Ray Carolan
Personal information | |||
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Irish name | Réamann Ó Cearbhalláin | ||
Sport | Gaelic football | ||
Position | Midfielder | ||
Born | County Cavan, Ireland | ||
Inter-county(ies) | |||
Years | County | ||
Cavan | |||
Inter-county titles | |||
Ulster titles | 4 | ||
All-Irelands | 0 | ||
All Stars | 2 |
Ray Carolan is a former Gaelic footballer who played for the Cavan county team.
Playing career[]
Ray Carolan was a midfielder and played his club football with Cuchulainns, the local team in Cross where he was born in 1943. He captained the St Patrick's College Cavan team to victory in the 1962 MacRory championship, receiving a newly commissioned cup which was replaced in 2012. His inspirational qualities helped Cavan win the Ulster Senior Championship in 1962, ’64, ’67 and ’69. He won Railway Cup medals with Ulster in 1964, ‘ 65, ’66 and ’68. He won two Cú Chulainn Awards in 1966 and '67.[1][2] He was a recipient of the 2008 Hall of Fame Award for the Limousin Breed.[3]
Dynasty[]
His father & uncle won an All-Ireland medals with Cavan in 1947, 1948 & 1952. (see Ulster Senior Football Championship)
References[]
- ^ http://irishnews125.blogspot.com/2009/02/125-cavan-player-list.html[bare URL]
- ^ "The 125 greatest stars of the GAA:124-101". Irish Independent. 3 November 2009. Retrieved 17 February 2021.
- ^ http://www.irishlimousin.com/hall-of-fame-08.html[permanent dead link]
- Living people
- Cavan inter-county Gaelic footballers
- Ulster Gaelic football biography stubs
- Cavan GAA stubs