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{{short description|Irish hurler}} |
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{{Infobox GAA player |
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| code= Hurling |
| code= Hurling |
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| sport = Hurling |
| sport = Hurling |
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| image = |
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| name = John Callinan |
| name = John Callinan |
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| fullname = John Callinan |
| fullname = John Callinan |
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| birth_date = 1955 |
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| placeofbirth = [[Clarecastle]] |
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| countryofbirth = [[County Clare]] |
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| dob = [[1955]] |
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| county = Clare |
| county = Clare |
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| province = Munster |
| province = Munster |
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| club = [[Clarecastle GAA|Clarecastle]] |
| club = [[Clarecastle GAA|Clarecastle]] |
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| clposition = Half-forward |
| clposition = Half-forward |
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| counties = Clare |
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| icposition = Half-forward |
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| icyears = 1973-1987 |
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| allstars = 2 |
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| birth_place=[[Clarecastle]], [[County Clare]] |
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'''John Callinan''' (born |
'''John Callinan''' (born 1955) is a former [[Republic of Ireland|Irish]] sportsperson. He played [[hurling]] with the [[Clare GAA|Clare]] senior inter-county team<ref>http://www.sligoweekender.ie/news/story/?trs=cwqlojqlkf{{Dead link|date=February 2020 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> from 1973 until 1987. |
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==Early life== |
==Early life== |
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John Callinan was born in [[Clarecastle]], [[County Clare]] in 1955. He was educated locally and would later become one of [[Clare GAA|Clare]]’s greatest-ever hurling players. |
John Callinan was born in [[Clarecastle]], [[County Clare]] in 1955 into a family of one brother and four sisters. He was educated locally and would later become one of [[Clare GAA|Clare]]’s greatest-ever hurling players. |
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He attended University College Dublin (UCD) where he also played on the University's Hurling Team. |
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He graduated as a Lawyer and currently practices in Ennis, County Clare. |
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===Club=== |
===Club=== |
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Callinan played his club [[hurling]] with his local [[Clarecastle GAA|Clarecastle]] club. He won senior [[Clare Senior Hurling Championship|county championship]] titles in |
Callinan played his club [[hurling]] with his local [[Clarecastle GAA|Clarecastle]] club. He won senior [[Clare Senior Hurling Championship|county championship]] titles in 1986 and 1987. |
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===Inter-county=== |
===Inter-county=== |
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Callinan played hurling with the [[Clare GAA|Clare]] minor team in the early 1970s before making his senior debut in |
Callinan played hurling with the [[Clare GAA|Clare]] minor team in the early 1970s before making his senior debut in 1973. The following year he played in his first [[Munster Senior Hurling Championship|Munster final]], however, his side lost out to [[Limerick GAA|Limerick]]. Three years later in 1977 Callinan had his first major success when he won a [[National Hurling League]] medal. However, this was followed by a Munster final defeat by [[Cork GAA|Cork]]. In 1978 he won a second consecutive National League title, however, Clare lost out once again to Cork in the Munster final. Two further Munster final appearances ended in defeat for Callinan in 1981 and 1986. He retired from inter-county hurling following defeat in the championship in 1987. |
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==References== |
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{{Reflist}} |
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==Teams== |
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{{1979 Hurling All Stars}} |
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{{1981 Hurling All Stars}} |
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Latest revision as of 05:24, 10 August 2023
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| Personal information | |||
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| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Half-forward | ||
| Born |
1955 Clarecastle, County Clare | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Clarecastle | |||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | ||
1973-1987 | Clare | ||
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 0 | ||
| All-Irelands | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 2 | ||
John Callinan (born 1955) is a former Irish sportsperson. He played hurling with the Clare senior inter-county team[1] from 1973 until 1987.
Early life
[edit]John Callinan was born in Clarecastle, County Clare in 1955 into a family of one brother and four sisters. He was educated locally and would later become one of Clare’s greatest-ever hurling players. He attended University College Dublin (UCD) where he also played on the University's Hurling Team.
He graduated as a Lawyer and currently practices in Ennis, County Clare.
Playing career
[edit]Club
[edit]Callinan played his club hurling with his local Clarecastle club. He won senior county championship titles in 1986 and 1987.
Inter-county
[edit]Callinan played hurling with the Clare minor team in the early 1970s before making his senior debut in 1973. The following year he played in his first Munster final, however, his side lost out to Limerick. Three years later in 1977 Callinan had his first major success when he won a National Hurling League medal. However, this was followed by a Munster final defeat by Cork. In 1978 he won a second consecutive National League title, however, Clare lost out once again to Cork in the Munster final. Two further Munster final appearances ended in defeat for Callinan in 1981 and 1986. He retired from inter-county hurling following defeat in the championship in 1987.
In spite of never winning a championship medal Callinan did win three Railway Cup medals with Munster in 1976, 1978 and 1981. He also won two All-Star awards in 1979 and 1981.