dublin defeated Armagh 5-12 to 3-6. Larkin served as manager of the Dublin minor team and led them to an All-Ireland in the 1980s.[1]

Post-football career[]

Larkin has worked for Ministers of the Word in Beaumont Hospital and in his own parish of Kilmore West.[2] He coached a Dublin minor league team, which won the Leinster Championship in 1994.[3] He is married to his wife, Rose, and together they have five children and three grandchildren.[2]

References[]

  1. ^ a b "Raheny GAA Formation of the Club". Archived from the original on 2007-12-01. Retrieved 2008-04-06.
  2. ^ a b "GAA football hero ministers to the Word". Catholicireland.net. 2015-01-10. Retrieved 2019-10-01.
  3. ^ "`He was always the first to training, you'd have to drag him off the field at the end ... '". Independent.ie. Retrieved 2019-10-01.
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