John Cahill (hurler)

John Cahill

Personal information
Irish name	Seán Ó Cathail
Sport	Hurling
Position	Left corner-back
Born	1957 Cloughjordan, County Tipperary, Ireland
Nickname	JC
Occupation	Haulage contractor
Club(s)
Years	Club
	Kilruane MacDonaghs
Club titles
Tipperary titles	4
Munster titles	1
All-Ireland Titles	1
Inter-county(ies)
Years	County	Apps (scores)
1985-1986	Tipperary	0 (0-00)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles	0
All-Irelands	0
NHL	0
All Stars	0

John Cahill (born 1957^[1]) is an Irish former hurler. At club level he played with Kilruane MacDonaghs and was also a member of the Tipperary senior hurling team.

Career

Cahill first played hurling at juvenile and underage levels with the Kilruane MacDonaghs.^[2] After captaining the club's under-21 team to divisional honours in 1978, he also won a Tipperary IHC title the same year.^[3] After winning three Tipperary SHC titles as a substitute, Cahill secured a permanent place on the senior team for his fourth success in 1985. He was at right corner-back on the Kilruane MacDonaghs team that won the All-Ireland Club Championship title in 1986.^[4][5]

At inter-county level, Cahill never played at minor or under-21 levels but was included on the Tipperary junior hurling team in 1983. He was called up to the senior team for the 1986 Munster SHC campaign.^[6]

Honours

Kilruane MacDonaghs

• All-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Championship: 1986
• Munster Senior Club Hurling Championship: 1985
• Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship: 1977, 1978, 1979, 1985
• North Tipperary Senior Hurling Championship: 1977, 1978, 1979, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1990
• Tipperary Intermediate Hurling Championship: 1978

References

1. "Co. Tipperary Senior Hurling Final match programme 1985" (PDF). Tipperary Studies website. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
2. "The proud and rich tradition of Kilruane MacDonaghs". Tipp FM website. 5 June 2020. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
3. "Kilruane MacDonaghs All-Ireland Profiles". Kilruane MacDonaghs GAA website. 23 March 2011. Archived from the original on 18 May 2022. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
4. "Senior Hurling (Club)". Munster GAA website. 7 June 2009. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
5. "Kilruane". New Ross Standard. 20 March 2004. Retrieved 12 March 2022.
6. "Tipperary teams: 1980-1989". Premier View website. Retrieved 12 March 2022.

External links

• John Cahill player profile