Danaher Sheehan Explained

Danaher Sheehan
Full Name:Michael Danaher Sheehan
Birth Place:Limerick, Ireland
Death Date:3 November 1974
Position:Scrum-half
Repyears1:1932
Repcaps1:1
Reppoints1:0

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]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Sheehan To Play Scrum Half In Dublin . . 13 February 1932.
  2. Book: O'Donovan . Austin . 365 Days Less 2 Days . December 2003 . 112.
  3. News: M. D. Sheehan For Bective . . 4 October 1932.
  4. News: Soccer "Convert" . Sunderland Daily Echo and Shipping Gazette . 15 January 1938.