Dan O'Sullivan (Gaelic footballer)
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| Native name | Dónall Ó Súilleabháin (Irish) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 1927 Carrigadrohid, County Cork, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 2013 (aged 86) Carrigadrohid, County Cork, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Gaelic football | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Full-forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Daniel Joseph O'Sullivan (1927–2013)[1] was an Irish Gaelic footballer who played as a full-forward for the Cork senior team.[2]
Born in Carrigadrohid, County Cork, O'Sullivan first arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of twenty-four when he first linked up with the Cork junior team. He made his senior debut in the 1950 championship. He was a Munster runner-up on two occasions.
At club level, O'Sullivan won one championship medal in the junior grade with Canovee.[3]
Throughout his career O'Sullivan made five championship appearances for Cork. He retired from senior inter-county football following the conclusion of the 1953 championship.
Honours
- Canovee
- Cork Junior Football Championship (1): 1950[3]
- Cork
- All-Ireland Junior Football Championship (1): 1955[4]
- Munster Junior Football Championship (2): 1953, 1955
References
- ^ "2013 News". canoveegaa.org. Canovee GAA. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
- ^ "Cork Senior Football Teams: 1950-1959" (PDF). Cork GAA website. 18 December 2020. Retrieved 2 December 2013.
- ^ a b "Roll Of Honour". canoveegaa.org. Canovee GAA. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
- ^ "Work on Carrigadrohid begins". The Corkman. Independent News & Media. 2 March 2006. Retrieved 10 December 2020.
Dan O'Sullivan [..] captained Cork juniors in 1951, but was promoted to Cork seniors mid season [..] Dan also won an All Ireland medal with Cork juniors in 1955