Colm McAlarney born 1948 in Dún Laoghaire, Dublin, is a former Irish sportsperson.
Personal information | |||
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Sport | Gaelic football | ||
Position | Midfield | ||
Born | Dún Laoghaire, Dublin Ireland | ||
Occupation | Teacher | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
1965-1983 |
1965-1977 Liatroim Fontenoys | ||
Club titles | |||
Down titles | 2 | ||
Ulster titles | 0 | ||
All-Ireland Titles | 0 | ||
Inter-county(ies) | |||
Years | County | ||
1966-1981 | Down | ||
Inter-county titles | |||
Ulster titles | 4 | ||
All-Irelands | 1 | ||
NFL | 1 | ||
All Stars | 2 |
Gaelic football
editHe played Gaelic football with his local clubs Liatroim Fontenoys and Castlewellan and was a member of the Down senior inter-county team from the 1960s until the 1980s. McAlarney is the only player to have won Railway Cup winners' medals in each of three decades.[1] Colm was center back on the Down minor team that lost the All-Ireland Minor Final in 1966. He played midfield for the All-Ireland winning Down senior team of 1968, who defeated Kerry in the final. He was awarded man of the match for his performance in the 1968 All-Ireland final.
References
edit- ^ "Profile of Colm McAlarney". The Irish News. Archived from the original on 22 February 2016. Retrieved 16 September 2009.