Aonghus Callanan (born 1985) is an Irish sportsman. He played for the

Galway Galway ( ; ga, Gaillimh, ) is a City status in Ireland, city in the West Region, Ireland, West of Ireland, in the Provinces of Ireland, province of Connacht, which is the county town of County Galway. It lies on the River Corrib between Lo ...

senior hurlers from 2005 to 2013. He plays club

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with

Liam Mellows William Joseph Mellows ( ga, Liam Ó Maoilíosa, 25 May 1892 – 8 December 1922) was an Irish republican and Sinn Féin politician. Born in England to an English father and Irish mother, he grew up in Ashton-under-Lyne before moving to Ireland ...

and his

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with

Salthill-Knocknacarra Salthill-Knocknacarra () is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in the Salthill and Knocknacarra areas in Galway City, Ireland. The club is a member of the Galway GAA. Salthill-Knocknacarra GAA Club caters for huge numbers of young boys a ...

. Callanan plays his club hurling with his local Liam Mellows club in Galway. He has had some success at underage level including a Minor A Championship and the club won a senior

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in 2017. Callanan plays his club football with his local

club in Galway. He has success at all grades in underage level and won an All Ireland Club Title in 2006. Callanan left the Galway panel in 2012 to travel

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but returned to the panel for the 2013 season.

References

1985 births Living people Galway inter-county hurlers Salthill-Knocknacarra Gaelic footballers Liam Mellows hurlers Sportspeople from Galway (city) {{Galway-hurling-bio-stub