Cha Whelan Explained

Code:Hurling
Sport:Hurling
Jarlath Whelan
Irish:Jarlath Ó Faoileáin
Occupation:Tarmacadam contractor
Nickname:Cha
County:London
Province:Leinster
Club:Thomastown
Faughs
Seán McDermott's
Clposition:Half-back
Clcounty:1
Counties:Kilkenny
Icposition:Full-back
Icyears:1961-1967
Icprovince:1
Icallireland:1
Nhl:0
Icupdate:00:34, 28 June 2013
Birth Place:Thomastown, County Kilkenny, Ireland
Death Place:Kilkenny, Ireland
Birth Date:7 September 1939

Jarlath "Cha" Whelan (7 September 1939 – 22 March 1996) was an Irish hurler who played as a full-back for the Kilkenny and London senior teams.

Born in Thomastown, County Kilkenny, Whelan first played hurling during his school days. Although never playing minor hurling at inter-county level, he arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of twenty-one when he made his senior debut in the 1960-61 National Hurling League. Whelan later played with London, but returned to Kilkenny and made several cameo appearances over the following four years, winning one All-Ireland medal and one Leinster medal on the field of play.[1] [2]

At club level Whelan began and ended his career with Thomastown.[3] He also played with Faughs in Dublin and won one championship medal with Seán McDermott's in London.

Whelan retired from inter-county hurling after winning a second All-Ireland medal as a non-playing substitute in the 1967 championship

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Kilkenny GAA profile. Hogan Stand website. 28 June 2013. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20111014192436/http://hoganstand.com/Kilkenny/Profile.aspx. 14 October 2011.
  2. Web site: Leinster Senior Hurling Finalists . Leinster GAA website . 28 June 2013 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131204003136/http://www.leinstergaa.ie/_fileupload/Archives/P40_69%20Finalis.pdf . 4 December 2013 .
  3. Web site: Historic Achievements of the Club and its Members. Thomastown GAA website. 28 June 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20131026081509/http://thomastown.gaa.ie/club-executive/committees/history. 26 October 2013. dead.
  4. Web site: Keeping up appearances. Irish Independent. 10 July 2011. 22 June 2013. Damian. Lawlor.