| Full name | Cyril Tait O'Callaghan | ||||||||||||||||
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| Date of birth | (1889-09-09)9 September 1889 | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of birth | Carlow, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 6 April 1984(1984-04-06) (aged 94) | ||||||||||||||||
| Place of death | Bury St Edmunds, England | ||||||||||||||||
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Cyril Tait O'Callaghan (9 September 1889 — 6 April 1984) was an Irish international rugby union player.
Born in Carlow, O'Callaghan was a wing three-quarter and played for Old Merchant Taylors, an English club. He gained seven Ireland caps, debuting in 1910, and scored two tries, both during the 1911 Five Nations.
O'Callaghan served as an officer with the 1st The Royal Dragoons and was awarded a Military Cross in 1916.
During the 1920s, O'Callaghan was an aide to the High Commissioner of Egypt George Lloyd, 1st Baron Lloyd.
O'Callaghan married an American from Boston after retiring from active service.
See also
References
- "Ireland's Team Against Wales". Daily Mirror. 28 February 1910.
- "Sportsmen In Honours List". Irish Independent. 24 October 1916.
- "Col C. T. O'Callaghan". Newmarket Journal. 19 April 1984.
- ^ "A Proposal By The Transatlantic Telephone". The Baltimore Sun. 24 December 1933.
External links
- Cyril O'Callaghan at ESPNscrum