Danaher Sheehan
| Full name | Michael Danaher Sheehan | ||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Limerick, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 3 November 1974 | ||||||||||||||||
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Michael Danaher Sheehan was an Irish international rugby union player.[1]
Sheehan used his mother's maiden name "Danaher" as his given name.[2]
A scrum-half, Sheehan was a nippy player and appeared in the Young Munster team which won the 1927-28 Bateman Cup title. His solitary Ireland cap came against England at Lansdowne Road in the 1932 Home Nations.[3] He could also play soccer and appeared for Limerick F.C. in the 1937–38 League of Ireland season.[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Sheehan To Play Scrum Half In Dublin". Belfast News-Letter. 13 February 1932.
- ^ O'Donovan, Austin (December 2003). 365 Days Less 2 Days. p. 112.
- ^ "M. D. Sheehan For Bective". Belfast Telegraph. 4 October 1932.
- ^ "Soccer "Convert"". Sunderland Daily Echo and Shipping Gazette. 15 January 1938.
External links
[edit]- Danaher Sheehan at ESPNscrum