Dan McCarthy
Personal information
Irish name Dónall Mac Cárthaigh
Sport Hurling
Position Full-forward
Born 1918
Ballincollig, County Cork, Ireland
Club(s)
Years Club
 Ballincollig
Club titles
Cork titles 0
Inter-county(ies)
Years County Apps (scores)
1941
 Cork 0 (0-00)
Inter-county titles
Munster titles 0
All-Irelands 0
NHL 0

Daniel McCarthy (born 1918) was an Irish hurler who played as a full-forward for the Cork senior team.

McCarthy joined the team during the 1941 championship and was an unused substitute for that year's campaign. It was a successful year for Cork and McCarthy won an All-Ireland medal as a member of the extended panel.

At club level McCarthy was a three-time county club championship runner-up with Ballincollig.

Playing career

Club

McCarthy played his club hurling with Ballincollig and enjoyed much success.

In 1939 McCarthy won an intermediate championship medal as Ballincollig defeated Ballinora by 4-6 to 4-4.

McCarthy's side subsequently earned the unwanted distinction of losing three successive championship deciders to Glen Rovers and St. Finbarr's (twice) between 1941 and 1943.[1]

Inter-county

McCarthy first came to prominence on the inter-county scene as a member of the Cork minor hurling team when he was unused substitute in 1933. Three years later he was recalled to the starting fifteen for the All-Ireland final against Kilkenny. A narrow 2-4 to 2-3 defeat was McCarthy's lot on that occasion.

An outbreak of foot and mouth disease severely hampered the 1941 championship as McCarthy joined the team. As a result of this Cork were nominated to represent the province in the All-Ireland series. McCarthy was an unused substitute for the final against Dublin. At the full-time whistle Cork had won by 5-11 to 0-6. It was one of the most one-sided championship deciders of all-time, however, it did give McCarthy an All-Ireland medal, albeit as a sub.

Honours

Team

Ballincollig
Cork

References

  1. ↑ "History 1940 to 1969". Ballincollig GAA website. Archived from the original on 24 June 2013. Retrieved 2 March 2013.
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