Conor Clancy (born 26 November 1971[1]) is an Irish retired hurler. At club level he played with Kilmaley and at inter-county level with the Clare senior hurling team.

Career

Clancy played hurling as a student at St Flannan's College in Ennis and lined out in all grades during his time there. After winning a Dean Ryan Cup medal in 1988, he was part of the college's senior team that won the Dr Harty Cup title in 1989 after beating Shannon Comprehensive School in an all-Clare final.[2][3] Clancy also lined out in the subsequent one-point All-Ireland final defeat by St Kieran's College.[4]

After finishing his schooling, Clancy later played with University of Limerick in the Fitzgibbon Cup.[5] At club level, he played at all levels with Kilmaley. Clancy was at centre-forward for the club's 1–10 to 1–09 defeat of St Joseph's Doora-Barefield in the 2004 Clare SHC final.[6]

At inter-county level, Clancy first appeared for Clare as a member of the minor team. He won a Munster MHC medal before later losing to Offaly in the 1989 All-Ireland MHC final.[7] He later progressed to the under-21 team, with his last game in that grade being the 1992 Munster under-21 HC final defeat by Waterford.[8]

Clancy progressed to senior level and was full-forward on the Clare team that bridged a 63-year gap to win the Munster SHC title in 1995.[9] He later claimed an All-Ireland SHC medal after Clare beat Offaly to claim the title for the first time in 81 years.[10] Clancy won a second Munster SHC title in 1997, before claiming a second All-Ireland SHC winners' medal after a defeat of Tipperary in the 1997 All-Ireland final.[11] He won a third Munster SHC medal in four seasons in 1998.[12]

Honours

St Flannan's College
Kilmaley
Clare

References

  1. ^ Hayes, Seámus (1 September 1989). "Meet the players and selectors". The Clare Champion. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
  2. ^ "Easy for St Flannan's in Dean Ryan final". The Clare Champion. 4 December 1987. Retrieved 21 February 2025.
  3. ^ "Flannan's wreck a dream". Irish Independent. 13 March 1989. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
  4. ^ "All-Ireland Senior Colleges Title 1989". St Kieran's College website. Retrieved 26 June 2023.
  5. ^ "UL out of Fitzgibboon Cup". The Clare Champion. 4 February 2000. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
  6. ^ "Kilmaley end a 19-year wait". Irish Times. 25 October 2004. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
  7. ^ "Minor hurling". Munster GAA website. 29 May 2009. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  8. ^ "Waterford just edge past Clare". Irish Press. 16 July 1992. Retrieved 3 March 2025.
  9. ^ "20 years ago today the Clare hurlers won a famous Munster title...but where are they now?". The 42. 9 July 2015. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  10. ^ "Eamon Taaffe: 'It was only in later years we realised the respect we had gained'". Irish Examiner. 20 December 2015. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  11. ^ "Clare's second win was the sweetest - Jamesie O'Connor meets Brian Lohan to talk about '97". Irish Examiner. 21 May 2017. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
  12. ^ "Senior hurling". Munster GAA website. Retrieved 26 October 2023.
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