Colman O'Donovan
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Midleton,
County Cork, Ireland
Fermoy, County Cork, Ireland
| Personal information | |||
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| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Left corner-forward | ||
| Born |
1927 Midleton, County Cork, Ireland | ||
| Died |
(aged 97) Fermoy, County Cork, Ireland | ||
| Nickname | Colie | ||
| Occupation | Roman Catholic priest | ||
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| Years | Club | ||
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Midleton Donoughmore | |||
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| Cork titles | 0 | ||
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| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
1951–1952 | Cork | 1 (0-00) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 1 | ||
| All-Irelands | 1 | ||
| NHL | 0 | ||
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Colman O'Donovan (1927 – 7 April 2025) was an Irish hurler. At club level, he played with Midleton and Donoughmore, and also lined out at inter-county level with various Cork teams.
O'Donovan first played hurling to a high standard as a student at St Colman's College in Fermoy.[1] His performances in the Harty Cup resulted in a call-up to the Cork minor hurling team in 1945.[2] O'Donovan later lined out with the junior team and won an All-Ireland JHC medal in 1950 in spite of not playing in the final against London.[3] He later progressed to the senior team and made his only championship appearance at left corner-forward in an All-Ireland semi-final defeat of Galway in 1952.[4] O'Donovan lost his place on the team for the subsequent All-Ireland final, but was presented with a winners' medal after the 2–14 to 0–07 defeat of Dublin.[5]