Colm Sheehan

Colm Sheehan (born 9 September 1941) was an Irish

Sheehan made his first appearance for the Cork senior hurling team during the 1965 Munster Championship, having earlier played for the county in the minor, junior and intermediate grades. In 1966 he scored a hat-trick of goals in the final when Cork won their first All-Ireland Championship in 12 years, having earlier won the Munster Championship. Sheehan ended his inter-county career with the Cork intermediate team in 1968.

His grandnephew,

Two years later, in 1965, Éire Óg reached the final of the intermediate championship. Glen Rovers won the final 3-8 to 3-5.^[4]

Inter-county

Sheehan first played for Cork as a member of the minor hurling team on 18 May 1958. He scored 1-1 on his debut in a 2-15 to 3-7 Munster quarter-final defeat by Clare. Sheehan's two seasons as a member of the minor team ended without success.^{[citation needed]}

In 1963 Sheehan was back playing inter-county with Cork, this time as a member of the intermediate team. He won a Munster medal the following year after scoring 1-1 in Cork's 4-14 to 1-10 defeat of Galway. On 16 August 1964 Cork faced Wexford in the All-Ireland decider. A low-scoring 2-8 to 1-5 defeat was Sheehan's lot on that occasions.^{[citation needed]}

Sheehan made his senior championship debut for Cork on 4 July 1965 in a 2-6 apiece Munster semi-final draw with Waterford.^{[citation needed]}

The following year Sheehan was a regular member of the starting fifteen. A 4-9 to 2-9 defeat of Waterford in the provincial decider gave him a Munster medal. The subsequent All-Ireland final on 4 September 1966 pitted Kilkenny against Cork for the first time in nineteen years. Kilkenny were the favourites, however, a hat-trick of goals from Sheehan gave Cork a 3-9 to 1-10 victory over Kilkenny.^[5] Not only was it a first championship for Cork in twelve years, but it also gave Sheehan an All-Ireland medal.

Sheehan played no part in Cork's unsuccessful championship campaign in 1967 but was restored to full-forward the following year as Cork faced a 2-13 to 1-7 Munster final defeat by Tipperary. This defeat brought the curtain down on Sheehan's inter-county career.^{[citation needed]}

Career statistics

Honours

Éire Óg

• Cork Junior Hurling Championship
  (2): 1962, 1977
• Mid Cork Junior A Hurling Championship (6): 1960, 1961, 1962, 1971, 1972, 1977

Cork

• All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship (1): 1966
• Munster Senior Hurling Championship (1): 1966

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