Jarlath "Cha" Whelan (7 September 1939 – 22 March 1996) was an Irish hurler who played as a full-back for the

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and

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senior teams. Born in Thomastown,

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, Whelan first played hurling during his school days. Although never playing minor hurling at inter-county level, he arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of twenty-one when he made his senior debut in the 1960-61 National Hurling League. Whelan later played with London, but returned to Kilkenny and made several cameo appearances over the following four years, winning one

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medal and one

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medal on the field of play. At club level Whelan began and ended his career with Thomastown. He also played with Faughs in

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and won one

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medal with Seán McDermott's in

. Whelan retired from inter-county hurling after winning a second All-Ireland medal as a non-playing substitute in the 1967 championship.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Whelan, Cha 1939 births 1996 deaths Thomastown hurlers Faughs hurlers Seán McDermott's hurlers Kilkenny inter-county hurlers London inter-county hurlers All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship winners 20th-century Irish sportsmen