Patrick Donnellan (born 19 June 1985) is an

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hurler who played as a centre-back for the

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senior team. At club level Donnellan plays with O'Callaghan's Mills. Born in O'Callaghan's Mills,

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, Donnellan first arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of seventeen when he first linked up with the Clare minor team before later joining the under-21 side. He made his senior debut during the 2006 championship. Donnellan has since gone on to play a key part in defence for Clare, and has won one

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medal and one National League (Division 2) medal. As a member of the

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inter-provincial team on a number of occasions, Donnellan has yet to win a

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medal. At club level he plays with O'Callaghan's Mills.

Playing career

Inter-county

Donnellan first played for Clare as a member of the minor and under-21 teams, however, he ended his underage playing days without a single victory. On 28 May 2006 Donnellan made his senior championship debut in Clare's 0-20 to 0-14 Munster semi-final defeat by

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. He was dropped from the team in 2007 before being recalled the following year. Donnellan was appointed captain of the Clare senior hurling team in 2012. On 8 September 2013 Donnellan led out Clare in the All-Ireland final against Cork. Three second-half goals through

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, Anthony Nash and

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, and a tenth point of the game from

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gave Cork a one-point lead as injury time came to an end. A last-gasp point from corner-back

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earned Clare a 0-25 to 3-16 draw. The replay on 28 September was regarded as one of the best in recent years. Clare's

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was a late addition to the team, and went on to score a hat-trick of goals in the first nineteen minutes of the game. Horgan top scored for Cork, however, further goals from

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and

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secured a 5-16 to 3-16 victory for Clare. It was Donnellan's first

medal, while he became only the third Clare man to lift the

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. In October 2017, Donnellan announced his retirement from inter-county hurling. He had missed the

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season with a cruciate ligament injury, and wasn't selected to play in the

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championship.

Honours

Player

;Clare *

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(1):

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(2): 2009, 2013

Individual

;Awards * All-Star (1): 2013

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Donnellan, Pat 1985 births Living people O'Callaghan's Mills hurlers Clare inter-county hurlers Munster inter-provincial hurlers