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Donal Whelan

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Donal Whelan
Personal information
Irish name Dónall Ó Faoileáin
Sport Hurling
Position Left corner-back
Born 1931
County Waterford, Ireland
Height 5 ft 8 in (1.73 m)
Nickname Duck
Occupation Technical School Headmaster
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 Anthony Whelan is an Irish retired hurler who played as a left corner-back 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

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  1. ^ "Waterford GAA profile". Hogan Stand website. Archived from the original on 13 January 2016. Retrieved 30 December 2012.