Personal information | |||
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Irish name | Daithí Ó Clochasaigh | ||
Sport | Hurling | ||
Position | Full-forward | ||
Born | 1905 Fedamore, County Limerick, Ireland |
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Died | 1986 (aged 80–81) | ||
Club(s) | |||
Years | Club | ||
1920s-1940s | Fedamore | ||
Club titles | |||
Limerick titles | 1 | ||
Inter-county(ies) | |||
Years | County | ||
1920s-1930s | Limerick | ||
Inter-county titles | |||
Munster titles | 4 | ||
All-Irelands | 2 | ||
NHL | 2 |
Dave Clohessy (1905–1986) was an Irish sportsman. He played hurling with his local club Fedamore and was a member of the Limerick senior inter-county team in the 1920s and 1930s. In the 1934 all-Ireland final replay, he scored four goals against Dublin, a record that lasted beyond his death.
His brothers, Paddy, Andy and Jack, who predeceased him, also played for Fedamore.Paddy Clohessy later entered politics and was elected to Dáil Éireann as a Fianna Fáil Teachta Dála (TD) at the 1957 general election and held his seat until standing down at the 1969 general election.