Personal information | |||
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Irish name | Columba Ó Croidheáin | ||
Sport | Gaelic football | ||
Position | Midfield | ||
Born |
1929 Ballinamore, County Leitrim, Irish Free State | ||
Died |
(aged 94) Ballinamore,, County Leitrim, Ireland | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's | |||
Club titles | |||
Leitrim titles | 1 | ||
Inter-county(ies) | |||
Years | County | ||
1950-1962 | Leitirm | ||
Inter-county titles | |||
Connacht titles | 0 | ||
All-Irelands | 0 | ||
NFL | 0 |
Thomas Columba Cryan (1929 – 5 May 2024) was an Irish Gaelic footballer. He played at club level with Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's and at inter-county level with the Leitrim senior football team.
Educated at Blackrock College in Dublin, Cryan first played Gaelic football with the Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's club. [1] He captained the team to the Leitrim SFC title in 1956. [2]
Cryan first played for Leitrim as a member of the minor team in 1947. He progressed to the junior team and won a Connacht JFC medal in 1952. Cryan was part of the Leitrim senior football team that lost four consecutive Connacht SFC finals to Galway from 1957 to 1961. He was also a sub on the Connacht team that won back-to-back Railway Cup titles in 1957 and 1958. Cryan ended his inter-county career by claiming a second Connacht JFC medal in 1962. [3]
Cryan died on 5 May 2024, at the age of 94. [4]
Personal information | |||
---|---|---|---|
Irish name | Columba Ó Croidheáin | ||
Sport | Gaelic football | ||
Position | Midfield | ||
Born |
1929 Ballinamore, County Leitrim, Irish Free State | ||
Died |
(aged 94) Ballinamore,, County Leitrim, Ireland | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's | |||
Club titles | |||
Leitrim titles | 1 | ||
Inter-county(ies) | |||
Years | County | ||
1950-1962 | Leitirm | ||
Inter-county titles | |||
Connacht titles | 0 | ||
All-Irelands | 0 | ||
NFL | 0 |
Thomas Columba Cryan (1929 – 5 May 2024) was an Irish Gaelic footballer. He played at club level with Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's and at inter-county level with the Leitrim senior football team.
Educated at Blackrock College in Dublin, Cryan first played Gaelic football with the Ballinamore Seán O'Heslin's club. [1] He captained the team to the Leitrim SFC title in 1956. [2]
Cryan first played for Leitrim as a member of the minor team in 1947. He progressed to the junior team and won a Connacht JFC medal in 1952. Cryan was part of the Leitrim senior football team that lost four consecutive Connacht SFC finals to Galway from 1957 to 1961. He was also a sub on the Connacht team that won back-to-back Railway Cup titles in 1957 and 1958. Cryan ended his inter-county career by claiming a second Connacht JFC medal in 1962. [3]
Cryan died on 5 May 2024, at the age of 94. [4]