Ronan Carolan is a former

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er who played for the Cavan county team.

Playing career

Carolan was a prolific freetaker for Cavan. He helped Cavan reach the

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final in 1988, but they were defeated by Offaly. In 1989, Cavan had a great run in the

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claiming the Div. 2 title and reaching the semi-final, only to lose narrowly to Dublin in Croke Park. In the same year he won a

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medal when Cavan defeated Derry in the Final. He was a member of the Cavan squad that lost in the Ulster Final in 1996. But, in 1997, Carolan scored 10 points to help Cavan claim their only

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title in 28 years, beating Derry in Clones. Carolan is 10th in the top all-time Ulster marksman, scoring 2–138 (144 pts). Carolan is his county's top scorer in

history, finishing his career with 19–387 (444) in that competition.

References

External links

1997 Ulster Final
Year of birth missing (living people) Living people Ronan Cavan inter-county Gaelic footballers Irish physiotherapists Health professionals from County Cavan Cúchulainn's (Cavan) Gaelic footballers {{Cavan-gaelic-football-bio-stub