| Full name | Michael Danaher Sheehan | ||||||||||||||||
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| Place of birth | Limerick, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
| Date of death | 3 November 1974 | ||||||||||||||||
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Michael Danaher Sheehan was an Irish international rugby union player.
Sheehan used his mother's maiden name "Danaher" as his given name.
A scrum-half, Sheehan was a nippy player and appeared in the Young Munster team which won the 1927-28 Bateman Cup title. His solitary Ireland cap came against England at Lansdowne Road in the 1932 Home Nations. He could also play soccer and appeared for Limerick F.C. in the 1937–38 League of Ireland season.
See also
References
- "Sheehan To Play Scrum Half In Dublin". Belfast News-Letter. 13 February 1932.
- O'Donovan, Austin (December 2003). 365 Days Less 2 Days. p. 112.
- "M. D. Sheehan For Bective". Belfast Telegraph. 4 October 1932.
- "Soccer "Convert"". Sunderland Daily Echo and Shipping Gazette. 15 January 1938.
External links
- Danaher Sheehan at ESPNscrum