Pat Donnellan
Irish Gaelic footballer (born 1941)
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Pat Donnellan (born 1941 in Dunmore, County Galway) is an Irish former sportsperson. He played Gaelic football with his local club Dunmore McHales and was a member of the Galway senior inter-county team from 1960 until 1967.[1]
Nativename
Born1941 (age 84–85)
Height5 ft 8 in (173 cm)
SportGaelic football
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| Born | 1941 (age 84–85) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Gaelic football | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Midfield | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Donnellan is a member of a famous football dynasty from Galway. His father, Michael Donnellan, won an All-Ireland medal with Galway in 1925. Donnellan's brother, John, captained Galway to the All-Ireland title in 1964. His nephew, Michael Donnellan, won All-Ireland medals with Galway in 1998 and 2001.
See also
- Domnallan mac Maelbrigdi, from whom the surname Donnellan derives.
