Bill O'Callaghan

William O’Callaghan

Personal information
Irish name	Liam Ó Ceallacháin
Sport	Hurling
Position	Forward
Born	1868 Cork, Ireland
Died	16 January 1946 (aged 77) Dorset, England
Nickname	Bill
Occupation	Telegraph clerk
Club(s)
Years	Club
	Redmond's
Club titles
Cork titles	1
Inter-county(ies)*
Years	County	Apps (scores)
1892-1893	Cork	2
Inter-county titles
Munster titles	1
All-Irelands	1
*Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 13:46, 3 May 2015.

William Henry O’Callaghan (1868 – 16 January 1946) was an Irish hurler who played as a forward for the Cork senior team.

Born in Cork, O'Callaghan first arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of twenty-four when he first linked up with the Cork senior team. He made his senior debut during the 1892 championship. O'Callaghan immediately became a regular member of the team and won one All-Ireland medal and one Munster medal. In 1892 O'Callaghan captained the team to the All-Ireland title.[1][2]

At club level O'Callaghan was a one-time championship medalist with Redmond's.^[citation needed]

Throughout his career O'Callaghan made just two championship appearances. He retired from inter-county hurling following the conclusion of the 1893 championship.^[citation needed]

References

1. "Cork GAA profile". Hogan Stand website. Archived from the original on 16 February 2009. Retrieved 18 May 2012.
2. "Senior Hurling". Munster GAA website. Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 18 May 2012.