Pat Donnellan (born 1941 in
Dunmore,
County Galway
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) is an
Irish former sportsperson. He played
Gaelic football
Gaelic football ( ga, Peil Ghaelach; short name '), commonly known as simply Gaelic, GAA or Football is an Irish team sport. It is played between two teams of 15 players on a rectangular grass pitch. The objective of the sport is to score by kic ...
with his local club
Dunmore McHales
Dunmore MacHales GAA ( ga, CLG Dún Mhór Mhic Eil) is a Gaelic Athletic Association club based in Dunmore, County Galway, Ireland. The club is a member of Galway GAA. Teams at underage and Intermediate level play in the Galway League and Cham ...
and was a member of 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 inter-county team from 1960 until 1967.
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
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Domnallan mac Maelbrigdi
Domnallan mac Maelbrigdi, Irish dynast, fl. c. 9th/10th century.
Biography
Domnallan was the son of Maelbrigdi, a member of the Ui Maine dynasty, located in south-east Connacht. His pedigree is given as ''Domnallan mac Maelbrigdi mic Grenain ...
, from whom the surname Donnellan derives.
References
1941 births
Living people
Dunmore McHales Gaelic footballers
Galway inter-county Gaelic footballers
Connacht inter-provincial Gaelic footballers
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