Colm Honan (born 1954) is an
Irish former
hurler who played as a midfielder for the
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senior team.
Honan joined the team during the
1974 championship and became a regular player until his retirement at the end of the
1984 championship. During that time he won back-to-back
National Hurling League
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winners' medals and an
All-Star award. His son,
Darach Honan, played for the Clare senior hurling team, before retiring in 2017.
At club level Honan enjoyed a lengthy career with
Clonlara
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Village and parish
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, however, he finished his career without claiming a
county club championship winners' medal.
References
1954 births
Clonlara hurlers
Clare inter-county hurlers
Munster inter-provincial hurlers
Living people
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