Cha Whelan

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Jarlath Whelan
Personal information
Irish name Jarlath Ó Faoileáin
Sport Hurling
Position Full-back
Born (1939-09-07)7 September 1939
Thomastown, County Kilkenny, Ireland
Died 22 March 1996(1996-03-22) (aged 56)
Kilkenny, Ireland
Nickname Cha
Occupation Tarmacadam contractor
Club(s)
Years Club
 Thomastown
Faughs
Club titles
London titles 1
Inter-county(ies)
Years County
1961-1967
 Kilkenny
Inter-county titles
Leinster titles 1
All-Irelands 1
NHL 0

Jarlath "Cha" Whelan (7 September 1939 – 22 March 1996) was an Irish hurler who played as a full-back for the Kilkenny and London senior teams.

Born in Thomastown, County Kilkenny, Whelan first played hurling without success during his school days. Although never playing minor hurling at inter-county level, he arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of twenty-one when he made his senior debut in the 1960-61 National Hurling League. Whelan later played with London, but returned to Kilkenny and made several cameo appearances over the following four years, winning one All-Ireland medal and one Leinster medal on the field of play.[1][2]

At club level Whelan began and ended his career with Thomastown.[3] He also played with Faughs in Dublin and won one championship medal with in London.

Whelan retired from inter-county hurling after winning a second All-Ireland medal as a non-playing substitute in the 1967 championship

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References[]

  1. ^ "Kilkenny GAA profile". Hogan Stand website. Archived from the original on 14 October 2011. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
  2. ^ "Leinster Senior Hurling Finalists" (PDF). Leinster GAA website. Archived from the original (PDF) on 4 December 2013. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
  3. ^ "Historic Achievements of the Club and its Members". Thomastown GAA website. Archived from the original on 26 October 2013. Retrieved 28 June 2013.
  4. ^ Lawlor, Damian (10 July 2011). "Keeping up appearances". Irish Independent. Retrieved 22 June 2013.
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