Cyril O'Callaghan

Cyril O'Callaghan
OBE MC
Full nameCyril Tait O'Callaghan
Date of birth(1889-09-09)9 September 1889
Place of birthCarlow, Ireland
Date of death6 April 1984(1984-04-06) (aged 94)
Place of deathBury St Edmunds, England
Rugby union career
Position(s) Wing
International career
Years Team Apps (Points)
1910–12 Ireland 7 (6)

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.[1]

O'Callaghan served as an officer with the 1st The Royal Dragoons and was awarded a Military Cross in 1916.[2][3]

During the 1920s, O'Callaghan was an aide to the High Commissioner of Egypt George Lloyd, 1st Baron Lloyd.[4]

O'Callaghan married an American from Boston after retiring from active service.[4]

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References

  1. ^ "Ireland's Team Against Wales". Daily Mirror. 28 February 1910.
  2. ^ "Sportsmen In Honours List". Irish Independent. 24 October 1916.
  3. ^ "Col C. T. O'Callaghan". Newmarket Journal. 19 April 1984.
  4. ^ a b "A Proposal By The Transatlantic Telephone". The Baltimore Sun. 24 December 1933.