Donal Whelan
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Dónall Ó Faoileáin | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Left corner-forward | ||
| Born |
1931 Abbeyside, County Waterford, Ireland | ||
| Died |
21 September 1995 (aged 64) Dungarvan, County Waterford, Ireland | ||
| Height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) | ||
| Nickname | Duck | ||
| Occupation | Secondary school principal | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Abbeyside | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Waterford titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
| Waterford | |||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 2 | ||
| All-Irelands | 1 | ||
| NHL | 0 | ||
Donal Whelan (1931 - 21 September 1995) is an Irish retired hurler who played as a left corner-forward for the Waterford senior team.
Whelan was a key member of the team during a golden age for Waterford hurling in the late 1950s. During his inter-county career he won one All-Ireland medal and two Munster medals. Whelan was an All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion.[1]
At club level Whelan enjoyed a lengthy career with Abbeyside.
References[]
- ^ "Waterford GAA profile". Hogan Stand website. Archived from the original on 13 January 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2012.
Categories:
- 1930 births
- 1995 deaths
- Abbeyside hurlers
- Waterford inter-county hurlers
- Munster inter-provincial hurlers
- All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship winners
- Waterford hurling biography stubs