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
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medal and one
Munster
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medal. In 1892 O'Callaghan captained the team to the All-Ireland title.
At club level O'Callaghan was a one-time
championship
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Championship systems
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Title match system
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medalist with
Redmond's.
Throughout his career O'Callaghan made just two championship appearances. He retired from inter-county hurling following the conclusion of the
1893 championship.
References
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1868 births
1946 deaths
Redmond's hurlers
Cork inter-county hurlers
All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship winners