Code: | Hurling |
Sport: | Hurling |
Paul Phelan | |
Irish: | Pól Ó Faoileáin |
Feet: | 5 |
Inches: | 8 |
Occupation: | County council employee |
Nickname: | Chunky |
County: | Kilkenny |
Province: | Leinster |
Club: | Ballyhale Shamrocks |
Clcounty: | 4 |
Clprovince: | 1 |
Clallireland: | 1 |
Counties: | Kilkenny |
Icposition: | Left corner-back |
Icyears: | 1989-1993 |
Icapps(Points): | 2 (0-00) |
Icprovince: | 0 |
Icallireland: | 0 |
Nhl: | 1 |
Allstars: | 0 |
Icupdate: | 18:01, 10 January 2015 |
Birth Date: | 1966 6, df=y |
Birth Place: | Ballyhale, County Kilkenny, Ireland |
Paul Phelan (born 27 June 1966) is an Irish former hurler who played as a left corner-back for the Kilkenny senior team.[1]
Born in Ballyhale, County Kilkenny, Phelan first arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he first linked up with the Kilkenny minor team. He made his senior debut during the 1989-90 league. Phelan remained on the panel for a number of years and won one National Hurling League medal.
At club level Phelan is a one-time All-Ireland medallist with Ballyhale Shamrocks. In addition to this he has also won one Leinster medal and four championship medals.
Throughout his career Phelan made just 2 championship appearances. He retired from inter-county hurling following the conclusion of the 1993 championship.